| Funding Schemes |
Indicative Distribution
($ million) |
|---|---|
| Individual Research Schemes | |
| General Research Fund | 988.27 |
| Early Career Scheme | 145.33 |
| Collaborative Research Schemes | |
| Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme | 160.00 |
| Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) | 280.00 |
| Research Impact Fund | 75.00 |
| Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) | 320.00 |
| Strategic Topics Grant | 150.00 |
| Apportionable Budget among AoE Scheme, CRF and TRS | 50.00 |
| Fellowships | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme | 10.00 |
| Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme | 304.92 [1] |
| Research Grants Council (RGC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme | 61.96 |
| RGC Research Fellow Scheme/RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme | 129.54 |
| Joint Research Schemes | |
|
a) National Natural Science Foundation of China / RGC Joint Research Scheme |
47.50 |
|
b) National Natural Science Foundation of China / RGC Collaborative Research Scheme |
36.00 |
|
c) European Union (EU)-Hong Kong (HK) Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism |
9.00 |
|
d) The French National Research Agency/RGC Joint Research Scheme |
8.50 |
|
e) Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme |
1.20 |
|
f) PROCORE - France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme |
1.02 |
|
g) Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2023 |
5.70 |
| Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector | |
|
a) Faculty Development Scheme |
65.00 |
|
b) Inter-institutional Development Scheme |
3.00 |
|
c) Institutional Development Scheme |
32.00 |
| Others | |
| RGC Postgraduate Students Conference / Seminar Grants | 0.80 |
| Research Matching Grant Scheme | N/A[2] |
| Tuition Waiver for Local Research Postgraduate Students | 90.00 |