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Our Office promulgates and coordinates the administration of both internal and external research grants; including submission of applications, funding allocation and monitoring of regular reporting.

Application forms, guidance notes and report forms for various research opportunities are available simply by a click, and can be accessed with MS Word 2000 or above.

• Grant Application Forms
• Report Forms
• Other Forms
• Guidelines/Notes
• Information on all Research Grant Schemes
• External Grant Endorsement Form

Grant Application Forms

Internal Grants

• Start-up Grant for New Faculty

External Grants

• National Key Technologies R&D Programme
  國家重點研發計劃
  (Please refer to the above link for the internal deadline)
• National Key Technologies R&D Programme (for Hong Kong Institutions)
  國家重點研發計劃專項(對香港高校開放申請)
  (Please refer to the above link for the internal deadline)
• The Guangdong Key Field R&D Scheme
  廣東省重點領域研發計劃項目
  (Please refer to the above link for the internal deadline)
• Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
  (Internal Deadline: 9 June 2025)
• Guangdong International Expert Collaboration Scheme
  廣東省海外名師項目
  (Internal Deadline: 9 June 2025)
• Guangdong Quantum Science Strategy Scheme
  廣東省量子科學戰略專項
  (Internal Deadline: 11 June 2025)
• PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
  (Internal Deadline: 13 June 2025)
• The Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Joint Fund Program
  廣東省基礎與應用基礎研究基金聯合基金項目
  (Internal Deadline: 23 June 2025)
• EU-HK Research Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism by the RGC 2025-2026 (1st round)
  (Internal Deadline: 24 June 2025)
• Guangdong Natural Science Fund
  廣東省自然科學基金項目
  (Internal Deadline: 27 June 2025)
• Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Awards
  (Internal Deadline: 2 July 2025)
• Croucher Advanced Study Institutes (ASI)
  (Internal Deadline: 2 July 2025)
• National Social Science Funding
  國家社會科學基金項目
  (Internal Deadline: 15 July 2025)
• Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme (PASS)
  (Internal Deadline: 7 August 2025)
• ITF - General Support Programme (GSP)
  Open all year round
• ITF - Public Sector Trial Scheme
  Open all year round
• ITF - Partnership Research Programme (PRP)
  Open all year round
• HKRITA R&D Projects funded by ITF
  Open all year round
• Chinese Medicine Development Fund – Industry Support Programme
  Open all year round
• Construction Innovation and Technology Fund (CITF)
  Open all year round
• Public Policy Research (PPR) Scheme
  Open all year round
• BICI HK Collaborative Research Program (自主課題)
  Open all year round
• Smart Traffic Fund (STF)
  Open all year round
• Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme (AISS)
  Open all year round

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Report Forms

• RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) (formerly known as CAV):
  • Progress Report Form for Equipment Projects (CRF7E)
  • Completion Report Form for Equipment Projects (CRF8E)
  • Concluding Report Form for Equipment Projects (CRF9E)
  • Progress Report Form for GROUP RESEARCH Projects (CRF7G)
  • Completion Report Form for GROUP RESEARCH Projects (CRF8G)
  • Concluding Report Form for GROUP RESEARCH Projects (CRF9G)
• Germany/HK Joint Research Scheme
  • Interim Report
  • Final Report Form
• ESRC/RGC Joint Research Scheme:
  • Progress Report
  • Completion Report
• France/HK Joint Research Scheme
  • Interim Report
  • Completion Report
• NSFC/RGC
  • Annual Progress Report - Mid-term
  • Joint Completion Report

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  Other Forms

  • Nomination of RGC Panel Member (July 2012)
    • Prescribed Form of CV for Nomination for RGC Panel Membership (Annex A)
    • Nomination of RGC Panel Members (Annex B)
    • Annex B of GRF2 (reference file for filling in subject area codes)
  • Ethics/Safety Application
    - Human Ethical Review Application Forms
    - Animal Ethical Review Application Forms
    - Safety Application
  • Request for Varying the Terms of Research Grants
  • Change of Principal Investigator (GRF & PPR)
  • Response form for GRF project progress/completion

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  Guidelines/Notes

  • HRO Guidelines on Appointment of Research Support Staff
  • Grading Structure for Research Support Staff
  • Notes for Recipients of GRF and ECS
  • Notes for Recipients of Seed Grants
  • Notes for Recipients of Start-up Grant for New Faculty
  • Notes for Recipients of Strategic Research Grant (SRG) (Sep 2020)
  • Guide to ITF Fund
  • Guidelines for Applied Research Grant (ARG)
  • Administrative Guidelines of Applied R & D Centres in Shenzhen
  • 國家重點研發計劃 (對香港高校開放申請) – 介紹 ，立項流程及管理

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