TCFS aims to strengthen collaboration on R&D between organizations in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province. Projects funded by the TCFS will have to demonstrate an element of Guangdong/Hong Kong cooperation (e.g. collaboration between research institutes and enterprises in Guangdong and Hong Kong). Applications fall under the announced themes will be considered by the ITC or ITC’s R&D Centres. Industry sponsorship is required for each application.
Application Details
(1) Programmes
Platform Research Projects - Requires industry sponsorship support from at least two companies with total cash/in-kind contribution of no
less than 10% of the total project cost. Financial contribution from other sources (e.g. university, charitable organizations, venture
capitalists and project team members) is welcome, but is not mandatory and cannot be counted as part of the industry sponsorship.
Collaborative Research Projects - For a private company collaborates with a local university or research institute, application requires cash and/or in-kind contribution of no less than 50% of the total project cost (or no less than 30% for the R&D Centre projects).
| (2) Categories of Projects Category A - Projects to be solicited, vetted and funded solely by Hong Kong | |
| Category A(1) – Projects to be vetted and monitored by the ITC’s R&D Centres (APAS, HKRITA, LSCM and NAMI). | |
| Category A(2) – Projects to be vetted and monitored by the ITC. | |
| Category C – Projects to be jointly solicited, vetted and funded by Guangdong and Hong Kong. | |
| Category C(1) – Projects jointly funded by Guangdong and Hong Kong. | |
| Category C(2) – Projects jointly funded by Shenzhen and Hong Kong. | |
Cash Rebate for Company Sponsors of ITF Projects
Company sponsors will receive a cash rebate equivalent to 30% of its expenditure (cash and in-kind contributions) in the funded ITF projects.
Details of the ITC Cash Rebate Scheme is available at the ITC website:
http://www.itc.gov.hk/en/funding/crs.htm
Application Submission
Applications should be submitted either*:* R&D Centres (APAS and NAMI) only accept the online submission through the ITCFAS
| ● | Internal circular |
| ● | Guide to filling in the application form [MUST READ] |
| ● | ITSP Assessment Panel |
| - | Please include a budget for the auditing fee ($8,000/per year for total project cost less than 1 million, $14,000/per year for total project cost between $1 million and $5 million, $20,000/per year for total project cost more than $5 million) and an administrative overhead charge (15% of total ITF fund requested). |
| - | Please forward the hardcopy application or a copy of the application submitted electronically with Head’s endorsement form to RO for institutional endorsement and submission arrangements. |
| APAS: | ||
| - | Applicants should submit a white paper together with the application to APAS. Please visit APAS’s homepage for details. | |
| HKRITA: | ||
| - | Applicants should submit to HKRITA via RO (email:roger@cityu.edu.hk; tel: 3442-6278) a powerpoint presentation which identifies the key features of the project proposal. Only the shortlisted proposals by HKRITA will be invited to submit a formal application. | |
| LSCM: | ||
| - | Special Notes to 2012 GD-HK TCFS proposals to LSCM | |
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NAMI: | ||
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- | Applicants are required to complete the "Indication of Intention for Proposal Submission" and submit it to NAMI (email: nami.rd@nami.org.hk) by 28 August 2012, with a copy sent to RO for records. | |
| - | NAMI’s application circular |
Deadlines for Applications:
CityU internal deadlines:
For Category C(1):
20 August 2012
For Other categories: 17 September 2012
For NAMI projects: 28 August 2012
[Indication of Intention]
External deadlines*:
ITC [for Category C(1)]: 24 August 2012
ITC [for Category A(2) & C(2)]: 28 September 2012
NAMI [Category A(1)]: 28 August
2012 [Indication of Intention]; 28
September 2012 [full proposal]
Other R&D Centres [Category A(1)]: 28 September
2012
* ITCFAS system will be closed at 5:00pm, local time
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