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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

• PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
  (Internal Deadline: 21 June 2019)
• EU/HK Research and Innovation Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism by the RGC
  (Internal Deadline: 24 June 2019)
• Research Laboratories under AIR@InnoHK
  (Internal Deadline: 25 June 2019)
• National Key Technologies R&D Programme
  国家重点研发计划
  (Internal Deadline: 8 July 2019)
• The Croucher Innovation Awards
  (Internal Deadline: 10 July 2019)
• Strategic Public Policy Research (SPPR) Funding Scheme
  (Internal Deadline: 19 July 2019)
• Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF)
  (Internal Deadline: 22 July 2019)
• Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme (PASS)
  (Internal Deadline: 26 August 2019)
• ITF - Better Living (FBL)
  Open all year round
• 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
• 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
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Report Forms

• RGC General Research Fund (GRF) (formerly known as CERG):
  • Progress Report Form (ERG 7)
  • Final Report Form (ERG 8)
  • Concluding Report (ERG 8A)
• RGC Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) (formerly known as CAV):
  • Progress Report Form for Equipment Projects (CRF7E) (updated Sep 2015)
  • Completion Report Form for Equipment Projects (CRF8E) (updated Jan 2018)
  • Concluding Report Form for Equipment Projects (CRF9E) (updated Sep 2015)
  • Progress Report Form for GROUP RESEARCH Projects (CRF7G) (updated Sep 2015)
  • Completion Report Form for GROUP RESEARCH Projects (CRF8G) (updated Jan 2018)
  • Concluding Report Form for GROUP RESEARCH Projects (CRF9G) (updated Sep 2015)
• Public Policy Research Funding Scheme:
  • Progress Report Form (PPR 7)
  • Completion Report Form (PPR 8)
  • Concluding Report Form (PPR 8A)
• 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
• Research Support Staff Salary Scales
• Notes for Recipients of GRF and ECS
• Notes for Recipients of Seed Grants
• Notes for Recipients of Start-up Grant for New Faculty (Feb 2014)
• Notes for Recipients of Strategic Research Grant (SRG)
• 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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