Entrepreneurial Funding Opportunities (up to HK$1.5M per year)
TSSSU (Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities) is a funding scheme launched by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) to encourage commercialization of R&D results through establishing start-ups. A start-up selected under TSSSU can receive a maximum funding of HK$1.5 million per year on a reimbursement basis. Each team should appoint a person-in-charge (PIC) who is a CityU undergraduate/postgraduate, a full-time professor or an alumnus who graduated within recent 5 years (graduated on or after 1 Jan 2015). The PIC should hold a senior position in the start-up.
TSSSU Application deadline: 18 November 2019 (Monday) before 5:00PM
SEEDS (Student Early Entrepreneurship Development Scheme) provides funding support to nurture entrepreneurial ideas. CityU student teams are eligible to apply (staff and alumni are welcome to serve as advisors). Each team should appoint a person-in-charge who is a current CityU student under an academic programme funded by the University Grants Committee. Successful teams can receive funding support up toHK$200,000.
SEEDS Application deadline: 2 December 2019 (Monday)
TSSSU/SEEDS Q&A Session
Date: 17 October 2019 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Venue: Innovation Commons (FY-302, Run Run Shaw Library, CityU)
*For alumni without a valid library card, please gather at library main gate before 3:00pm.
Medium: English / Chinese
Enquiry
Ms Wendy Yau
Executive Officer
Knowledge Transfer Office
Tel: 3442 6169 | Email: w.yau@cityu.edu.hk
Website: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/kto/