Awards & Funding Opportunities

Objectives

1. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) introduced the Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award in 2012 in order to further promote the concept and culture of knowledge transfer (KT) in the college. Knowledge transfer projects will be selected for receiving the awards. Through this award, colleagues are encouraged to share with each other their innovative KT projects/activities so that new and innovative ideas can further be generated.

Eligibility

2. CLASS full-time faculty members, academic and teaching staff members are eligible to enter the contest.

Award

3. The Award rewards knowledge transfer excellence by giving ONE winner a certificate and an award of HK$15,000 for supporting his/her knowledge transfer and research activities. Certificate will be presented to TWO awardees of merit.

Submission of Documents

By Application

4. Applications would include on-going or completed KT projects within three years. Each application should demonstrate clear evidences on innovation, engagement or impact on the community.
5. Previously awarded projects for the CLASS Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award and proposals bidding for UGC Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund will not be considered.
6. The application should include the following:
   • Summary
   • Objectives
   • Project descriptions
   • Project team
   • Timeline
   • Innovation, engagement or impact
7. Please submit your application to CLASS by email to chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk on or before 10 January 2025.

By Nomination

8. Heads are invited to nominate a maximum of two KT projects for the award. Nominations should be made by completing the Nomination Form and returning the completed application materials to CLASS by email to chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk on or before 10 January 2025.

Selection Criteria

9. Candidates will be selected according to the following aspects:
   • Evidence on innovation, engagement or impact
   • Innovation
   • Professional enhancement
   • Knowledge advancement
   • Sustainability

Selection Panel

10. A Selection Panel composing both internal and external members will be formed to select one winner and two awardees of merit.

Enquiry

11. For any queries, please contact the College Office via chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk.

Objectives

1. City University of Hong Kong aspires to become a leading global University, excelling in research and professional education. The objectives of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)’s New Researcher Award Scheme (the Scheme) are:
   1. to recognise and reward research excellence at CLASS, CityUHK;
   2. to emphasise the University's commitment to create an environment conducive to high quality research at an internationally competitive level; and
   3. to enhance the University's performance in the delivery of its research agenda.

Eligibility

2. CLASS full-time faculty members who are within 5 years of the award of their PhD.

Award

3. The Scheme rewards research excellence by giving ONE winner a certificate and an award of HK$15,000.

Submission of Documents

By Application

4. The application should consist of a summary description (maximum 5 pages) of the work of the researcher covering:
   • ORCID;
   • a description of the research undertaken;
   • list of Published Research Outputs (PROs) since award of PhD, and manuscripts of his/her best one or two items of research output. The research work’s significance, (for example, journal standing, citation etc.) and contribution to society;
   • impact on the discipline of knowledge; and
   • recognitions, prizes, research grants or patents obtained.
5. Please submit your application to CLASS by email to chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk on or before 10 January 2025.

By Nomination

6. Heads may nominate a maximum of two faculty members with outstanding performance in research for the award. Nominations should be made by completing the Nomination Form and returning the completed form with the nominee's summary description of his/her research work as required in the “By Application” section to CLASS by email to chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk on or before 10 January 2025. Prior consent of the nominees must be obtained before submitting a nomination.

Selection Criteria

7. Candidates will be selected mainly on the basis of evidence represented by their PROs. Only published articles will be considered and the publication year will be based on the year indicated in the journals concerned. Quality, relevance, coherence, and impact will be considered in totality in assessing the PROs submitted and the quality of the research activities from which these PROs arise. Grants, prizes and other forms of recognition will also be considered in making the award.

Selection Panel

8. The Scheme will be administered by the College Research Committee of CLASS. A selection panel will be formed to select one candidate for award. Comments of the respective Department and external peer assessments may be invited when necessary.

Enquiry

9. For any queries, please contact the College Office via chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk.

Objectives

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) has established the Outstanding Research Papers Awards Scheme for PhD Students aiming:

1. to encourage PhD students to publish in top quality journals during their studies;
2. to recognise and reward research excellence; and
3. to emphasise the University's commitment to create an environment conducive to high quality research at an internationally competitive level.

Eligibility

All CLASS PhD students (including self-financed and Joint PhD students^*) are eligible to apply, except those who have been recommended for award of PhD.

^* Joint PhD students are only eligible to apply when they are registered at CityUHK in Hong Kong.

PhD students who have a paper published in/ accepted by a top quality journal (i.e. SSCI, SCI, AHCI or equivalent) as an author or a co-author during the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. Publications which were previously awarded are not eligible.

To enable more students to benefit from the scheme, each PhD student will only be allowed to submit one application starting from 2023/24.

Award

A certificate and a maximum award of $5,000^@ would be offered to awardee on a reimbursement basis to cover the cost of copy-editing.

^@ Subject to the funding/quota availability and compliance with relevant financial regulations/policies. The number and allocation of awards are at the discretion of the College. Reimbursement shall be completed by 30 June 2025 and unspent balance would not be carried forward.

If a publication selected for the award was submitted by more than one applicant, the authorship and contribution of respective applicants to that publication will be considered in the allocation of the award to the applicants. One award might be shared by more than one applicant.

Application

Applicants should submit the application form with supporting documents to the College Office via their Departments (by email to chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk) on/before 10 January 2025 (Friday).

Selection Procedure and Criteria

Applications would be considered by the College Research Committee. Quality, journal rating, involvement of the applicant in the paper and impact will be considered in assessing the application.

The College Office will inform the applicant and the respective Department Head of the results.

Enquiry

For any inquiries, please contact the College Office at chpgrd@cityu.edu.hk.

2024/25

2023/24

2022/23

2021/22

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19

• Accommodating the Needs of Persons with Disabilities in Policies concerning Public Health Emergencies: Law, Ethics and Practice
  by Dr Esther CHOW (CLASS) and Dr Stephenson CHOW (SLW)
• Demographic and Social Indicators of Youth Volunteering in Hong Kong
  by Dr AU LIU Suk-ching Elaine

• Hong Kong Professional Services in the Co-evolving Belt-Road Initiative: Innovative Agency for Sustainable Development
  by Prof Prof LI Che-lan Linda

• Grant for Japan-related Research Projects
• Grant Program of The Sumitomo Foundation

• From Rigidity to Fluidity: The Transitional Male Gender Role in Today's Japan
  by Dr TSANG Yuk Ha Eileen

• CityPal: a chatbot for enhancing young adults' psychological well-being
  by Dr John LEE Sie-yuen

• A Psychological Intervention to Enhance Resilience in Mainland New Immigrants to Hong Kong
  by Dr Nancy YU Xiaonan

• Automatic Generation of Exercises for Learning Chinese
  by Dr LEE John Sie-yuen

• Transitional development and governance of small towns in China (我国小城镇的转型发展与治理研究)
  by Prof ZHANG Xiaoling

• A Comprehensive Test of Policy Innovation Theses: The Taiwanese Bookstart Program
  by Prof Richard M WALKER

• Study on Effective Strategies to Facilitate School-to-work Transition of Young Persons with Disabilities in Hong Kong
  by Dr KWAN Chi-kin

• Caregiver Support Model & Psycho-education Program on Empowerment: Development and Validation
  by Prof LO Tit-wing

• R&D projects
• Language Fund

• Phonetic and Phonological Characteristics of Workplace English produced by University Graduates in Hong Kong
  by Dr LI Bin

• Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project
  by Dr LEE Tak-yan