56 CityUHK scientists secure national research funding – Record high in number and funding

 

A record-high 56 scholars from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have been awarded funding from the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). This achievement marks the highest number of awardees and the largest total amount of funding in CityUHK’s history, highlighting the University’s strong research capabilities and its growing contributions to national scientific advancement.
 
The Young Scientist Scheme (Category A) is the country’s highest-level funding programme under the NSFC for young research talent. Four CityUHK scholars were awarded under this scheme, each receiving RMB4 million for research spanning chemistry, biomedical sciences and electrical engineering.

Additionally, seven CityUHK scholars received RMB2 million each under the Young Scientist Scheme (Category B), and 33 scholars received RMB300,000 each under the Young Scientisrt Scheme (Category C). 
 
12 research projects were funded under the General Programme, with each awarded between RMB400,000 and RMB550,000. These projects cover a wide range of disciplines, including Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Decision Analytics and Operations, Economics and Finance, Data Science and Marketing.
 
Among the CityUHK projects funded this year, 19 were submitted via CityUHK’s Shenzhen Research Institute (CityUHKSRI), reflecting the deepening research collaboration between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland and further advancing the alignment of research with national development strategies.