< Collaborative Research Fund (CRF)
Date of application/ usual deadline
Last submission deadline: 9 July 2012
Eligibility
Only academic staff members whose conditions of employment meet all the following requirements are eligible for application of RGC grants as Project Coordinator (PC):
1. they have a full-time appointment in the institution proper of UGC-funded institutions;
2. they are in Staff Grades from 'A' to 'I' (i.e. from 'Professor' to 'Assistant Lecturer');
3. they are primarily engaged in and spend at least 80% of their time in degree or higher degree work at the institution proper; and
4. their salary is wholly funded by the institution proper.
Visiting staff will only be eligible if they have a full-time appointment in the institution proper covering the whole project period. Staff supported by external research grants5 are however not eligible.
1. they have a full-time appointment in the institution proper of UGC-funded institutions;
2. they are in Staff Grades from 'A' to 'I' (i.e. from 'Professor' to 'Assistant Lecturer');
3. they are primarily engaged in and spend at least 80% of their time in degree or higher degree work at the institution proper; and
4. their salary is wholly funded by the institution proper.
Visiting staff will only be eligible if they have a full-time appointment in the institution proper covering the whole project period. Staff supported by external research grants5 are however not eligible.
Procedure/ Remarks
Equipment Grant
The following criteria should be used in assessing the fundability of a proposal:
a. the merit of the proposal, its contribution to academic/professional development and potential for application, and benefit to tertiary institutions in particular and Hong Kong in general;
b. the scope for collaborative research/joint use, and the degree of such usage;
c. feasibility in implementation;
d. any institutional support, including that of the sponsoring/collaborating institutions;
e. the prospect of external funding;
f. maximum value of money; and
g. the availability of similar facilities/library acquisitions elsewhere in Hong Kong.
Group Research Grant
The following criteria should be used to assess the fundability of a proposal:
a. the academic merits and science content;
b. the long term goal of the proposal and its potential to develop into an area of strength;
c. the opportunities for effective synergism among the participating researchers, research groups and institutions; and
d. the viability of the proposal, particularly in terms of its project management. The project team's ability to put in place an effective governance structure to monitor collaborating work and to ensure prudent deployment of resources would be important considerations.
a. the merit of the proposal, its contribution to academic/professional development and potential for application, and benefit to tertiary institutions in particular and Hong Kong in general;
b. the scope for collaborative research/joint use, and the degree of such usage;
c. feasibility in implementation;
d. any institutional support, including that of the sponsoring/collaborating institutions;
e. the prospect of external funding;
f. maximum value of money; and
g. the availability of similar facilities/library acquisitions elsewhere in Hong Kong.
Group Research Grant
The following criteria should be used to assess the fundability of a proposal:
a. the academic merits and science content;
b. the long term goal of the proposal and its potential to develop into an area of strength;
c. the opportunities for effective synergism among the participating researchers, research groups and institutions; and
d. the viability of the proposal, particularly in terms of its project management. The project team's ability to put in place an effective governance structure to monitor collaborating work and to ensure prudent deployment of resources would be important considerations.
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