RGC · HK · RGC
The Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS) provides extended time-off and research funding to outstanding investigators in the humanities and social sciences, allowing them to focus on research and writing. Each awardee receives up to HK$1 million for a period of up to 12 months, covering relief from teaching and administrative duties, salary costs for relief teachers, and research support including staff, equipment, travel, subsistence, and dissemination costs.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
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Early Career, Mid Career, Senior
University
University
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University
Academic Staff Members Of Ugc-Funded Universities With Full-Time Appointments, Holding Staff Grades From 'A' To 'I' (Professor To Assistant Lecturer), Primarily Engaged In Degree Or Higher Degree Work, Salary Wholly Funded By The University
awardees cannot compete again
One award / no concurrent equivalent
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Applicants must be academic staff members of UGC-funded universities with full-time appointments, holding staff grades from 'A' to 'I' (Professor to Assistant Lecturer), primarily engaged in degree or higher degree work, and with salary wholly funded by the university. Visiting scholars are not eligible, and awardees cannot compete again.
2026-02-04
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| Curated item | Value in this record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding agency | RGC | www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Country / funding source | HK · RGC | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Deadline | 2026-02-04 — LLM-checked against the archived official page | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Funding amount | Up to HK$1,000,000 | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Eligibility | 8 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.