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The Research Impact Fund (RIF) encourages local academics to pursue impactful and translational research that benefits the wider community, fostering collaboration beyond academia. It provides funding for projects with mandatory matching funds from universities or partners, with a maximum RGC contribution of HK$10 million per project.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
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Academic Staff Members With Full-Time Appointments At Ugc-Funded Universities, Holding Staff Grades From 'Professor' To 'Assistant Lecturer', Primarily Engaged In Degree Or Higher Degree Work (At Least 80% Time), Wholly Funded By The University, Visiting Staff With Full-Time Appointments Covering The Project Period May Also Qualify
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Applicants must be academic staff members with full-time appointments at UGC-funded universities, holding staff grades from 'Professor' to 'Assistant Lecturer', primarily engaged in degree or higher degree work (at least 80% time), and wholly funded by the university. Visiting staff with full-time appointments covering the project period may also qualify.
2026-02-27
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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 | 2026-02-27 — LLM-checked against the archived official page | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Funding amount | Up to HK$10,000,000 | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Eligibility | 6 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.