RGC · HK · RGC
The Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme supports UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong to build on their existing strengths and develop them into areas of excellence. It funds projects that are world-leading by international standards, with a maximum duration of five years and a ceiling of HK$75 million in direct project costs. Applications are open to those eligible for the RGC General Research Fund, with a preliminary proposal stage followed by full proposals and interviews.
Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification
Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗
Early Career, Mid Career, Senior
HK
University
One award / no concurrent equivalent
Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.
Applicants must be eligible for the RGC General Research Fund (GRF). Each applicant can submit only one application as Project Coordinator under either the AoE Scheme or the Theme-based Research Scheme in the same exercise.
2026-09-11
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Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.
| 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 | 2026-09-11 — LLM-checked against the archived official page | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Funding amount | Up to HK$75,000,000 | same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗ |
| Eligibility | 4 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.