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RGC Research Fellow Scheme

RGC Research Fellow Scheme

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The RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) aims to provide sustained research support integrated with relief from teaching and administrative duties for outstanding researchers at Associate Professor rank at UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong, with a view to facilitating academics to dedicate their career to research and development as well as to give them the time and resources to nurture and train the next generation of local research talent for Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

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Established in 2009 by the Research Grants Council (RGC), the HKPFS aims to attract the world’s best and brightest minds to pursue their research-based PhD programmes in the University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded universities in Hong Kong.

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Early Career Award

Early Career Award

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Introduced in 2012/13, Early Career Scheme (ECS) is intended to nurture junior academics and to prepare them for a career in education and research.

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Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme

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Introduced in 2012/13, the Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS) aims at granting extended time-off and supporting funds to the outstanding investigators under the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel to enable them to focus on research work and writing.

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UGC Teaching Award

UGC Teaching Award

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The annual UGC Teaching Award was introduced in 2011 to honour those who excel in teaching in the UGC sector. The Award does not only recognise past and present teaching performance and achievements, but also the teachers' leadership in and scholarly contribution to teaching and learning within and across universities. The awardees are expected to become "ambassadors of good teaching" to collectively make a real and sustained impact in promoting teaching excellence.

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RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme

RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme

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The RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (PDFS) aims to encourage doctoral graduates in pursuing career in research and provide promising researchers with support at a pivotal time in their very early career, so as to ensure a supply of talent with scientific and research skills for research and development in Hong Kong.

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RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme

RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme

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The RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme (JRFS, formerly known as RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme) aims at providing promising local and non-local postdoctoral researchers at UGC-funded universities with support at a pivotal time in their very early career, as well as supporting their transition, as applicable, in taking up Assistant Professor (Asst P) or Research Assistant Professor (RAP) positions at UGC-funded universities during the fellowship period, so as to nurture and expand a pool of research talents with a view to propelling research and development in Hong Kong and fostering a research culture.

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RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme

RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme

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The RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) aims to provide sustained research support integrated with relief from teaching and administrative duties for outstanding researchers at full Professor rank at UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong, with a view to facilitating academics to dedicate their career to research and development as well as to give them the time and resources to nurture and train the next generation of local research talent for Hong Kong.

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