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RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme 2026/27

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Call for Application/Nomination

15 Aug 2025 - 31 Oct 2025

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Selection Stage

01 Nov 2025 - Apr 2026

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Award Announcement

Apr 2026

Nomination for JRFS 2026/27

All UGC-funded universities are eligible to make nomination for the fellowship to support young research talents to conduct postdoctoral research on a full-time basis. Each university may nominate up to 15 candidates (JRFS nominees).

 

To qualify for the fellowship, the JRFS nominee must:

 

  • obtain a legal right to work and reside in Hong Kong during the fellowship period;
  • have obtained / been conferred a PhD degree or an equivalent qualification on or after 1 January 2022 (i.e. not more than three years before 2025), or will complete the requirement of a PhD degree or an equivalent qualification by 31 August 2026; and
  • be supported by a UGC-funded university at which he / she wishes to hold the fellowship

 

The JRFS nominee should be a graduate in the relevant field of the research project(s) / activities to which he / she is to be assigned.

Candidates will be assessed based on the following criteria:

 

  • record of academic excellence;
  • research ability and track record to date;
  • leadership experience;
  • merit of the proposed research project(s) / activities;
  • potential impact of the proposed research project(s) / activities; and
  • university’s support.

The two selection panels are formed under the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme and JRFS, i.e. Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Selection Panel (H-Panel) and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering and Technology Selection Panel (S-Panel). Panel members will undertake assessment of nominations and selection of awardees under the JRFS with respect to the two broad academic streams respectively.

Application/Nomination Deadline : 31 Oct 2025