RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 2022/23
Call for Application/Nomination
04 Aug 2021 - 29 Oct 2021
Selection Stage
30 Oct 2021 - 21 Apr 2022
Award Announcement
22 Apr 2022
2022/23 PDFS Awardees
The award result of RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme has been announced on 22 Apr 2022.
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RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Guo LIU
City University of Hong Kong
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Chak Kwong CHENG
City University of Hong Kong
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Kin Man WAN
City University of Hong Kong
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Hui YE
City University of Hong Kong
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Yichao YAN
City University of Hong Kong
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Xuemei YANG
City University of Hong Kong
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Jun LI
Hong Kong Baptist University
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
2022/23
Dr. Denise Ching-yi FAN
Hong Kong Baptist University
RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
Nomination for PDFS 2022/23
All UGC-funded universities are eligible to make nomination for the fellowship in support of full-time employment of PdF for research projects / activities. Each university may nominate up to 12 PdF candidates (PDFS nominees) and is required to specify in the nomination the research project(s) / activities to be assigned to the PDFS nominee during the fellowship period.
To qualify for the fellowship, the PDFS 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 2018 (i.e. not more than three years before 2021), or will complete the requirement of a PhD degree or an equivalent qualification by 31 August 2022; and
- be supported by a UGC-funded university at which he / she wishes to hold the fellowship.
The PDFS 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 potential in the respective field;
- merit of the proposed research project(s) /activities;
- potential impact of the proposed research project(s); and
- university’s support.
The two selection panels formed under the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, i.e. Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Selection Panel (H-Panel) and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering and Technology Selection Panel (S-Panel), will undertake the assessment of nominations and selection of awardees under the PDFS with respect to the two broad academic streams respectively.