FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
HKU/Internal Funding
HKUMedXelerate
ˌeɪtʃ.keɪˈjuː.mɛ zɛl.əˈreɪt/ Noun
- An annual innovation challenge launched in 2025 by LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, supported by the HKUMed Tam Wing Fan Innovation Start-up Grant.
- A platform where HKUMed researchers develop groundbreaking solutions to real-world healthcare challenges, improving patient care and enhancing lives across the community
- Up to 5 Winning Teams each receive up to HKD 1.5M for pioneering, technology-driven medical research at HKUMed.
TSSSU@HKU
- Award program aimed at fostering entrepreneurship within the HKU community2 stages project support scheme
- Receive up to HK$1.5M per year for a maximum of 3 consecutive years under TSSSU-O and 3 consecutive years for TSSSU+, respectively
External Funding
Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF): Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Collaborative)
- The ITSP (Collaborative) supports collaborative research and development (R&D) projects undertaken by a local public research institute in partnership with a company (i.e. the industry co-applicant).
- The maximum project duration for ITSP (Collaborative) projects is three years.
- To encourage more research and development (R&D) investment in the private sector and encourage local enterprises to establish stronger partnership with local public research institutes, the ITC has established the Research and Development Cash Rebate Scheme (CRS). Under the Scheme, a company will receive a cash rebate equivalent to 40% of a local enterprise’s expenditure in ITF projects.
Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF): Research Talent Hub for ITF Projects (RTH-ITF)
Maximum monthly allowance as follows:
- HK$20,000 plus employer’s contribution to the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) (i.e. $1,000 maximum) for research talents with a bachelor degree;
- HK$23,000 plus employer’s contribution to the MPF (i.e. $1,150 maximum) for research talent with a master degree;
- HK$35,000 plus employer’s contribution to the MPF (i.e. $1,500 maximum) for research talent with a doctoral degree; and
- an additional monthly living allowance of $10,000 (must provide in full) to research talents with a doctoral degree.
RAISe+ Scheme
- Maximum funding support: HKD 100 million per project
- 2 stages project support scheme
- Mandatory industry sponsorship
Incu-Bio
- An incubation programme combined with Workspace, Technology, Business Supports and Financial Aid
- Maximum funding support: HKD 6 million per project
- 4-year incubation programme