Research Endowment Fund
Land Grant SchemeStart-up Loan SchemeQuality Enhancement Grant SchemeSelf-financing Post-secondary Education FundQualifications Framework Support SchemesMatching Grant SchemeReimbursement of Government Rents and RatesStudent Finance
First established in 2009 with an injection of $18 billion to provide stable research funding for the eight institutions funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) through the Research Grants Committee (RGC), the Research Endowment Fund (REF) now has a total injection of $23 billion, including $3 billion dedicating to support the self-financing degree sector to enhance academic and research development.
Three Funding Schemes are available for the local self-financing degree sector:
Faculty Development Scheme (FDS)
Institutional Development Scheme (IDS)
Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS)
Please refer to the following website for more details.
https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/
Last Review Date: 30/07/2021