Funding Opportunities
- 2026
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2026 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (3rd Batch)
- Call for Proposals: Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area – 2026 Quantum Science Strategic Special Project of Guangdong Province (粵港澳大灣區量子科學中心 – 2026年度廣東省量子科學戰略專項)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2026 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (1st Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2026 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (2nd Batch)
- Funding Call: 2026 Shenzhen Medical Research Fund (via HKU)
- NSFC-BHKAEC Exchange Programme 2026
- Funding Calls: 2026 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Tencent Xplorer Prize 2026
- 2025
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (49th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (42nd - 48th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (41st Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (40th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (39th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (36th, 37th and 38th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th and 35th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (30th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (29th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (28th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (27th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (26th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (25th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (24th Batch)
- Call for proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 for direct applications in Hong Kong (23rd Batch)
- Call for proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 for direct applications in Hong Kong (22nd Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (21st Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (20th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (19th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (18th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (17th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (16th Batch)
- Funding Call: Guangdong Natural Science Fund 2026 (廣東省自然科學基金 2026) - General Programme (面上項目)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (15th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (13th and 14th Batch)
- Funding Alert: New Cornerstone Investigator Programme 2025 (新基石研究員項目) (Online briefing would be held on 26 May 2025)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (11th and 12th Batch)
- Funding Call: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme (Type C) 2025 for direct applications in Hong Kong [深港澳科技計劃項目C類項目]
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (7th – 10th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (6th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (5th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (4th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (3rd Batch)
- Funding Call: 2025 Shenzhen Medical Research Fund (via HKU)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (2nd Batch)
- NSFC-BHKAEC Exchange Programme 2025
- Tencent Xplorer Prize 2025
- He Liang He Li Ji Jin Science and Technology Award 2025
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (1st Batch)
- Call for research ideas: National Key R&D Program 2025 - Disruptive Technology Innovation Key Project
- 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- 2024
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2025 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (10th Batch)
- Call for research ideas: National Key R&D Program 2025 - Disruptive Technology Innovation Key Project
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (9th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (8th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (7th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (6th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (5th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (4th Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (3rd Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (2nd Batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2024 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding Call: Guangdong Natural Science Fund 2025 (廣東省自然科學基金 2025) - General Programme (面上項目)
- Tencent Xplorer Prize 2024
- Funding Calls: 2024 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- 2023
- Invitation to Researchers in Areas Related to Life Sciences for Suggestions on 2024 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Major Program (誠邀生命科學相關領域學者提交國家自然科學基金委員會2024年度重大項目立項建議書)
- Shenzhen Fund - 2023 Basic Research General Programme (深圳市科技創新委員會 - 2023年基礎研究面上項目)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2023 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2023 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong - Mathematics and Applied Studies「數學和應用研究」
- Funding Call: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme (Type C) 2024 for direct applications in Hong Kong [深港澳科技計劃項目C類項目]
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2023 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Call for Proposals: Quantum Science Center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area - Quantum Science Strategic Special Project of Guangdong Province (粵港澳大灣區量子科學中心 - 廣東省量子科學戰略專項)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2023 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding Call: Guangdong Natural Science Fund 2024 (廣東省自然科學基金 2024) - General Programme (面上項目) and Enhancement Programme for Young Scholars (青年提升項目)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2023 for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Call for Proposals: Sci-Tech Innovation 2030 for direct applications in Hong Kong [科技創新2030] - Quantum Communication and Quantum Computer (量子通信與量子計算機)
- 24th Wu Jieping-Paul Janssen Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science Award (第二十四屆吳階平—保羅·楊森醫學藥學獎)
- Funding Call: New Cornerstone Investigator Programme 2023 (新基石研究員項目)
- Tencent Xplorer Prize 2023
- Funding Calls: 2023 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- [Register now!] Academic Report Meeting of 2019 NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau) on 14 January 2023
- NSFC Grant Writing Skills Workshop on 11 January 2023
- 2022
- Call for proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2022 for direct applications in Hong Kong (「工程科學與綜合交叉」及「納米前沿」)
- Funding call: Guangdong Natural Science Fund 2023 (廣東省自然科學基金 2023) - General Programme (面上項目) and Enhancement Programme for Young Scholars (青年提升項目)
- Funding Call: New Cornerstone Investigator Programme 2022 (新基石研究員項目)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Program 2022 for direct applications in Hong Kong (2nd batch)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Program 2022 for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding Call: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme (Type C) 2023 for direct applications in Hong Kong [深港澳科技計劃項目C類項目]
- Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) 2022
- Tencent Xplorer Prize 2022 and Online Briefing
- Funding Alert: National Key R&D Program 2022
- Funding Calls: 2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- 2021
- Funding call: 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Technological Collaborative Project - Commercialisation of Hong Kong and Macau Research Results in Guangdong for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Call for Proposals: Sci-Tech Innovation 2030 for direct applications in Hong Kong [科技創新2020]
- Funding Call: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme (Type C) 2021 for direct applications in Hong Kong [深港澳科技計劃項目C類項目]
- Funding call: 2022 Guangdong Natural Science Fund - General Programme (2022年度廣東省自然科學基金 - 面上項目)
- Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Program 2021 for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding Call: National Key R&D Program 2021 for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding Call: Shenzhen Fund - 2021 Basic Research General Programme and Key Programme (深圳市科技創新委員會 - 2021年基礎研究面上項目和重點項目)
- Tencent Xplorer Prize and Online Briefing on 27 February 2021
- Funding Calls: NSFC 2021; NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) 2021
- 2020
- Funding Call: National Key R&D Program - Detection of Gravitational Waves
- Funding Call: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme (Type C) for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding call: 2021 Guangdong Natural Science Fund - General Programme (2021年度廣東省自然科學基金 - 面上項目)
- Funding Call: National Key R&D Program 2020 for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Tencent Xplorer Prize and Online Briefing on March 19
- Funding call: Prevention and control of the novel coronavirus (新型冠狀病毒肺炎疫情應急防治科研攻關項目)
- Funding Call: The Shenzhen Association of Social Sciences Programmes 2020 (深圳市哲學社會科學規劃2020)
- Deadlines extended for MoST National Key R&D Programmes
- [Deadline Extended] Funding Calls: NSFC 2020; NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau)
- Urgent Funding Call: NSFC Special Research Program on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
- NSFC Grant Writing Workshop
- Briefing on 2020 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant applications
- 2019
- Funding Call: Shenzhen/Hong Kong Innovation Circle Programme (Type D)
- Call for proposals: Basic Research Key Programme 2020 funded by Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission
- Funding Call: National Key R&D Program 2019 from the Ministry of Science and Technology for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding call: 2019-2020 Guangdong Natural Science Fund - General Programme (2019-2020年度廣東省自然科學基金-面上項目)
- Funding Call: Guangdong Science & Technology 2019-2020 Basic and Applied Research Major Programme
- Grant Writing Workshop on NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) [優秀青年科學基金 (港澳)]
- Funding Call: NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) [優秀青年科學基金 (港澳)]
- NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Hong Kong and Macau) [優秀青年科學基金 (港澳)]
- NSFC 2019 Grant Writing Workshop (February 21, 2019)
- Funding Call: National Key R&D Program from the Ministry of Science and Technology for direct applications in Hong Kong
- Funding call: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) applied via SIRI or ZIRI
- 2018
- Briefing on 2019 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant applications
- NSFC 2018 Grant Writing Workshop (February 7, 2018)
- 2018 NSFC Briefing
Call for Proposals: National Key R&D Programme 2026 from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for direct applications in Hong Kong (2nd Batch)
Date : 2026-03-25
The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) is inviting direct applications in Hong Kong for the following research field under National Key R&D Program 2026:
- Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Research 「腦科學與類腦研究」
* The English translation is unofficial and for reference only. 英文翻譯非官方版本，僅供參考。
Please click here for details.
Internal deadline: 20 April 2026 (Monday)
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