U21 HSG Funding Opportunities
We offer staff and research students a range of funding options for collaborative projects. We strongly encourage our members to take an interdisciplinary approach involving multiple health themes, working in partnership with at least three member universities.
We are pleased to offer three different funding options which include:
▶ lnternational Projects Fund
▶ Research Development Fund
▶ Student Research Fund
Applications for 2024 opened on 22 January 2024.
Below are some details of the funding opportunities that are open for applications.
▶ International Projects Fund
The U21 HSG International Projects Fund is aimed at supporting academic and non-academic represented teams develop a collaborative project with at least three U21 HSG member institutions, across at least two countries. This is designed to be a more flexible fund to enable members to think innovatively with the aim of helping us achieve the network’s overarching goals. These may include for example: enhancing global education, information exchange and sharing of resources.
Up to US$12,500 will be awarded annually with the expectation that, over a 12 month period, the project group will deliver specific project outputs and provide a report mid-way and at the end of the project.
▶ Research Development Fund
The U21 HSG Research Development Fund is aimed at supporting interdisciplinary research projects across at least three U21 HSG member universities, across at least two countries.
Up to US$12,500 will be awarded annually for a 12-month period with the expectation that this will lead to high-impact publications and applications for further substantial funding.
▶ Student Research Fund
The U21 HSG Student Research Fund is designed to support Masters (Research) and Doctoral Students across the network to develop a research project with at least three U21 HSG member institutions across two countries.
Up to US$6,500 will be awarded annually with the expectation that, over a 12-month period, the project group will submit at least one high-impact paper for publication and report on project outputs at the Annual Meeting. This award includes a contribution to fund travel for a representative from the project to attend the Annual Meeting.
*Please note: The U21 HSG Executive Committee does not support funding used to pay for fractional staff salaries or cover overheads/research office administration fees.
Timeline for 2024
▶ 22 January: Applications for funding opportunities open
▶ 21 June: Deadline for proposals to be received via email to Alicia Lui, U21 HSG Secretariat Office, alicia22@hku.hk
▶ July / August: Proposals reviewed
▶ August: Decisions announced
Application forms for 2024 Funding Opportunities
Please complete your application and submit to Alicia Lui, U21 HSG Secretariat Office, on or before Friday 21 June 2024 to alicia22@hku.hk. Guidelines for application are in the application forms (scroll to the end).
International Projects Fund: Click Here
Research Development Fund: Click Here
Student Research Fund: Click Here
Congratulations to the funded projects from 2023!
U21 HSG is delighted to share news of the successful projects awarded in the 2022 U21 HSG Project Funding round.
Funding of up to £10,000 per project has been awarded this year to three successful applications.
Research Development Fund
▶ Project Title: ‘Developing feedback literacy to navigate interprofessional placement learning: a design-based research study’
Lead Applicant: Christy Noble, University of Queensland
Partner Universities: McMaster University and University of Melbourne
International Project Fund
▶ Project Title: ‘A multi-site investigation into the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence powered clinical decision support technology on students’ clinical reasoning when using virtual and real patients’
Lead University: University of Nottingham
Lead Applicant: Rakesh Patel
Partner Universities: Universities of Glasgow, Birmingham and McMaster
Student Research Fund
▶ Project Title: ‘Non-obese diabetes: a neglected public health challenge’
Lead University: University of Hong Kong
Lead Applicant: Mandy Ho/Hongjie Yu
Partner Universities: University of Glasgow and Fudan University
Congratulations to the 2022 winners, and many thanks to all that submitted an application.