Overview

Under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) initiative, funding for the State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities (SKL-CRCC), jointly run by HKUST and PolyU, comes primarily from the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF), providing significant annual support (up to HK$20 million).

HKUST also provides matching funding per ITF requirements and secures other potentially applicable grants like those from the Research Grants Council (RGC) for related projects.

All the fundings are aimed at national strategic research into urban climate resilience and disaster mitigation.

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Funding Support by SKL-CRCC

SKL-CRCC provides funding support for the following initiatives, advancing our core research directions and strengthening collaboration across the research community:

  1. SKL-CRCC Open Fund Projects — to support open fund projects that align with SKL-CRCC’s key research themes and strategic directions.
  2. SKL-CRCC Matching Fund Projects — to encourage impactful external collaborations that amplify research outcomes.
  3. SKL-CRCC Strategic Research Development Projects — to advance our core directions and deliver high-impact outcomes, including major external grants, premier publications, and recognition within the research community.
  4. SKL-CRCC Large Research Equipment Projects — to provide funding for large-scale equipment essential to SKL-CRCC’s scientific work.