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Funding/Fellowship Schemes
As part of the University’s internationalisation effort, a range of schemes and resources are administered by the Office of Academic Links to help faculty members and PhD students build and strengthen research collaboration with a view to raising its international standing and advancing the frontiers of research and technology.
Global Mobility
A variety of scholarship, fellowship and visitorship programmes promoting research collaborations, teaching engagements and intellectual exchange are provided as below:
Faculty Members
- Internationalisation Faculty Mobility Scheme (Outbound)
- CUHK-Stanford University CASBS Partner Fellowship Program
- Visiting Fellowships at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
- National Humanities Center Fellowship Programme
- Harvard-Yenching Visiting Scholars Programme
- CUHK-EHESS Faculty Exchange Programme
PhD Students
- PhD International Mobility for Partnerships and Collaborations Award (PhD IMPAC Award)
- CUHK-EHESS PhD Student Exchange Programme
Research Development
Faculty members are encouraged to identify suitable grants to engage in academic and/or exploratory activities in order to strengthen their international research collaboration. The schemes include:
- Calling for application – CUHK-Chula Research Fund
- ENSURE Grand Challenges Funding Scheme – Initiator Phase
- International Joint Supervision of PhD Students Scheme
- Calling for application – Strategic Partnership Award for Research Collaboration
- Calling for application – UofT-CUHK Research Fund
- UoM-CUHK Joint Research Seed Fund
- USyd-CUHK Ignition Grants
- Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund
Visiting Opportunities
CUHK welcomes overseas scholars to visit CUHK to engage in academic exchanges with its faculty members and students via a range of schemes. Visiting opportunities are also offered to PhD students for them to receive training from our world-class scholars. The schemes are as below:
Faculty Members
- Internationalisation Faculty Mobility Scheme (Inbound)
- STINT’s Teaching Sabbatical Programme
- ICCR Visiting Professorship of Indian Studies
- United Board Fellows Programme
- CUHK-EHESS Faculty Exchange Programme
PhD Students
- PhD International Mobility for Partnerships and Collaborations Award (PhD IMPAC Award)
- CUHK-EHESS PhD Student Exchange Programme
Worldwide Opportunities
The University encourages its faculty members and students to utilise the academic exchange schemes and funding opportunities from around the world to pursue academic excellence. Some of these schemes are as below:
Faculty Members
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students, and Post-docs
Looking for More?
Information on research funding opportunities, academic exchange schemes, and research resources and services available both within and beyond the University is provided at the Research Resources webpage.
Faculty members and students are encouraged to utilise these resources to pursue academic exchanges and research collaboration with institutions around the world.