Hong Kong Jockey Club Fellowship – inward

Subject areas

Awarded for any of the priority subject areas:

• Education
• Health and related social sciences
• Information technology
• Information management
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects
• Sustainable development
• University development and management

Eligibility

Applicants must be professional or academic staff of, or a nominee of, an ACU member university in a country other than Hong Kong.

The Fellowship

Tenable at either The Chinese University of Hong Kong or The University of Hong Kong.

The fellowship can be used for either a collaborative academic research visit, or a collaborative fact-finding visit.

Tenure of Fellowship

Travel must take place between 1 August 2019 and 31 July 2020.

• The tenure of research-focused fellowships must be for a period of between one and six months
• The tenure of fellowships not focused on research can be between two weeks and six months

Value of Fellowship

Up to GBP £5000 and intended to cover:

• international economy return airfare and other travel costs
• medical insurance and visa fees
• board and lodging fees
• research costs

Reporting

Fellows are required to submit a short written report using a form provided by the ACU within two months of the fellowship ending, and to respond to a follow-up survey a year later. Fellows will also be invited to join the ACU's alumni programme.

Applications

Applications are now closed.