APS wins two major competitive grants from the General Research Fund of the Research Grants Council
5 July 2022
On June 30 2022, the Research Grants Council announced the results of General Research Fund (GRF), Hong Kong’s flagship research funding scheme in the higher education sector. Two projects submitted by researchers of the Department of Asian and Policy Studies were successfully funded. In total, the Department has secured HK$1.8 million in this round of GRF exercise. One of the grant is rated 5.0 (full score) by the international review panel. APS’ good performance in securing external competitive grants serves as a strong testament of research excellence of EdUHK policy scholars.
 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee, Chair Professor of Social Policy | |
| Subject Area: | Social and Behavioural Sciences | |
| Project Title: | Reducing loneliness among Hong Kong older adults: A three—arm randomized controlled trial | |
| Awarded amount: | HK$1,281,294 | |
 | Dr HE Jingwei Alex, Associate Professor | |
| Subject Area: | Social and Behavioural Sciences | |
| Project Title: | Technocrats and Mid-Level Policy Entrepreneurship in China: Explaining Local Policy Innovations in the Social Welfare Arena | |
| Awarded amount: | HK$527,051 (rated 5.0 full score) | |