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Outstanding 2024/25 GRF/ECS grant success of FASS

26-06-2024

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The Research Grant Council (RGC) released the 2024/25 results of the General Research Fund (GRF)/Early Career Scheme (ECS) on 27 June 2024. Within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, a total of 21 researchers successfully secured 14 GRF projects and 7 ECS projects. The combined grant amount awarded totals $16.4 million.

Congratulations to the following colleagues who received the award this year! The awards signify our colleagues’ effort to drive research excellence and to build research impact within and beyond academia.

(listed by the last name in alphabetical order)

General Research Fund recipients:
Principal InvestigatorAcademy & DepartmentProject TitleGrant Total Awarded (HK$)

Dr Chan, Hon-man

CHRP, Chinese Language and LiteratureLamenting the Past in Travel Literature in the Yuan Dynasty: The Impact of Accounts of the Fall of the Southern Song688,486
Prof Chung, Stephanie Po-yinCHRP, HistoryFilm Industry and the Straits Chinese between Empires - The Family of Mrs Loke Yew and the Cathay Organisation in Hong Kong, Singapore & Kuala Lumpur, 1920s-70s693,319
Prof Gao, MengGSIS, GeographyElucidating diurnal variability of ozone sensitivity and driving factors in Asia with the world’s first geostationary air pollution satellite835,735
Prof Ho, Clara Wing ChungCHRP, HistoryCounting up and counting down: Approaches to aging among Qing writers744,911
Dr Jiao, JiaoWHD, Sports, Physical Education and HealthA Biopsychosocial Approach to Improving Multidimensional Frailty Status in Community-Dwelling Older Adults1,274,640
Dr Kwong, Chi-manCHRP, HistoryCold War in the New Territories: Garrison and Internal Security, 1949- 1984677,330
Dr Ladds, Catherine FrancesCHRP, HistoryChildren in Transit: Steamship mobilities across colonial seas, c. 1869-1950727,178
Prof Lai, Wing-Leung DanielFASD, Office of the Dean of Arts and Social SciencesPreparedness of caregiving for older family members in South Asian communities in Hong Kong954,310
Dr Lee, Siu YauGSIS, Government and International StudiesAttitudinal effects of emigration opportunities1,017,250
Dr Li, MingxingLAC, English Language and LiteratureThe Effects of Phonological Status on Phonetic Variation: The Acoustic and Articulatory Properties of Sibilants Across Chinese Dialects544,016
Dr Lo, Tek Sheng KevinGSIS, GeographyJust transition: Practices and visions of coal-mine closure and post-coal development in Shanxi, China832,000
Dr Shao, JingLAC, English Language and LiteratureWho is speaking? An investigation on talker’s voice perception in older adults.583,647
Prof Wang, DonggenGSIS, GeographyHow are people satisfied with their daily travel? the role of reference points in different contexts904,000
Prof Wong, Daniel Fu KeungWHD, Social WorkEvaluating an Integrated Motivational and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy Model for Chinese Adolescents with Gaming Disorder Symptoms: A Three-Arm Study1,339,670
Early Career Scheme recipients:
Principal InvestigatorAcademy & DepartmentProject TitleGrant Total Awarded (HK$)

Dr Guo, Meiyu

GSIS, GeographyImpacts of Shale Development on Water Resources in Xinjiang: Assessment and Management714,000
Dr Guo, YingqiWHD, Social WorkThe real-time relationship between the built environment and mental health among older adults in Hong Kong: A geographic ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) study based on wearable technologies783,220
Dr Kan, Wing ShanWHD, Social WorkRelationality: Strengthening health and social care collaboration through the power of relationships827,000
Dr Mouillot, François Jacques JeanLAC, Humanities and Creative WritingUnderstanding Inequalities in Music: The Case of Ethnic Minorities in the Hong Kong Popular Music Industries453,452
Dr Sauthoff, PatriciaCHRP, HistoryMineral and Metal Anti-Aging Recipes in Rasaśāstra733,000
Dr Scicluna, Nicole BrookeGSIS, Government and International StudiesLaw without enforcement? Explaining European Commission responses to non-compliance in the Schengen area385,000
Dr Sorensen, PeterCHRP, HistoryNahua Singers: Celebrating an Indigenous Empire in Sixteenth-Century Mexico City687,000
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