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Faculty Governance 2024/25

Academy Directors, Programme Directors and Department Chairs in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

FASS Event Pre-Registration Form

General Guidelines for Promotional Materials

Academic Consultancy Service by Individual

FASS Undertaking Form for Non-UGC Funding Requests/Applications (not via RO)

Guidelines on Lesson Recording

Consent Form for Lesson Recording

Simple User Guide on Plagiarism Check via iThenticate

Guide for Checking the Journal Ranking of Publication in Scopus

Faculty Research Incentive Scheme (AY2024/25)

HKBU IRIMS - CDCF T69: Active Research Collaboration with Non-local Institution

Guidelines on Initiation Grant for Faculty Niche Research Areas (IG-FNRA) 2024/25

Successful Research Proposals

Successful research proposals

The Process and Protocols of Research Contracts, MOUs, and Academic Agreements

1. Policy and procedures on commitment approval and contract execution

2. Guidelines on partnership formation

3. ACAD-PTP User Guide

Research Incentive Scheme

Matching Grant for Conference Presentation of RGC Grant Holders Application Form (AY2024-25)

Matching Grant for Conference Presentation of RGC Grant Holders Application Form (AY2025-26)

Acceptance Form for Funding Support

Application for Hiring Short-term Assistant(s) for the Preparation of GRF/ECS Proposals (Round 26/27)

Application for Hiring Short-term Assistant(s) for the Preparation of GRF/ECS Proposals (Round 27/28)

Copy-editing Support for Major External Grant Proposal/Book Publication

Application for Research Incentives Scheme –Journal/Book Publication Support Fund(AY2024-25)

Application for Research Incentives Scheme –Journal/Book Publication Support Fund(AY2025-26)

Research Mentoring Programme - Guidelines(AY2024-25)

Research Mentoring Programme - Guidelines(AY2025-26)

List of Potential Mentors

Research Mentoring Programme - Mentee Application Form(AY2024-25)

Research Mentoring Programme - Mentee Application Form(AY2025-26)

Research Mentoring Completion - Report Template

Research Mentoring Programme - Sample Invitation

Teaching buyout - Guidelines and Form(AY2024-25)

Teaching buyout - Guidelines and Form(AY2025-26)

IRACE研究及劳务人员出勤劳务确认表(2025)

IRACE研究及劳务人员出勤劳务确认表(2026)

Memorandum of Understanding(AY2024-25)

Memorandum of Understanding(AY2025-26)

Guidance on Online Submission of a REC Application

Funding Proposal

合作研究協議書 (研究經費申請)

Framework for Administrative Review of non-RGC external research/project proposal

Form of Undertaking for Funded Projects not managed by HKBU Research Office

Information from the Finance Office

Revised Business Travel Policy (Effective from 1 January 2025)

Business Travel Pre-Approval Form

Group Travel Insurance Summary – For Staff

Guidelines for Procurement of Travel Services

Information related to Human Resources

Sabbatical Leave Applications - Policy and Procedure (Applicable to staff appointed before 1 July 2022)

Sabbatical Leave Applications - Policy and Procedure (Applicable to staff appointed on or after 1 July 2022)

Sabbatical Leave Applications - Application form

Sabbatical Leave Applications - Application Procedure

Outside Practice – Regulations governing outside practice : Policies and Procedures

Outside Practice – One-stop Access Platform & Application forms

FASS Log Sheet of Outside Practice (OP) in Teaching and Non-Consultancy Work

Compulsory Compliance and Risk Training – Online modules

HKBU guidelines for Flexi-hour Arrangement (for FT Non-teaching Staff only)

FASS Application for Flexi-hour Arrangement (for FT Non-teaching Staff only) (pdf format)

FASS Application for Flexi-hour Arrangement (for FT Non-teaching Staff only) (word format)

Information from the Research Office

RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) and RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) 2025/26 - Project Checklist

RGC Research Fellow Scheme (RFS) and RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS) 2025/26 - Nomination Form (RFS-SRFS-1)

E-News

AY2025/26

9 September 2025

AY2024/25

2 September 2024

16 September 2024

30 September 2024

14 October 2024

28 October 2024

11 November 2024

25 November 2024

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27 January 2025

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