Congratulations!｜Five professors from our department received the Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Scholars Scheme (HSSPFS) and General Research Fund (GRF) respectively
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Choi Susanne Yuk-ping, Prof. Jin Lei, Prof. Jacob Thomas, and Prof. Zhu Ling have successfully obtained “General Research Fund (GRF)” from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council’s for 2023-2024. Furthermore, it is worth emphasizing that out of ten professors in Hong Kong who have been granted funding through the prestigious Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Scholars Scheme (HSSPFS), two professors from our Department, namely Prof. Tong Yuying and Prof. Choi Susanne Yuk-ping, have received this esteemed recognition.
Congratulations to our professors for their outstanding academic achievements!
The HSSPFS, established in 2012/13, aims to provide senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences with extended leave of absence and funding support, allowing them to concentrate on research and writing. When evaluating research projects for funding, the RGC considers several criteria, including the academic quality and merit of the project, the scientific and scholarly value of the research proposal, the qualifications and research achievements of the researcher, the originality of the project, and its feasibility within the specified timeframe. Additionally, institutional commitment, the project’s contribution to academic/professional development, potential societal, cultural, or economic applications, and the possibility of funding from external sources are taken into account.
The General Research Fund (GRF) provides funding to exceptional scholars. Research categories encompass both basic and applied research. Evaluation criteria include academic quality, research value, researcher qualifications, originality, and project completion. Institutional commitment, contributions to academic/professional development, social applicability, and the potential for external funding are also considered. In cases where similar applications are received, academic quality serves as a key assessment factor.
Please find below the list of funded research projects:
| Scheme | PI | Title of the project | |
| HSSPFS | TONG | Yuying | Understanding the Low Fertility in Rural China: The Perspectives of Livelihood Choices and Gender Equality |
| HSSPFS | CHOI | Susanne Yuk-ping | Forbidden Desires, Intersectional Inequalities: Gay and Lesbian Lives in China |
| GRF | CHOI | Susanne Yuk-ping | Gender, Power and Online Sexual Harrassment: A Comparative Study of Four Cities in East Asia |
| GRF | JIN | Lei | Assessing the Reciprocal Interplay between Social Relationships and Health-related Outcomes across the Life Course in China |
| GRF | THOMAS | Jacob Richard | Who Realizes Their Online Intentions To Emigrate? What Distinguishes Emigrants from Potential Emigrants in the Context of Rapid and Sudden Social Change |
| GRF | ZHU | Ling | Career Background and Career Advancement of Local Political Leaders in China: An Internal Labor Market Perspective |
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