Congratulations to the following awardees in securing research funding in the RGC GRF/ESC and HSSPFS applications for the 2025/26 Exercise:
Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS)
|
PI |
Scheme |
Project Title |
Fund Awarded (HK$) |
|
Prof. Jessica Li |
HSSPFS |
Sexual Exploitation: A Qualitative Study Using Video Vignettes |
503,500 |
Early Career Schemes (ECS)
|
Principal Investigator |
Scheme |
Project Title |
Fund Awarded ($) |
|
Prof. Dou Diya |
ECS |
High Tech as a Double-Edged Sword: A Longitudinal Study on Technostress and Well-being Among Chinese University Students |
780,100 |
General Research Fund (GRF)
|
Principal Investigator |
Scheme |
Project Title |
Fund Awarded ($) |
|
Prof. Janet Leung |
GRF |
‘Hovering’ Parents and ‘Lying Flat’ Kids: Relationship between Perceived Over-parenting and Lying Flat Orientation among Chinese Emerging Adults in Hong Kong |
929,190 |
|
Prof. Jessica Li |
GRF |
Navigating Procedural Justice and Social Inclusion: A Qualitative Comparative Study Using Vignettes with Chinese and Ethnic Minority Youth and Police Officers |
800,400 |
|
Prof. Li Xiang |
GRF |
Problematic internet use among rural Chinese children: A longitudinal mixed methods study based on multiple informants |
1,137,931 |
|
Prof. Li Xiaomin |
GRF |
Financial Literacy, Power, and Economic Abuse Among Rural and Urban Chinese Mothers with Young Children |
987,140 |
|
Prof. Iris Lo |
GRF |
From silenced violence to help-seeking: LGBTQ+ people’s lived experiences of intimate partner violence |
680,700 |
|
Prof. Jacky Ng |
GRF |
A Refined Approach for Second Stage Moderated Mediation Analysis |
724,525 |
|
Prof. Grace Seo |
GRF |
Housing and the Healthy Development of Low-income Children in Hong Kong: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study |
828,300 |
|
Prof. Ting Tin Yuet |
GRF |
Intergenerational Dynamics in the Digital Creative Economy: How Hong Kong Families Grapple with the Promise and Pitfalls of Platform Careers |
578,600 |
|
Prof. Elsie Yan |
GRF |
Educational Intervention for Resident-to-Resident Aggression: A Randomized Control Trial |
1,198,100 |
|
Dr Cai Xinxin |
GRF |
Understanding Shared Decision Making in Mental Health Care for Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Mixed-Methods Study from a Family Perspective |
842,700 |
|
Dr Portia Wong |
GRF |
Enhancing Social Skills in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder through Immersive Gamified Virtual Reality-Based Training: A Mixed Methods Study |
1,203,390 |
The total funding awarded in RGC GRF/ECS 2025/26 Exercise is $11,194,576
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