Congratulations to the following awardees in securing research funding from RGC in 2023/24 Exercise:
Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS)
Principal Investigator |
Project Title |
Funding Awarded |
Professor Juan CHEN |
Developing Community Mental Health Care in Rural China: Local Policy Network, Implementation, and Advocacy |
HK$396,000 |
General Research Fund (GRF)
Principal Investigator |
Project Title |
Funding Awarded |
Dr Lu YU |
A Prospective Study of Newly-Arrived Immigrant Adolescents from Mainland China to Hong Kong: The Way to Thrive |
HK$1,089,950 |
Dr Tsin Yee Janet LEUNG |
Unequal Childhood Development – Family Socio-economic Status, Concerted Cultivation and Children's Developmental Trajectories under the COVID-19 Pandemic |
HK$1,059,900 |
Dr Bo Kyong Grace SEO |
Promoting older adults’ proactive home modifications for successful ageing in place: A mixed methods study |
HK$990,926 |
Dr Xiang LI |
Cyberbullying among Children with Victimization Experiences: The Role of Emotional Risk Factors and Social-Ecological Protective Factors |
HK$840,644 |
Dr Hoi Wing William CHAN |
From I Believe to We Believe: Understanding the Behavioral Impacts of Belief in Climate Change Conspiracy Theories with a Conspiracy Belief–Social Identity Model |
HK$820,735 |
Dr Jingping Penny LIU |
How Brokerage Absorbs Popular Grievances in Rural China: Typology, Effectiveness, and Consequences |
HK$818,195 |
Dr Chi Mei, Jessica LI |
Procedural Justice for the Mentally Incapacitated: A Mixed Qualitative Study Using Timelines and Vignettes with Young People and Criminal Justice Personnel |
HK$809,700 |
Dr Hay Ming Herman LO |
The Effects of an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Parents of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
HK$807,480 |
Dr Crystal KWAN |
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Adjusting to Early Retirement of the Older Working Poor: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Hong Kong |
HK$652,000 |
Dr Tin-yuet TING |
Technopolitical Contention over State-Led Social Datafication: A Digital Ethnography of Data-Driven Governance in Hong Kong's Counter-Public Sphere |
HK$569,200 |
Early Career Schemes (ECS)
Principal Investigator |
Project Title |
Funding Awarded |
Dr Xiaoqin Julie ZHU |
Multidimensional Parental Psychological Control and Developmental Outcomes among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong |
HK$833,610 |
Dr Chi Kit Jacky NG |
Effect Conservation in Process Analysis: The Reason, Solution, and Promotion |
HK$659,449 |
Dr Xiaomin LI |
Financial Management and Distinct Types of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in China: An Empowerment Perspective |
HK$570,920 |
Dr Po Yee Iris LO |
From Unspoken Secrets to Family Dialogues: The Negotiations of Family Expectations and Intergenerational Intimacy between Chinese Parents and their Adult Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Children |
HK$478,200 |
The total funding awarded in RGC GRF/ECS 2023/24 Exercise is HK$11,000,909.
APSS houses a large group of interdisciplinary professorial and teaching staff in the social sciences in Hong Kong. Our colleagues include world-renowned scholars and veterans in their fields, as well as young, promising scholars with tremendous talent and passion. We are dedicated to advancing knowledge for effective and humanistic social policies and services through education and research excellence.