The Research Grants Council (RGC) of the University Grants Committee has announced the funding results of the Strategic Topics Grants (STG) 2024/25. Out of the six funded projects, three are led by scholars from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), which have been awarded over HK$54 million in total.

Professor Vincent C.K. Cheung, Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences, was awarded HK$10 million for his two-year research on “Personalised Rehabilitation Pathways to Maximal Motor Functional Return through an AI Recovery Prediction System for Diverse Stroke Survivors”.

The Strategic Topics Grant (STG) was set up to support collaborative research in specific areas that can help Hong Kong overcome imminent challenges and capture emerging opportunities. The maximum duration of a project is five years. The maximum sum awarded to each project by the RGC is $40 million (excluding on-costs). Participating universities are required to provide 10% matching funding.

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Professor Vincent C.K. Cheung