What are the assessment criteria?

  • Academic quality/merit
    i. scientific and scholarly merit of the proposal;
    ii. qualifications and track record of the (principal) investigator(s);
    iii. originality;
    iv. feasibility within the time-scale of the proposal.
  • University’s commitment;
  • Contribution to academic/professional development (where applicable);
  • Potential for social, cultural or economic application; and
  • Availability of, and potential for, non-RGC funding.
  • Academic quality/merit is the overriding criterion in evaluating research projects when others are accorded equal weight. In considering grant applications, the RGC will also take cognizance of alternative sources of funding available because some subject areas will attract more private funding than others