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Name of Scheme

Chinese Medicine Applied Studies and Research Funding Scheme (B2)

Internal Deadline

To be advised

External Deadline

Forecasted


Important Note:

The Health Bureau (HHB) has recently updated the Application Guidelines and Application Form for CMDF – B2. Intended applicants please prepare the application by using the latest template, and refer to the latest Application Guide.

Funding Framework –

Nature

  • To support projects in: 
    - optimising industry codes of practice, production techniques and processes
    - recognising existing shortage of manpower and resources in the market
    - promoting the development of Chinese medicine industry comprehensively

  • Applications may cover different types of research, including applied studies on Chinese medicine technology, industry market research, etc.

Funding Ceiling per Project

HK$ 2M

Project Duration

  • 2 years for general projects; and
  • 3 years for clinical research projects

Remarks

  • Application Guide (Updated in March 2025) (in Chinese only)
  • The B2 Scheme will accept applications every 6 months starting in 2025, i.e., the deadline for the next round of application is expected to be around December 2025.
  • Administrative overheads up to 10% of the total project fund is allowed, please budget administrative overheads accordingly in the project proposal.

Categories that will be given higher priority for funding (available in Chinese only)

  • 大眾對中醫藥認知與運用相關的調研
  • 配合中醫醫院建設的調研及研究工作(如有助建立中醫醫院分科及專病臨床服務的調研或研究等)
  • 傳統中醫藥理論研究
  • 應用中醫藥理論的臨床研究
  • 符合中醫藥特點的模式及體系研究(如研究方法學、服務模式、管理模式、人才培養模式、評價體系、標準建構等)
  • 中藥品質與中醫藥理論和臨床療效關係研究
  • 中醫藥專業發展調研(如中醫專科發展研究及中藥師專業發展研究等)
  • 中醫藥創新科技應用相關研究(如大數據、人工智能、區塊鏈技術應用等)
  • 跨專業協作模式的相關研究(包括中醫師、中藥專業人員、醫生、護士及其他專職醫療人員等的協作)
  • 促進中醫藥在基層醫療及疾病防治應用的調查和研究(如服務架構、服務模式、臨床方案研究和建構等)
  • 促進本地中醫藥業發展的相關調查和研究
  • 加速中藥行業升級轉型及品質提升的相關研究
  • 中醫藥相關產業協同發展研究(如中醫藥服務、學術、研發、檢測與認證、教育、文化及旅遊等)
  • 促進香港中醫藥業開拓市場的相關調查和研究(包括本地、粵港澳大灣區、內地、一帶一路國家及海外等)
  • 促進粵港澳大灣區中醫藥高地建設的項目(如香港與粵港澳大灣區機構共同推進的研究項目等)
  • 重大公共衞生事件相關項目

Categories that will be given lower priority for funding (available in Chinese only)

  • 未有運用中醫藥理論進行的中藥 / 臨床療效研究,如︰
    a)  運用化學 / 分子生物學方法對中藥材提取成份的療效進行研究
    b)  缺乏中醫理論和辨證成份的臨床研究

 

Application Procedure –

Applicants please submit the following to Grants Team, ORKTS (orkts_grants@cuhk.edu.hk) by the internal deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.

    1. Completed application form (Template Edition: 2025-03) (in Chinese and in MS Word);
    2. Detailed proposal (including but not limited to the research background; the subject, theme and objectives of research; methodology; project deliverables; expected project results and budget) (Limited to 10 pages, in Chinese and in MS Word);
    3. Proof of application/approval from relevant regulatory agencies (including ethics, use of experimental drugs, safety and/or access to third party information, etc.) (if applicable); and
    4. Declaration form endorsed by Head of relevant academic unit via the e-Declaration System.
      An acknowledgement email would be sent to applicants upon receipt of application materials.

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Name of Scheme

Chinese Medicine Applied Studies and Research Funding Scheme (B2)

Internal Deadline

To be advised

External Deadline

Forecasted

Description of the Call

This is a CADS-registered IT System. It passed the application procedures published at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/security/cads and was approved by ITSC.
(CADS reference number :  230)

This is a CADS-registered IT System. It passed the application procedures published at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/security/cads/ and was approved by ITSC.

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