Government extends funding scopes of Researcher Programme and Postdoctoral Hub
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At present, the Researcher Programme and the Postdoctoral Hub provide funding support for organisations or companies undertaking R&D projects funded by the Innovation and Technology Fund and incubatees and innovation and technology (I&T) tenants of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, as well as start-ups selected for investment under the Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, to recruit researchers and postdoctoral talents to conduct R&D work. With the enhancements, the programmes will assist more local technology companies in engaging research staff, creating more local R&D jobs and enlarging the pool of I&T talent in Hong Kong.
Under the enhanced schemes, each eligible company can engage two researchers and two postdoctoral talents, each with a maximum engagement period of 36 months. The maximum monthly allowances for researchers with a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from a local university are $18,000 and $21,000 respectively. The maximum monthly allowance for postdoctoral talents is $32,000. More information is available on the programme websites. For enquiries, please email the ITC or contact the ITC at 3655 5678.
Researcher Programme:
Website: www.itf.gov.hk/l-eng/RP.asp
Email: rptc-enquiry@itc.gov.hk
Postdoctoral Hub:
Website: www.itf.gov.hk/l-eng/TTS-PH.asp
Email: phtc-enquiry@itc.gov.hk
Ends/Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Issued at HKT 14:30
Issued at HKT 14:30
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