Hong Kong Research Grant - Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

About the Award

Comparative studies are encouraged and preference is given to applicants who have not previously had an opportunity to study in the Greater China region. Applicants must be registered at a UK Higher Education Institution. Preference is given to students who do not receive full funding from a Research Council, university or comparable levels of support from other sources for fieldwork and data collection.

Deadline: 23 November 

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The Hong Kong Research Grant is given through the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards scheme. All prospective grant applicants are encouraged to read our Advice and Resources pages, which include more information about the grants programme, its conditions, how to apply for a grant and what is expected if your application is successful. Please read this information carefully and send your application, or any enquiries, by email to grants@rgs.org. 

Some of previous recipients

• 2023: Cheng Fang (Durham University). 'Mobilising Global Financial Networks, Making the “China Concepts": Examining the Multi-scalar State Building in Chinese Companies' Oversees Listings'

• 2023: Jing Chu (Durham University). 'The Economic Geographies of Central Bank Digital Currencies: Money and the State in Hong Kong'

• 2022: Junwanguo Guo (University of Southampton). 'Industrial evolution in the context of developing countries reconsidered: A study of e-waste industrial growth paths in China'

• 2020: Linshu Feng (University of Cambridge). 'The control of dams on the sediment nutrient pool: A comparative study of two large rivers in SE Asia' (subject to final approval)
• 2019: Marine Roger (Newcastle University). 'Seismic hazard assessment of the Chelungpu fault and its surroundings since the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake'
• 2018: Han Cheng (University of Cambridge). 'Producing International Development Knowledges in China: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies'
• 2017: Jesper Svensson (University of Cambridge). 'Hydrologic variability and collective action: Pathways to water security in the Yellow River Basin'
• 2016: Calvin Chung (University College London). 'The Greening of Urban Governance in China: a case study of greenway development in the Pearl River Delta cities'
• 2015: Eric Chan (University of Oxford). 'Built environment, social capital and walking behaviour in transit oriented development – a case study of Shenzhen, China'

About us

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is a leading world centre for geographers and geographical learning dedicated to the development and promotion of knowledge together with its application to the challenges facing society and the environment. Founded in 1830, it has been one of the most active learned societies ever since. Today, the Society supports and promotes geographical research, education, fieldwork and expeditions, and geography in society; it also advises on policy issues. The Society has substantial Collections, accessible to all. The Society is a charity with a broad-based membership that supports its mission and aims. The Society welcomes professional geographers, geography graduates and all those with an enthusiasm for geography, travel and exploration to join.