{"id":153,"date":"2021-05-19T23:19:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T15:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/ro\/research-office\/sources-of-external-rd-funding\/research-matching-grant-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T01:17:32","slug":"research-matching-grant-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/ora\/sources-of-external-rd-funding\/research-matching-grant-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Matching Grant Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"153\" class=\"elementor elementor-153\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d02eb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d02eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06ecc04\" data-id=\"06ecc04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b1e946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b1e946\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d783e67\" data-id=\"d783e67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c267ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c267ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS) offers an excellent opportunity to diversify research funding sources, establish collaborations with industry partners, and enhance the social impact of research.<\/p><p>Under the RMGS, <strong>donations, research grants, and research contracts from non-government\/non-public sectors received by the University <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">from 1 May 2025<\/span>, and designated solely for research-related purposes, are eligible for matching<\/strong>. These funds can be used to support a variety of research-related expenditures, including but not limited to project consumables, procurement of research equipment and software, and research activities for staff and students.<\/p><p>Relevant guidelines, procedures, and FAQs for the RMGS:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd8f6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd8f6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6bd0eb\" data-id=\"e6bd0eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c37f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c37f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table id=\"ItemDtlTbl\" border=\"0\" summary=\" \" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/URC\/arrow.png\" alt=\"\u200c\" \/><\/td><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharepoint.hkmu.edu.hk\/sites\/RC\/RGC%20Funding\/RMGS\/Flowchart of RMGS Application Procedures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Flowchart of Application Procedures<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/URC\/arrow.png\" alt=\"\u200c\" \/><\/td><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugc.edu.hk\/doc\/eng\/rgc\/form\/RMGS_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Guide for Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/URC\/arrow.png\" alt=\"\u200c\" \/><\/td><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugc.edu.hk\/eng\/rgc\/funding_opport\/rmgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQs for Research Matching Grant Scheme<\/a><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-898c3fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"898c3fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e602de2\" data-id=\"e602de2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8514edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8514edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new round of RMGS will operate from 1 May 2025 tentatively until 30 April 2029 to fully allocate the $1.5 billion provision of research matching grants. Each institution will be subject to an upper limit on the amount of matching grant they can receive within each financial year. The relevant information for HKMU is available below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d25fd61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d25fd61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c705c4\" data-id=\"7c705c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9afa60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9afa60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table id=\"ItemDtlTbl\" border=\"0\" summary=\" \" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/URC\/arrow.png\" alt=\"\u200c\" \/><\/td><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharepoint.hkmu.edu.hk\/sites\/RC\/RGC%20Funding\/RMGS\/Important%20dates%20and%20limits.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Important Dates and Remaining Limits for Each Cycle<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Research Matching Grant Scheme (RMGS) offers an excellent opportunity to diversify research funding sources, establish collaborations with industry partners, and enhance the social impact of research.Under the RMGS, donations, research grants, and research contracts from non-government\/non-public sectors received by the University from 1 May 2025, and designated solely for research-related purposes, are eligible for...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":138,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"content_default_1.php","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.3 (Yoast SEO v21.2) - 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