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Grants

Research Talent Hub for ITF projects (RTH-ITF)

研究人才庫（創科基金項目）

Status

Status not published

The RTH-ITF invites applications for funding all year round, submitted through the ITC Funding Administrative System.

Open now

Amount

Not published

Monthly salary allowance per research talent of up to HK$20,000 (bachelor), HK$23,000 (master) or HK$35,000 (doctorate), plus a HK$10,000 monthly living allowance for doctorate holders for up to 36 months. Up to 4 research talents per ITF project, engaged for up to 36 months each.

Funder

Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), Government of the HKSAR

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — The RTH-ITF invites applications for funding all year round, submitted through the ITC Funding Administrative System.

Your odds

Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort

quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Sectors: deeptech, ai, health, manufacturing
Stage: seed, Series A and growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Organisations and companies undertaking R&D projects funded by the Innovation and Technology Fund; the allowance pays for research staff on those projects.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.itf.gov.hk/en/funding-programmes/nurturing-talent/research-talent-hub/research-talent-hub-for-itf-projects-rth-itf-/index.html

"All organisations/companies undertaking R&D projects funded by the ITF. ... The maximum monthly salary allowance is HK$20,000 for research talents with a bachelor degree, HK$23,000 for those with a master degree, and HK$35,000 for those with a doctoral degree. ... The RTH-ITF invites applications fo"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.itf.gov.hk

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