Call for Applications: 2025 Small Grants Scheme for Creative and Inter-Asian Research Projects

Introduction

The Foundation’s Small Grants Scheme has been established to assist inventive scholarship and unbiased tasks with a powerful inter-disciplinary and inter-Asian strategy. It is especially geared toward fostering a worldwide neighborhood of students and practitioners who problem typical pondering and pursue progressive data manufacturing and dissemination strategies. Unlike conventional funding businesses, this Scheme provides essential assist to unconventional and inventive analysis endeavors. In 2024, 16 awards have been efficiently granted throughout two rounds.

About the Opportunity

For the 2025 cycle, the Small Grants Scheme will supply:

– Number of Awards: 12 awards (further awards could also be granted primarily based on proposal high quality and accessible funding).
– Grant Amount: Up to HK$75,000 per award.
– Project Focus: Creative, inter-disciplinary, and inter-regional analysis with a give attention to the broadly outlined area of Asia.
– Project Duration: Projects are usually yearlong.

Eligibility

The Foundation welcomes purposes from:

– Post-graduate college students.
– Early-career students.
– Independent practitioners with unconventional profession trajectories.

Eligible tasks should:

– Engage in inventive and inter-disciplinary analysis.
– Have a big inter-Asian or regional Asia element.
– Align with the Foundation’s mission to innovate and problem conventional scholarship.

How to Apply

Applicants should submit the next paperwork to DotM@deltamove.org by the acknowledged deadline:

– Short CV (most 2 pages):
– Include present affiliation(s) and contact particulars.
– Project Proposal (most 2 pages, together with price range):
– Outline the undertaking’s targets, significance, and methodology.
– Explain alignment with the Foundation’s objectives.
– Specify undertaking begin and finish dates.
– Provide a complete undertaking price range and detailed value breakdown.
– Indicate the quantity requested (as much as HK$75,000) and point out every other funding sources if relevant.
– Note: The Foundation doesn’t cowl bills associated to workers time, coaching, or lack of earnings.
– Names and Contact Information of Two Referees:
– Provide names, affiliations, and e mail addresses.
– Referees don’t must submit letters; the Foundation will contact them straight if obligatory.

Application Deadline

– Deadline for Applications: Saturday, 31 May 2025.

All purposes should be submitted through e mail to DotM@deltamove.org.

Assessment and Announcement

– Applications can be reviewed by a sub-committee of the Foundation’s Advisory Board.
– Recommendations can be made to the Foundation’s administrators.
– Successful candidates can be notified by early September 2025.

Grant Disbursement, Reporting, and Deliverables

– Initial Disbursement: 50% of the grant can be launched upon acceptance.
– Midway Progress Report: A short (most 5 pages) report is required halfway by way of the undertaking. Upon approval, the remaining 50% of the grant can be disbursed.
– Final Report:
– A remaining report (most 5 pages) and a one-page bills report with receipts should be submitted inside three months after undertaking completion.
– Reports and receipts can be reviewed for evaluation and accounting functions.

Enquiries

For procedural questions, please contact Ms. Joan Cheng at DotM@deltamove.org

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