2001/2002 France/Hong Kong Joint Research

2012/13 CSIC / RGC JOINT RESEARCH SCHEME

APPLICATION FORM /

PART I : APPLICATION

(For details on attachment of relevant documents, please refer to the Call Circular for the 2012/13 exercise. Hong Kong

applicants may refer to the Proposal Templates enclosed at the Appendices in preparing their proposals and CVs.)

Project Reference Number:

(To be assigned)

Proposed Research Title (in English and Chinese)

Research Field[1]

Primary Field Name : / & Code
Secondary Field Name : / & Code

Nature of Application

(*Please delete as appropriate)

New [i.e. Applicant applying for RGC funds on this research project for the first time]
Re-submission [i.e. Applicant has previously applied for RGC funds on this research project and the
application has / has not* been supported. Please specify the name of the scheme and year:______]

Particulars

/ Hong Kong team / Spanish team /
Name and title of Principal Investigator (PI) / English:
Chinese: /
Position /
Name of Co-Investigator (if any) / English:
Chinese: /
Position /
Institution or Institutional affiliation / CityU  LU / HKU /
/ CUHK / HKUST /
/ HKBU / LU /
/ HKIEd / PolyU /
Mailing address /
Contact number /
Fax number /
E-mail address /
Name(s) of other project team member(s) (if any) /

Other Fund(s) secured by the Hong Kong PI for the proposed research

Funding scheme(s) (please quote project number if appropriate) / Amount (HK$)

Previous travel grants awarded to the Hong Kong PI under this Scheme

Project No. /

Project Title

/ Name of Spanish Partner / Status*

* Please insert 'O' (On-going project) or 'C' (Completed project) as appropriate.

Travel Plan and Fund Requested for 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013:

Hong Kong Applicant@
Trip(s)+ / Name of Traveller(s) / Air passage(s) / SubsistenceΩ / Total Amount(s)* / Purpose of Visit(s)
1 / 1.
2… / HK$9000 × _____ traveller(s) = / HK$_____× ____ day(s) = / HK$

Spanish Applicant

Trip(s)+ / Name of Traveller(s) / Air passage(s) / Subsistence / Total Amount(s) / Purpose of Visit(s)
1 / 1.
2… / €_____ × _____ traveller(s) = / €_____× ____ day(s)/month(s) = / €

Travel Plan and Fund Requested for 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2014:

Spanish Applicant

Trip(s)+ / Name of Traveller(s) / Air passage(s) / Subsistence / Total Amount(s) / Purpose of Visit(s)
1 / 1.
2… / €_____ × _____ traveller(s) = / €_____× ____ day(s)/month(s) = / €

@ The PI should under no circumstances use the RGC grant to support students.

+ In the case where multiple trips are required, respective information for each trip should be listed.

Ω Reference rates: HK$900 per day.

* Applications requesting an amount exceeding HK$50,000 per year will not be processed.

Declaration

I will be responsible for the usage of the award in accordance with the stated project objectives of the project, and submit an Interim / Project Report, as appropriate, to the RGC accordingly as stated in the Call Circular for the 2012/13 exercise.

Name of Hong Kong Principal Investigator / Signature / Date

PART II: INSTITUTIONAL ENDORSEMENT

[To be completed and signed by the appropriate authority of the Hong Kong applicant’s institution. The institution should confirm that it has evaluated and given support to the application before submission to the RGC.]

(Please tick ‘Ö ’ the appropriate box)

I confirm that:

(a) the application has been evaluated and endorsed by the institution for submission to the RGC;

(b) / the PI, in the staff grade / , meets fully the stipulated staff eligibility requirement for and is not
debarred from applying for RGC grant;

[where the applicant is newly appointed, the institution has formally entered into a contract of service with him/her on or before 15 December 2011 and the contract requires him/her to report duty on or before end March 2012.]

[if the PI is/will be employed on a fixed term contract, the PI will still be eligible for an RGC grant at the time of funding award being made in April 2012 and for at least the first year of the project’s planned duration.]

(d) / the PI is/will be a visiting scholar
the PI is NOT a visiting scholar

[where the PI is a visiting scholar, he/she has a full-time employment with the institution covering at least one year or the expected duration of the project whichever is the longer.]

(e) the institution will inform the RGC as soon as the PI ceases to be eligible to apply, receive or hold an RGC grant, and will withdraw the application, or if funded by the RGC, recommend to the RGC for approval a suitable new PI, if any, to take over the project.

Signature / :
Name / :
(in BLOCK letters)
Designation / :
Date / :

Appendix

CSIC / RGC JOINT RESEARCH SCHEME

Template for Proposal Preparation

This template is provided to facilitate the Hong Kong applicants in preparing their proposals. The applicants should provide details for subjects addressed in the template as appropriate. Each proposal should be confined to two A4 size sheets, i.e. four sides.

Project Title:
Project Objective(s):
1.
2.
3…
Research Plan and Methodology:
Reason(s) for the Choice of the Spanish Collaborator:
1.
2.
3…
Plan for Collaboration#:

# Please indicate the role(s) and specific tasks the Hong Kong and the Spanish collaborators are each responsible for.

Appendix

CSIC / RGC JOINT RESEARCH SCHEME

Template for Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Project Team Members

[Please attach a one A-4 page CV (with a maximum of 400 words (per person)) for each Project Team Member in the following format]

i) Name:

ii) Academic qualifications:

iii) Previous academic positions held (with dates):

iv) Present academic position:

v) Previous relevant research work:

vi) Publication records:

Section A – Five most representative publications in recent five years

Section B – Five representative publications beyond the recent five-year period with the latest publication entered first

vii) Others (please specify):

(Revised 9/11-S)

[1] Please refer to “Annex B to Explanatory Notes (GRF 2)” at http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/doc/rgc/form/GRF2.pdf.