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The document explains the template structure and required content, including proposal summary, research details, pathways to impact, resubmission rules, and sections on artificial intelligence use and data collection management. It also specifies eligibility and responsibilities of project coordinators, university endorsement requirements, and included annexes such as key members’ CVs, budget details, completed related research, research domain and assessment criteria, plus implementation timetable and operational arrangements.","Research Grants Council\nStrategic Topics Grant 2027/28\nGuidance Documents on Submission of Preliminary Proposals and\nPreliminary Proposal Application Form Template\nContents\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Objective\" \u0014Objective of the Strategic Topics Grant\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Preamble\" \u0014Preamble: Using this Template\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Content\" \u0014Preliminary Proposal Content\u0015\nPreliminary Proposal Application Form Template\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Summary\" \u0014I.\tSummary of the Research Proposal\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Details\" \u0014II.\tDetails of the Research Proposal\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Pathway\" \u0014III.\tPathways to Impact Statement\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Resubmission\" \u0014IV.\tRe-submission of a Proposal not Supported Previously\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"AI\" \u0014V.\tUse of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Data\" \u0014VI.\tData Collection and Management\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Undertaking\" \u0014VII.\tUndertaking and Confirmation of the Project Coordinator (PC)\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Endorsement\" \u0014VIII.\tUniversity’s Endorsement\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Annex_I\" \u0014Annex I – Brief Curricula Vitae of All Key Members and Declaration of Time Commitments of PC\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Annex_II\" \u0014Annex II – Details of Project Budget\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Annex_III\" \u0014Annex III – Completed Research Work Related to the Proposed Project\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Appendix_A\" \u0014Appendix A – Research Domain and Three Key Subject Areas\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Appendix_B\" \u0014Appendix B – Assessment Criteria\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Appendix_C\" \u0014Appendix C – General Points to Applicants and Universities\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Appendix_D\" \u0014Appendix D – Implementation Timetable\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"Appendix_E\" \u0014Appendix E – Operational Arrangement\u0015\nObjective of the Strategic Topics Grant\nThe Strategic Topics Grant (STG) is to support collaborative research in specific areas which can help to address important issues for Hong Kong, by making reference to policy priorities of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.  Applicants are required to submit research proposals relevant to the strategic topics / research domain announced by the Research Grants Council (RGC) for each exercise.    Details of the STG research domain and three key subject areas for the STG 2027/28 exercise are at Appendix A.  Exceptionally meritorious project proposals outside the three key subject areas but within the general domain may still be considered.\nPreamble: Using this Template\nThis template provides details for the structure and content of preliminary proposals for the STG.  Project Coordinators (PCs) should use this template in preparing their preliminary proposals, which should provide sufficient information about the proposed project to allow assessment of the main ideas and approaches.  Applicants are not permitted to submit the same proposal to both STG and Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) / Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme in the same exercise.  If such is found, the proposal submitted to TRS / AoE Scheme would not be processed but treated as withdrawn.\nApplicants and universities should refer to the Assessment Criteria at Appendix B and the General Points to Applicants and Universities at Appendix C when filling in the application.  The implementation timetable and the operational arrangement can be found at Appendix D and Appendix E, respectively.\nEligibility to apply\nThe PC of a STG project must be an academic staff member of a University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded university with conditions of employment meeting ALL the following requirements:\nhaving a full-time appointment in the university proper;\nbeing in Staff Grades from ‘A’ to ‘I’ as defined in the Common Data Collection Format (i.e. from ‘Professor’ to ‘Assistant Lecturer’, see Annex B of “General Research Fund (GRF) – Scheme Overview and Guidance Notes (GRF2)”, which is available on the RGC website: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.ugc.edu.hk/doc/eng/rgc/form/GRF2.pdf\" \u0014https://www.ugc.edu.hk/doc/eng/rgc/form/GRF2.pdf\u0015).;\nbeing primarily engaged in and spending at least 80% of time in degree or higher degree work at the universit","cbCaihMnZoGCxTTs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihMnZoGCxTTs","docx",109544,28,"English","en",105,"# Objective of the Strategic Topics Grant\n# Preamble: Using this Template\n# Eligibility to apply\n# Preliminary Proposal Content\n## I. Summary of the Research Proposal\n## II. Details of the Research Proposal\n## III. Pathways to Impact Statement\n## IV. Re-submission of a Proposal not Supported Previously\n## V. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\n## VI. Data Collection and Management\n## VII. Undertaking and Confirmation of the Project Coordinator (PC)\n## VIII. University’s Endorsement\n# Annexes and Appendices\n## Annex I – Brief Curricula Vitae of All Key Members\n## Annex II – Details of Project Budget\n## Annex III – Completed Research Work Related to the Proposed Project\n## Appendix A – Research Domain and Three Key Subject Areas\n## Appendix B – Assessment Criteria\n## Appendix C – General Points to Applicants and Universities\n## Appendix D – Implementation Timetable\n## Appendix E – Operational Arrangement","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2027/28?\",\"answer\":\"The STG supports collaborative research in specific areas that help address important issues for Hong Kong, aligned with the policy priorities of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is eligible to serve as the project coordinator (PC) for an STG project?\",\"answer\":\"The PC must be an academic staff member of a UGC-funded university meeting requirements on full-time appointment, staff grade, at least 80% time in degree or higher-degree work at the university proper, and salary wholly funded by the university proper. 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