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Fellowships,
Scholarships, Studentships 2010-2011
Interviews in Hong Kong were held in March 2010, and interviews in the UK took place in April 2010 in Cambridge. Results have been announced. Press here to see the list of award winners for 2010/11.
Applicants for the 2010/11 awards who have not heard from the Foundation so far may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. The Foundation as a rule does not provide critiques for unsuccessful applications.
Senior Research Fellowships 2010-11
The recipients of these awards for the 2010-11 academic year are as follows:
Senior Research Fellowships
Professor CHAN Che Ting – a chair professor in physics at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology working on optical illusion effects created using metamaterials
Professor CHAN Kwong Yu – a professor in chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) working on multi-scale structured electrode materials for clean energy applications
Professor SHEN Shun Qing – a professor in physics at HKU working on quantum spin transport and novel topological states of matter
Professor SUN Hongzhe – a professor in chemistry at HKU working on structure-function relationship of metal-binding proteins
Advanced Study Institutes 2010-11
The Foundation has offered grants to the following Advanced Study Institutes on specific scientific topics:
“Theory and Applications on Algorithmic Game Theory” hosted by Prof X.T. Deng, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, to be held in July 2010;
“Functional Phosphoproteomics in Study of Plant Cell Signaling and Molecular Systems Biology” hosted by Professor LI Ning, Dept of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to be held in January 2011;
“Molecular Genetics and Clinical Advances in the Study of Esophageal and Gastric Cancers” hosted by Professor Simon Law, Dept of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, to be held in January 2011;
“Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: Recent Advances and Future Directions” hosted by Professor Wei Jun-cheng and Professor Xin Zhou-ping, Dept of Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to be held in March 2011.
Sponsorship of International Conferences 2010-11
The Foundation has offered grants to the following international conferences to be held in Hong Kong in the 2010-2011 academic year:
“International Conference on Water Resource and Water Quality Management cum Forum on Water Resource and Water Quality Management in South China Sea”, hosted by Professor K.C. Ho, School of Science & Technology, the Open University of Hong Kong, to be held in October 2010;
“International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering” hosted by Professor Jia Xiao-hua, Dept of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, to be held in October 2010;
“8th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing” hosted by Professor Cao Jian-nong, Dept of Computing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to be held in December 2010;
“10th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Analysis” hosted by Dr Y.S. Fung, Dept of Chemistry, the University of Hong Kong, to be held in December 2010;
“IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine 2010” hosted by Professor Stephen Tsui, School of Biomedical Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to be held in December 2010;
“International Conference on Solid Waste 2010 Moving Towards Sustainable Resource Management” hosted by Professor Joanthan Wong, Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment, the Hong Kong Baptist University, to be held in December 2010;
“Workshop on Liquid Crystals for Photonics” hosted by Professor Vladimir Chigrinov, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to be held in December 2010;
“Alzheimer’s Disease Conference: from Public Health, Basic and Clinical Sciences to Therapeutic Insights” hosted by Dr Raymond Chang, Dept of Anatomy, the University of Hong Kong, to be held in May 2011;
“41st Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks” hosted by Professor Michael Lyn, Dept of Computer Science & Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to be held in June 2011;
“15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment” hosted by Professor Doris Au, Dept of Biology & Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, to be held in July 2011;
“76th Annual and the 17th International Meeting the Psychometric Society” hosted by Professor Wang Wen-chung, Assessment Research Center, the Hong Kong Institute of Education, to be held in July 2011;
“19th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on very Large Scale Integration” hosted by Professor Tsui Chi-ying, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to be held in October 2011.
The CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories
The applications for the fourth exercise closed on 15th January 2010. The Foundation received 20 applications from the universities. These were consequently peer-reviewed by 48 senior expert scientists invited from 10 countries, including 22 based in the mainland of China. The grants panel was convened in June 2010 to discuss awards, on scientific merits as advised in the confidential assessments. Two awards have been approved as follows:
a) “Identification of in vivo Substrates for MAP-kinase cascades that Play Key Roles in Ethylene Signaling Using Functional Phosphoproteomics and Interactomics” presented by Prof LI Ning (Biology, HKUST) and Dr LI Jia-yang (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS) – HK$1 million;
b)“Study of the Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials with Nanotwins” presented by Prof LU Jian (Mechanical Engineering, PolyU) and Prof LU Ke, (Institute of Metal Research, CAS) – HK$1 million.
Croucher Cambridge International Scholarships
In April 2009, The Croucher Foundation and the
Cambridge
Overseas Trust
jointly established “The Croucher Cambridge International
Scholarships” for postgraduate students in Hong
Kong
to
study natural sciences, technology or medicine at the doctoral level
at the University
of Cambridge.
These PhD scholarships are open for application in September 2009
for awards tenable from the academic year 2010-11.
A maximum of three are available.
Students who are interested should surf the Foundation’s
website by mid-September.
Fellowships,
Scholarships and Studentships 2009-10
Interviews
in Hong Kong were held in March 2009, and interviews
in the UK took place in April 2009 in Cambridge. Results
have been announced. Press
here to see the list of award winners for 2009/10.
Applicants
for the 2009/10 awards who have not heard from the Foundation so
far may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. The
Foundation as a rule does not provide critiques for unsuccessful
applications
Advanced Study Institutes 2009-10
The
Foundation has offered grants to the following Advanced Study
Institutes on specific scientific topics:
“Frontiers in Systems Biology: Network, Environment and
Human Disease” hosted by Dr Jue Shi, Department of Physics, Hong
Kong Baptist University, to be held in November 2009;
“Structure-based Screening and Design of Ligands for
Protein Targets” hosted by Professor Pang Chui Shaw, Department
of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, to be held
in December 2009;
“New Developments in Optical Microscopy: Seeing into the
Future of Cell Biology” hosted by Professor Andrew L Miller,
Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology, to be held in January 2010;
“Recent Developments in Nearshore Coastal Water Quality
Research: Prediction, Hydro-biological Interactions and
Management” hosted by Professor Joseph Hun Wei Lee, Department
of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, to be held in
December 2009.
Sponsorship
of International Conferences 2009-2010
The
Foundation has offered grants to the following international
conferences to be held in
Hong
Kong
in the 2009-2010 academic year:
“IEEE
International NanoElectronics Conference 2010” hosted by
Professor Paul K. Chu, Department of Physics and Materials
Science, City University of Hong Kong, to be held in January 2010;
“StatPhysHK:
Complexity, Computation and Information” hosted by Professor
Tang Lei-han, Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University,
to be held in July 2010;
“International
Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry” hosted by Professor Xie
Zuowei, Department of Chemistry, the Chinese University of Hong
Kong, to be held in July 2010;
“Renal
Cancer Symposium: The New Era has Dawned” hosted by Professor
Sidney K.H. Yip, Department of Surgery, the Chinese University of
Hong Kong, to be held in December 2009;
“4th
International Conference on the Prevention and Management of
Harmful Algae Blooms in the South China Sea” hosted by Professor
K.C. Ho, School of Science and Technology, the Open University of
Hong Kong, to be held in June 2009;
“2009
International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning –
Blended Learning: blending technologies and teaching practices”,
Dr K.S. Yuen, Centre for Research in Distance and Adult Learning,
and the Educational Technology and Publishing Unit hosted by the
Open University of Hong Kong, to be held in July 2009;
“International
Conference on Advanced High-Temperature and High-Strength
Structural Materials” hosted by Professor Lu Jian, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, to
be held in October 2009;
“2010 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) Molecular and Cellular
Neurobiology” hosted by Professor Nancy Ip, Biotechnology
Research Institute, the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology, to be held in June 2010;
“The
Role of Evolution in Biological Disease” hosted by Professor Wu
Zhenguo, Department of Biochemistry, the Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology, to be held in October 2009;
“RNA Silencing: Mechanisms and Applications”
hosted by Dr Jin Dongyan, Department of Biochemistry, the
University of Hong Kong, to be held in October 2009;
“2nd
International Symposium on Surface and Interface of
Biomaterials” hosted by Dr Wang Min, Department of Mechanical
Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, to be held in January
2010.
Croucher
Senior Research Fellowships 2009-2010
Six leading research academics from four local universities were
presented the Senior Research Fellowships of The Croucher Foundation
on
Tuesday, 24th March 2009
, in recognition of their outstanding scientific
achievements in the international scientific community.
The awards were presented by Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, JP, Secretary for
Justice of the HKSAR Government.
Press
release of the event is available here.
For complete list of awards, please click here.
The
CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories
The applications for the third exercise
closed on
15th
January 2008
.
The Foundation received 19 applications from the
universities. These were
consequently peer-reviewed by 89 senior expert scientists invited
from 11 countries, including 38 based in the mainland of
China
.
The grants panel was convened in June 2008 to discuss awards,
on scientific merits as advised in the confidential assessments.
Five awards have been approved as follows:
(a) “Molecular Catalysts for C-C/C-X Bond-Forming
Reactions” presented by Professor Zuowei Xie (Chemistry, CUHK) and Professor Yong
Tang (Organic Chemistry, CAS) – HK$1 million;
(b)
“Bat Ears – Further
Visuo-Auditory Integration Investigation” presented by Dr Jufang He
(Rehabilitation Science, PolyU) and Professor Shigang He
(Biophysics, CAS) – HK$1 million;
(c)
“Integration of Chemical
and Biological Approaches for Drug Discovery” presented
by Professor Karl W K Tsim (Biology, HKUST) and Professor Ji-Jun
Chen (Botany, CAS) – HK$1 million;
(d) “Luminescent Platinum (II)
Complexes. Synthesis, Excited State Properties, and Application
Studies” presented by Professor Chi-Ming Che (Chemistry, HKU) and Professor
Chen-Ho Tung (Physics & Chemistry, CAS) – HK$1 million; and
(e) “Heterogeneous Peer-to-peer
Networks” presented by Professor Victor O K Li (Electrical
& Electronic Engineering, HKU) and Professor Zhongcheng Li
(Computing Technology, CAS) – HK$1 million.
Details of the scheme
can be found here.
Launching
of Oxford-Croucher Scholarships for Doctoral Studies
In March 2008, The Croucher Foundation and the University
of Oxford
jointly established “The University of Oxford Croucher
Scholarships” for postgraduate students in Hong
Kong
to
study natural sciences, technology or medicine at the doctoral level
at the University
of Oxford
.
After a stringent selection process conducted by a panel of scientists,
Miss Lai-sheung Choi and Mr. Yung-wa Sin, won the first-ever the
University of Oxford Croucher Scholarships (UOCS) to pursue doctoral
studies in October 2008. These are fully funded scholarships,
covering full financial support for their studies at Oxford
.
Miss Choi Lai-sheung, was a final-year Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
student at the Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong (CUHK). She
will study the use of mutant transmembrane toxin (a-hemolysin) in
aiding DNA sequencing and the detection of other molecules at
single-molecule level. Lai-sheung is very grateful for the
scholarship, which will give her an invaluable opportunity to study
under world-renowned chemical biologist Prof. Hagan Bayley.
Mr. Sin Yung-wa obtained his MPhil in biology at CUHK and he is a lover
of nature who has been addicted to reading biology books since
childhood. Yung-wa will be joining the Wildlife Conservation
Research Unit of the Department of Zoology at Oxford
to
study the management of endangered species and the ecosystem.
These DPhil scholarships are again open for application by September 2008
for awards tenable from the academic year 2009-10.
A maximum of four are available.
Students who are interested should surf the Foundation’s
website by mid-September.
Signing
the Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Oxford held
on 27th March 2008 in Hong Kong
Front
row from left: Prof Y W Kan, FRS (Chairman of the Foundation), The
Honorable Michael Suen (Secretary for Education, HKSAR Government),
Dr Jon Dellandrea (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Development & External
Affairs,
University
of
Oxford
).
Back
row from left: Sue Cunningham (Director of Development, University
of Oxford), Prof Peter Ratcliffe (Nuffield Professor of Medicine,
University of Oxford), Prof Felix Wu (Trustee of the Foundation), Mr
IRA MacCallum (Vice-Chairman of the Foundation), Dr Rayson Huang
(Trustee of the Foundation), and Prof Kenneth Young (Trustee of the
Foundation).
The
first winners of the Oxford-Croucher Scholarships:
Yung
Wa
SIN (left) and Lai Sheung
CHOI
Joint
Universities Summer Teaching Laboratory (JUSTL) Programme at Woods
Hole
The
Foundation has made a grant of HK$1,106,118 to start the 2007 Hong
Kong JUSTL programme which is an eight week intensive research and
educational experience for Hong Kong postgraduate students at the
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts,
USA.
Programme
activities will be centered round a Croucher Foundation-funded
summer laboratory located within the summer scientist community at
the MBL. JUSTL programme participants will conduct individual
research projects, attend lectures and seminars, as well as undergo
training in specialist research techniques. These activities
will be under the guidance of the JUSTL programme Director as well
as leading volunteer MBL summer scientist mentors, drawn from
Universities and Institutions from around the world. Details
of the programme can be found here.
The
person in charge is Professor Andrew Miller of the Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology, who will organise and
coordinate the programme in conjunction with leading
scientists. The programme is open to all students in Hong Kong
currently doing postgraduate work in a relevant discipline. The financial support covers laboratory fees, airfare and living
expenses for the participants.
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