The HKUST-NES-SKOLKOVO China-Russia Eurasian Studies Center (CREC), co-founded by HKUST, HKUST (GZ), NES and MSM is happy to announce the first round of CREC Research Grants and invite research proposals.
The faculty of four founding institutions and research staff are welcome to submit application for research grants. The maximum grant amount for an individual project is HK$80,000 (approximately US$10,000) and the maximum for a project involving multiple Principal Investigators (PI) is HK$100,000 per PI (approximately US$13,000). Joint proposals from members of different founding institutions are especially encouraged. The maximal length of a project is two years.
Priority will be given to collaborative research projects and proposals that are oriented around the follow themes:
1. Income and social mobility
2. Migration patterns and human capital
3. Innovation and entrepreneurship
4. Global economic integration: Challenges of Eurasia
5. Socioeconomic, financial and business development
6. Energy and environment
7. Public services
CREC particularly welcomes proposals that conduct the comparative studies China, Russia and Eurasia.
Only HKUST, HKUST (GZ), NES and MSM faculty can serve as PIs.
To apply, please prepare a proposal that includes no more than 2 pages of text (not including references, single-spaced, 12-point font) that discusses the relevance of the project to challenges facing China, Russia and Eurasia, the research methodology, and justification for the budget. There should be one PI and, possibly, several co-investigators. Please indicate the theme to which your proposal belongs.
All application materials should be sent to Prof Shlomo Weber [email protected] and Prof Ye Qi [email protected] by April 30, 2021. Funding decisions will be made in consultation with the CREC Academic Board and announced by May 31, 2021.