Funding Opportunities

Technology Startup Support Scheme for Universities at HKU (TSSSU@HKU)

Weblink: https://www.tto.hku.hk/public/tsssu/index.html

• Eligible applicant: full-time professoriate staff of HKU, current full-time or part-time students of HKU and graduate of HKU for no more than 3 years
• Funding amount: up to HKD1.5 m
• Programme period: up to 3 years
• Application period: September to November every year

HKU STEM Internship Scheme

Weblink: https://www.cedars.hku.hk/careers/stem

• Eligible applicant: all employees
• Funding amount: a monthly subsidy of HKD10,500, capped at three months (maximum at HKD31,500) in each academic year
• Application period: first come first served

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Incu-Bio

Weblink: https://www.hkstp.org/innovate-with-us/incubation/incu-bio/

• Funding amount: up to HKD6 m
• Programme period: 4 years
• Application period: all year round

HKSTP INCUBATION

Weblink: https://www.hkstp.org/innovate-with-us/incubation/hkstp-incubation/

• Funding amount: up to HKD1.29 m
• Programme period: 3 years
• Application period: all year round

IDEATION

Weblink: https://www.hkstp.org/zh-hk/innovate-with-us/pre-incubation/ideation/

• Funding amount: up to HKD100 k
• Programme period: 1 year
• Application period: January, May and September every year

Acceleration Programme

Weblink: https://www.hkstp.org/innovate-with-us/acceleration/acceleration-programme/

• Eligible applicant: promising technology startups from all industries
• Funding amount: up to HKD4.7 m (including HKD1.2 m cash reimbursement)
• Programme period: 18-24 months
• Application period: all year round

Cyberport 

Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Weblink: http://www.cyberport.hk/en/about_cyberport/cyberport_youth/cyberport_creative_micro_fund

• Eligible applicant: high potential tech startups
• Funding amount: up to HKD100 k
• Funding period: 6 months
• Application period: all year round

Cyberport Incubation Programme

Weblink: http://www.cyberport.hk/en/about_cyberport/cyberport_entrepreneurs/cyberport_incubation_programme

• Eligible applicant: tech startups
• Funding amount: up to HKD500 k
• Funding period: 24 months
• Application period: all year round

Cyberport Accelerator Support Programme

Weblink: https://www.cyberport.hk/en/about_cyberport/cyberport_partners/cyberport_accelerator_support_programme

• Eligible applicant: Cyberport incubatees and alumni
• Funding amount: up to HKD300 k
• Application period: all year round

Cyberport University Partnership Programme

Weblink: http://cupp.cyberport.hk/eng/front_programmes/index

• Eligible applicant: Fin-tech startups
• Funding amount: HKD100 k
• Application period: August every year

Other Government or Public Funding Schemes or Competitions

Hong Kong Design Centre – Design Incubation Programme

Weblink: https://www.hkdesignincubation.org/

• Eligible applicant: fashion design, branding/ packaging, product design, visual/ spatial Arts, interior/ architecture, jewelry design/ media & communication, other design disciplines
• Subsidy amount: up to HKD500 k
• Programme period: 2 years
• Application period: once a year

Distance Business Programme

Weblink: https://www.hkpc.org/en/distance-business-programme

• Eligible applicant: all private enterprises (excluding publicly listed companies, statutory bodies and non-government organisations funded by the Government)
• Funding amount: up to HKD300 k
• Programme period: 6 months
• Application period: May to October every year

Innovation and Technology Support Programme

Weblink: https://www.itf.gov.hk/en/funding-programmes/supporting-research/itsp/index.html

• Eligible applicant: R&D Centre or designated local public research institutes
• Funding amount: up to HKD2.8 m (platform R&D projects) or up to HKD1.4 m (seed projects)
• Programme period: up to 18 months 
• Application period: all year round (platform R&D projects) or once a year (seed projects)

Technology Voucher Programme

Weblink: https://www.itf.gov.hk/en/funding-programmes/facilitating-technology/tvp/index.html

• Eligible applicant: all local enterprises/organisations 
• Funding amount: up to 600 k, on a 3 (Government):1 (enterprise/organisation) matching basis
• Application period: all year round

Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales

Weblink: https://www.bud.hkpc.org/

• Eligible applicant: all local enterprises in undertaking projects to develop brands, upgrade and restructure their business operations and promote sales in the ASEAN & FTA market
• Funding amount: reimbursement of 50% of total approved project cost, up to HK$2 m
• Application period: every three months

SME Export Marketing Fund

Weblink: https://www.smefund.tid.gov.hk/english/emf/emf_objective.html

• Eligible applicant: small and medium enterprises (SMEs) participating in export promotion activities,
• Funding amount: 50% of total approved expenditure, up to HK$800 k, on expenditure related to export promotion activity
• Application period: all year round

Good Seed

Weblink: https://www.smefund.tid.gov.hk/english/emf/emf_objective.html

• Eligible applicant: full-time and part-time students as well as graduates in diploma, associate degree, degree or postgraduate degree programs offered by any higher education institution in Hong Kong; or, Hong Kong citizens with a qualification received from an  oversea higher education institution are also accepted
• Funding amount: up to HKD200 k
• Programme period: 1 year
• Application period: closed

HK Social Enterprise Challenge

Weblink: https://hksec.hk/

• Eligible applicant: 2-4 team members with at least 50% of them currently studying in HK or graduated in January 2018 or after
• Funding amount: up to HKD75 k per member
• Application period: October every year

SIE Fund

Weblink: https://www.sie.gov.hk/tc/

• Eligible applicant: social innovation 
• Funding amount: HKD200 k