HK Tech 300 Seed Fund

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Funding

  1. Each approved project team may receive HK$100,000HKD
  2. The funding period and terms will be set out in the HK Tech 300 Seed Fund agreement. Payment depends on those terms. The team must meet the agreed milestones and file interim and final reports and spending statements. Funds are then paid to the PIC in three stages, as follows:
  • Phase 1Up to HK$20,000, after the HK Tech 300 Seed Fund agreement is signedwithin 45 days after the funding agreement
  • Phase 2Up to HK$40,000, decided by a panel appointed by the universityAfter the interim report is accepted and the milestone is confirmed
  • Phase 3Up to HK$40,000 after the project is successfully completed, includingWithin 45 days after every milestone and deliverable, if any, is complete and the final report is accepted by the university’s review panel.

Eligibility

  1. The person in charge (PIC) of the team must, when applying, be any one of the followingwhose status is linked to CityU：
  • CityU students
  • CityU researchers
  • CityU alumni who graduated in the normal way within eight years of the application date
  • Others, when the team puts CityU intellectual property to commercial use
  1. The PIC oversees the team and is its contact person
  2. Each project team mustat least two members, including the PIC
  3. An applicant or member may apply twice for different projects funded or invested in by HK Tech 300, but must finish one project before starting another.
  4. An applicant or member may not apply for more than one project in the same group

Application deadline

  • Round 15 opened on 9 October 2024 and closed at 12:00 on 23 October 2024