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The University of Toronto-CUHK Research Fund
(For CUHK and U of T faculty)
Deadline: 11:59 EDT / 23:59 HKT, 30th June 2026 (Tuesday)
The University of Toronto (U of T) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) continue to develop their strategic partnership and offer opportunities for research collaboration and engagement through a joint call for proposals aligned with their institutional priorities, complementary strengths, and track record of cooperation.
It is hoped that, besides tangible academic outcomes such as the exchange and co-supervision of PhD students and submission of co-authored publications, projects will result in long-lasting, substantial collaborations with a view to enabling principal investigators (PIs) to subsequently apply for external funding to support the next phase of their joint research.
The fund is open for applications from all research areas and up to 5 proposals will be selected for funding. Priority will be given to proposals in the areas of interest identified by CUHK and U of T. For this round, proposals in the following areas are invited:
- Medicine and Health
- Sustainable Urban Systems and Social Equity
Proposals in other fields with good sustainability prospects are also welcome. Applications that promote multidisciplinary collaboration and seek to provide opportunities for collaborative doctoral training and mobility at a future stage are encouraged.
Programme Guidelines and Forms
Applicants can access the programme guidelines, application form, endorsement form and completion report form from the following links:
- Programme Guidelines
- Application Form
- Endorsement Form
- Budget Template
- Amendment Form
- Completion Report
List of Awardees
2025
| CUHK PI | PI(s) at U of T | Project |
| Prof. Cindy Sit, Dept of Sports Science & Physical Education | Prof. Timothy Welsh, Dept of Kinesiology | Play, Act, Include, Reach, Shine (PAIRS) |
| Prof. Chun Chen, Dept of Mechanical & Automation Engineering | Prof. Jeffrey Siegel, Dept of Civil & Mineral Engineering | Opportunities and Challenges for Air Filtration for the Control of Infectious Disease |
| Prof. Swee Kuan Goh, Dept of Physics | Prof. Stephen Julian, Dept of Physics | Exploring Quantum Materials through Magnetotransport and Raman Spectroscopy in a Diamond Anvil Cell |
| Prof. Xiaodan Fan, Dept of Statistics | Prof. Xiaolin Wei, Dalla Lana School of Public Health | Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Mental Health Complication Post Diabetes Diagnosis: Training and Validation Based on Three Large Cohorts |
| Prof. Chin Ming Hui, Dept of Psychology | Prof. Geoff MacDonald, Dept of Psychology | Global Trends, Societal Constraints, and Individual Preferences: An Integrated Analysis of the Prevalence of Singles |
Enquiries
All queries related to this call for joint research proposals should be directed to:
The University of Toronto
Rikki Zhao, Director, China Partnership
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ms. Olivia Kwok, Programmer Manager (Global), Office of Academic Links
Last updated in May 2026