Croucher Scholarship

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The Croucher Scholarship is a scholarship that is offered by the Croucher Foundation in Hong Kong. The Croucher Foundation is a private trust set up by the late Noel Croucher, one of the founders of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and a British businessman in Hong Kong for over 70 years. It is a private, independent foundation based in Hong Kong without affiliation to any organisation, and derives direct income entirely from its own investments in different parts of the world. In 2006, the Croucher Foundation Limited has been formed as a separate entity to take over all the grant-making responsibilities of the Foundation.

The Foundation is governed by a Board whose present Chairman is Professor Y.W. Kan, FRS. Its main office is in Hong Kong.

The Foundation specializes in promoting the standard of natural science, technology and medicine in Hong Kong through awards and grants to scientists based in and serving Hong Kong. The work of the Foundation has been conducted with the support of panels of international experts invited to assess the scientific values of individual projects.

Types of Support

The regular grants programme operated by the Croucher Foundation Limited include the following:

   * Scholarships, Fellowships and Research Studentships for doctoral and postdoctoral level studies in Hong Kong and abroad;
   * Senior Fellowships for in-service researchers and teachers in universities;
   * Sponsorship of international conferences and symposia held in Hong Kong;
   * Visitorships for Mainland Chinese scientists to undertake six-month attachments in tertiary institutions in Hong Kong;
   * Advanced Study Institutes which provide opportunities for senior scientists to exchange views on highly focused scientific topics in one-week intensive sessions;
   * The CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories that are established between various research institutions on the mainland of China and universities in Hong Kong.

Grants must normally be held in Hong Kong, with the exception of scholarships and fellowships, which are tenable outside Hong Kong.

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