Funded Initiatives
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Teaching Development Grant (TDG)
TDG CALL for PROPOSALSThe University will invite proposal submissions for TDG projects. All academic and administrative staff members are eligible to apply. Please refer to the following for more details of these projects and process. For application, please submit your completed online application form(s) on or before the dates specified below for each round.
*The result announcement is indicative, as additional information may be requested from the proposer, and requests for funding of over HK$200,000 require an external review process. #There will be no second round of application in the 2027-28 academic year due to the requirement to submit an End-Triennium Report to the UGC by mid-year of 2028. USEFUL INFORMATION(a) Objective and Administration As allocated by the University Grants Committee (UGC), the objective of the TDLEG is to fund projects adopting innovative approaches to teaching and/or improve the quality of the learning environment at Lingnan. Internal TDGs are allocated on the basis of competitive bids for projects. The Sub-Committee on Teaching and Learning (SCTL) under the Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC) for Undergraduate Programmes is responsible for approval and award of the TDG. The CITAL assists SCTL in administering the TDG. (b) Eligibility, Budget and Suggested Timeline All full-time academic and administrative staff members are eligible to apply. The duration for projects can be up to three years. The budget limit for a project proposal is normally at HK$200,000 per project. External reviews will be solicited to scrutinize the proposals budgeted above this amount prior to deliberation at SCTL meetings. For the project proposal(s) budgeting over HK$200,000, the results will be announced later depending on the time needed for the external reviewers to make comments and the Sub-Committee on Teaching and Learning (SCTL) to consider the comments, etc. (c) Funding Policies and Related Information Kindly be reminded of the following highlights approved by the Senate in its October 2017 meeting, in order to amplify the contribution of TDG projects to University: (1) Team projects are given higher priority than individual projects in order to foster-cross-fertilization and collaboration; (2) The Principal Project Supervisors (PPS) are advised to consult and inform their heads of departments/line managers of their submission of TDG project applications. They should also copy full reports to heads of departments/line managers for noting; (3) The PPS may also consult experienced staff on TDG applications and indicate in the application if such consultation has been done; (4) External reviews will be introduced for proposals requesting a budget more than HK$200,000 prior to discussion at a meeting of SCTL of AQAC; and (5) Eligible applicants can submit at most two applications at one time, on condition that they do not have more than three on-going TDG projects as PPS at the commencement date of the project under application. From the 2025-28 triennium, PPS shall be required to present and/or publish and reports to their project findings in refereed journals or refereed conferences. Further dissemination of project results in the form of seminars and conference presentations is also required. Non-compliance, such as late submission of the interim/final report or failure to present/publish papers, may result in disqualification from future TDG application rounds. In this connection, you are highly suggested to read the relevant part of the University’s Strategic Plan 2022-2028 (https://www.ln.edu.hk/strategic-plan/2022-2028/en/) for addressing how your proposal(s) fit(s) into or complement(s) the teaching and learning quality enhancement or assurance goals at Lingnan. For further information, please refer to the "Funding Policies and Procedures Regarding TDG" and the "flow chart for the application process". Download Forms
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General Enquiries
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