The Emerging Frontier Area (EFA) Scheme is newly established in the year 2018/19 as the third stage of development of RISUD. The Scheme aims to support novel and multi-disciplinary research of high impact in the area of sustainable urban development with great potential for large external funding (e.g., RGC, NSFC etc.) in the coming 3 – 5 years. Priority is given to RISUD members at Assistant and Associate Professors levels to encourage and support young researchers with original and impactful ideas on multi-disciplinary research.
The selection process includes internal reviews by senior academic staff of related research area and assessment of proposal presentations by the Executive Committee of RISUD.
The selection process includes internal reviews by senior academic staff of related research area and assessment of proposal presentations by the Executive Committee of RISUD.