Croucher Foundation

Croucher Foundation Croucher Foundation is an independent private foundation, promoting the standard of the natural sciences, technology and medicine in Hong Kong.

Croucher Foundation is an independent private foundation established by the late Noel Croucher in 1979 to promote the standard of the natural sciences, technology and medicine in Hong Kong. The work of the Foundation is organised into five broad areas:

1. Scholarships and fellowships for promising young Hong Kong scientists and medical doctors to pursue research overseas.

2. Research fellowships

to enable scientists in Hong Kong to pursue their intellectual inclinations, and to engage in bold new work.

3. Conferences, workshops and collaborative research to facilitate the exchange of ideas between Hong Kong scientists and their counterparts overseas.

4. Demonstration lectures to promote a wider understanding of science among Hong Kong school students and undergraduate students.

5. Supporting undergraduate students in Hong Kong experiencing sudden financial difficulty.

💡 Study awards Q&A webinarAre you thinking about applying for a 2025 Croucher Study Award? If so, we invite you to join ...
15/10/2024

💡 Study awards Q&A webinar

Are you thinking about applying for a 2025 Croucher Study Award?
If so, we invite you to join our upcoming webinar at:
7pm HKT on 18th October 2024, Zoom

This is a fantastic opportunity to get your questions answered, meet our current scholars, and learn more about the application process.

Register here: https://projects.croucher.org.hk/information-sessions/study-awards-q-a-webinar

*Croucher Science Communication Studentship*🧪Are you passionate about science? 🗣️Do you have a gift for communicating yo...
08/10/2024

*Croucher Science Communication Studentship*

🧪Are you passionate about science?

🗣️Do you have a gift for communicating your thoughts to others?

🔭Are you keen to share the wonder and importance of science with a wider audience?

Then this story of Ms To Yuen Man, an experienced teacher in Hong Kong who is keen to elevate her ability to convey her science passion to her students, might inspire you.

👁️Croucher Science Communication Studentship is now open for application!

👨‍🎓Find out how a one-year Master’s in science communication could develop your critical thinking, sharpen your communication and research skills, and open up new career opportunities: https://croucher.org.hk/en/funding/study-awards/croucher-science-communication-studentships

https://projects.croucher.org.hk/news/croucher-science-communication-studentship-to-yuen-man

For people with a passion to communicate the wonder and importance of science

📣Calling all undergraduate scientists in Hong Kong!🧭Are you keen to explore the horizons of science?🙂Yes?🚀Then kickstart...
25/09/2024

📣Calling all undergraduate scientists in Hong Kong!

🧭Are you keen to explore the horizons of science?

🙂Yes?

🚀Then kickstart your research career with a Croucher Scholarship for doctoral study at a top international university.

🛜Join a unique network of over 1,200 scientists from Hong Kong.

🔝Benefit from our competitive scholarship package to send you on your way to the next level in your career in science.

🏆Give yourself the chance to make a real difference.

👁️Check out a Croucher Scholarship for Doctoral Study.

🗓️ Apply via our website by 15 November 2024 for the 2025–26 selection exercise.

⏰Still here? What are you waiting for? Don’t miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
https://croucher.org.hk/en/funding/study-awards

🐜 Little things that run the world 🐜 In an important new study, ecologists from the University of Hong Kong have success...
29/08/2024

🐜 Little things that run the world 🐜
In an important new study, ecologists from the University of Hong Kong have successfully mapped global biogeographic regions for ants, marking the first time an insect group has been included in such a comprehensive biodiversity framework. Their research highlights the ecological significance of ants and their distribution across nine biogeographic realms.
Read more: https://projects.croucher.org.hk/news/little-things-that-run-the-world

Science for all!The HKU Biomedical Sciences Summer Academy is a collaboration between Croucher and the HKU School of Bio...
22/07/2024

Science for all!

The HKU Biomedical Sciences Summer Academy is a collaboration between Croucher and the HKU School of Biomedical Sciences that aims to raise secondary school students’ and teachers’ awareness about biomedical sciences and the benefits of biomedical research. Read more: https://projects.croucher.org.hk/news/science-for-all

Last Friday, we hosted a welcome party to celebrate our outstanding new class of 2024 scholars. It was a fantastic eveni...
17/07/2024

Last Friday, we hosted a welcome party to celebrate our outstanding new class of 2024 scholars. It was a fantastic evening filled with laughters, connections, and excitement.

Warmest congratulations to all the scholars on embarking on this transformative journey. We're thrilled to have you as part of the Croucher community. Together we walk farther!

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Noel Croucher entrusted the governance of his Foundation to the discretion of a Board of Trustees. Lord Todd, the Nobel Laureate and Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge was the founding President of the Foundation. The current Chairman is Professor Tak Wah Mak, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an internationally recognised pioneer in the fields of immunology and cancer research. Professor Mak took up the chairmanship of the Croucher Foundation in June 2011. The immediate past Chairman is Professor Yuet Wai Kan FRS.