IV.     ACADEMIC STAFF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

        The Academic Staff Fellowship Programme provides academic staff
        with an opportunity to visit leading universities and other
        academic/research centres outside Hong Kong for the enhancement
        of teaching/research activities.  For each academic year, one
        individual could be selected from each Faculty/School for the
        award of the Programme.  Each fellow will be provided with a
        travel grant of $15,000, and the 1-month period of visit
        will be regarded as absence on duty.  A proposal describing the
        nature of attachment and the proposed host institution, and the
        expected benefits to be gained from the visit should be submitted
        to the Department Head and Dean, and will be considered within
        the Faculty/School by a panel.  The Faculty/School will make
        nomination of the selected individual to the Programme by the
        specified deadline as announced by the Staff Development Panel
        annually.

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