HKU-UChicago Collaborative Sustainability and Climate Research Fund

The fund supports collaborative research between the two schools on key topics related to sustainability and climate.

The University of Chicago’s Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and the University of Hong Kong’s HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute have partnered to launch the HKU-UChicago Collaborative Sustainability and Climate Research Fund. The fund supports collaborative research between the two schools on key topics related to sustainability and climate. Explore our current projects below.

Applications are now open. Details about the call for applications and the application process are available here.

Key Dates

March 31, 2026 – Informational Session

May 31, 2026 – Application deadline

July 2026 – Award winners notified

HKU-UChicago 2025 Projects

HKU-UChicago Project

Toward Momentary Exposomics in Climate Health: Profiling Environmental Exposure Variability Using Sensor-Based Data in Hong Kong

Awardees: Kate Burrows, Diane Lauderdale, Peter Keumseok Koh
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HKU-UChicago Project

Ecological Impacts of Industrial Production in China

Awardees: Eyal Frank, Guojun He, Shaoda Wang
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HKU-UChicago Project

Incentivizing Citizens to Participate in Environmental Governance: A Field Experiment

Awardees: Guojun He, Shaoda Wang, Michael Greenstone
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HKU-UChicago Project

Long-Run Ecological Roots of Climate Attitudes and Support for Climate Change Policies

Awardees: Thomas Talhelm, Jiaqi Yu
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HKU-UChicago Project

Dual Network Effects in the EV Transition: Rise of Charging, Decline of Gas Stations

Awardees: Hyuk-soo Kwon, Jasmine Hao, Jinge Li
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