Grants & Awards

External Grants (HK$5 million )

• Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC) Grants as PI, a total amount of HK$4.18 million

1. General Research Fund (PI), 2023/24, Hong Kong RGC, HK$910,100 

2. General Research Fund (PI), 2021/22, Hong Kong RGC, HK$672,993 

3. General Research Fund (PI), 2020/21, Hong Kong RGC, HK$550,000

4. General Research Fund (PI), 2019/20, Hong Kong RGC, HK$830,600

5. PROCORE-France/Hong Kong RGC Joint Research Scheme (PI), 2019/20, HK$124,000

6. General Research Fund (PI), 2015/16, Hong Kong RGC, HK$413,500

7. Early Career Scheme (PI)     , 2012/13, Hong Kong RGC, HK$484,000

8. General Research Fund (PI), 2010/11, Hong Kong RGC, HK$196,000

• Other External Grants, a total amount of HK$0.71 million

9. GIWM Research Grant,  2020 , Geneva Institute for Wealth Management, Switzerland, CHF15,000

10. Alternative Risk Premia Research Grant of the Paris–Dauphine House of Finance and Unigestion, 2019, France, €10,000

11. Canadian Derivatives Institute (CDI) Research Grant (x2), 2016, Canada, CAD50,000

12. Canadian Derivatives Institute (CDI) Research Grant, 2015, CAD20,000

13. REGA Financial Research Fellowship, 2011, REGA Capital Management, HK$100,000

Internal Grants

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University

1. Seeds fund under Research Centre for Quantitative Finance (PI), 2024-25, HK$200,000 

2. Research Productivity Reward Scheme for Journal Publications (PI), 2023-26, HK$400,000 

3. AF Competitive Grant (Co-I), 2023-26, HK$1,596,040

4. Financial Support for Editor-in-chief / Editor (PI), 2022-2025, HK$200,000

5. Startup Fund for Research (PI), 2022-25, HK$500,000

• Chinese University of Hong Kong

1. Research Grant Direct Allocation, 2009-2022, HK$500,000 

2. Project Impact Enhancement Fund, 2019-2021, HK$200,000  

3. Research Grant for High Impact Case, 2017-2018, HK$200,000  

4. United College Lee Hysan Foundation and Endowment Fund Research Grant, 2011/13/14/16, HK$91,500 

5. Focus Innovations Scheme: Major Area in Economics and Finance, 2014, HK$77,000

Awards

• • Best Paper Award, The 6th China Derivatives Youth Forum, Guangzhou, 2023

  • Shinhan Investment Paper Award, The 18th Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives, 2022

  • Shinhan Investment Paper Award, The 17th Annual Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives, 2021

  • The Meritorious Service Award, Management Science, 2021

  • Best Paper Award on Derivatives, Northern Finance Association Annual Conference, 2020

  • Research Grant of Geneva Institute for Wealth Management, 2020

  • Best Paper Prize, FMA Consortium on Asset Management by University of Cambridge, 2020

  • AAM-CAMRI Prize in Asset Management, Asia Asset Management and NUS, 2019

  • Risk Premia Research Grant of the Paris-Dauphine House of Finance and Unigestion, Paris, 2019

  • Best Paper Award, the 26th conference on the theories and practices of securities and financial markets, Taiwan, 2018

  • ETF Research Academy Award of Paris-Dauphine University House of Finance and Lyxor Asset Management, Paris, 2018

  • CQA Academic Competition Award, Chicago, 2017

  • CQAsia Academic Competition Award, Hong Kong, 2016

  • Zephyr Prize (best corporate paper), 28th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, 2015

  • CQAsia Academic Competition Award, Hong Kong, 2014

  • Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award 2011-2012, Faculty of Business Administration, CUHK

  • Best Paper Award, the 17th conference on the theories and practices of securities and financial markets, Taiwan, 2009