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EACH APPLICATION WAS INITIALLY SCREENED BY ONE OR MORE OF THREE SUBJECT PANELS
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING; BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE; AND HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES WITH THE HELP OF REPORTS FROM SPECIALIST ASSESSORS/REFEREES.
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THE PANELS' RECOMMENDATIONS WERE THEN CONSIDERED BY THE FULL RGC MEETING ON JUNE 19.
OF THE TOTAL SUM OF $155.6 MILLION PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 1993/94, THE RGC DECIDED TO ALLOCATE $49 MILLION TO THE INSTITUTIONS DIRECTLY TO SUPPORT PROJECTS COSTING LESS THAN $200,000 AND SET ASIDE $6 MILLION FOR CENTRAL ALLOCATION TO STRENGTHEN THE RESEARCH BASE IN THE INSTITUTIONS.
THE BALANCE OF SOME $100 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR PROJECTS IN RESPONSE TO COMPETITIVE BIDS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS.
DETAILS OF THE PROJECTS SUPPORTED, BY PANEL AND BROAD SUBJECT AREAS, ARE GIVEN BELOW:
SUBJECT PANEL
SUBJECT AREA
NO. OF PROJECTS FUNDING SUPPORTED
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
CIVIL
& ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING,
SURVEYING,
BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION
BIOLOGY & MEDICINE
COMPUTING
12
4,901,000
24
9,666,500
SCIENCE,
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY &
MATHEMATICS
ELECTRICAL &
22
13,544,000
ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL,
3,418,500
PRODUCTION &
INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERING
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
45
21,670,000
SUB-TOTAL
110
53,200,000
20
14,950,000
BIOLOGICAL
SCIENCES
MEDICINE,
29
18,777,000
DENTISTRY &
HEALTH
SUB-TOTAL
49
33,727,000
/HUMANITIES &