Deadlines
Start-up programme deadlines in Hong Kong
When to apply to Hong Kong's incubators, accelerators and university start-up funds. 7 open now. Every date comes from the programme's own page.
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Checked against each programme's own page on Wed 14 Oct 2026. Dates change, so confirm on the programme's page before you apply.
Add every deadline to your calendaror download the .ics file; new rounds appear on their own.
Open now
TSSSU@HKUST
Government funding for university start-ups, up to HK$1.5 million a year for up to three years under the scheme
Start-ups from HKUST students, alumni, faculty and staff
Closes Fri 16 Oct 2026. 2 days left
Apply ↗TSSSU@HKU
HK$400,000 to HK$1.5 million a year, for up to three years
Start-ups from HKU students, alumni and staff
Closes Tue 20 Oct 2026. 6 days left
Apply ↗TSSSU@CUHK
Up to HK$600,000 a year (TSSSU-O), or up to HK$1 million a year matched to private investment (TSSSU+)
Current CUHK students and professors, and alumni who graduated in the last 36 months
Closes Sun 1 Nov 2026. 18 days left
Apply ↗Cyberport Greater Bay Area Young Entrepreneurship Programme
A bootcamp, then a HK$100,000 Creative Micro Fund grant for winning teams
Ages 18 to 30, studying at or within three years of graduating from a college in Hong Kong, Macau or Guangdong
Cyberport's page lists this date but blocks automated checks; confirm it there before you apply.
Closes Fri 27 Nov 2026. 44 days left
Apply ↗Cyberport Creative Micro Fund (CCMF)
HK$100,000 grant to build a digital tech idea over six months
Individuals aged 18 or over with a Hong Kong ID, or a Hong Kong limited company
Closes Tue 1 Dec 2026. 48 days left
Apply ↗Cyberport Incubation Programme
Up to HK$500,000 over 24 months, plus a HK$200,000 rental subsidy
Digital tech start-ups
Closes Tue 1 Dec 2026. 48 days left
Apply ↗Design Incubation Programme
Up to HK$380,000 over 18 months
Design businesses one to three years old
The page says applications are open but doesn't give a closing date.
No closing date given
Apply ↗
Apply any time
HKSTP Incubation Programme
Up to HK$1.29 million over three years, with space at Science Park or InnoCentre
R&D start-ups in ICT, electronics, green tech or precision engineering with an MVP or prototype
Year-round
Apply ↗
Closed for now
When each last closed, and when the next round usually comes.
PolyVentures Angel Fund (TSSSU@PolyU)
Up to HK$500,000 a year for up to three years, plus an optional HK$500,000 investment from PolyU
Once a year, closing in October
TSSSU@HKBU
Up to HK$1 million (TSSSU-O), or up to HK$1.5 million matched to private investment (TSSSU+)
Once a year, closing in October
PolyU Micro Fund
HK$120,000 for final winners and a route into HKSTP's Ideation or Incubation programme
The second 2026-27 round is expected in spring 2027
CityU HK Tech 300 Seed Fund
HK$100,000 seed funding per team for six to twelve months
Several rounds a year
CityU's site blocks automated checks, so this date comes from a search of its page; confirm it there.
HKSTP Ideation Programme
Up to HK$100,000 over one year, paid in three tranches
The next window opens in January 2027
HKUST-SINO One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition
A yearly start-up competition with a grand final in October
Once a year, applications from late spring to summer
FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
A programme with financial institutions from September, ending in a demo day in November
The 2027 call is expected in spring 2027
HKAI Global Acceleration Program
12 months with GPU computers, cloud credits, free office space and funding opportunities
Two cohorts a year
Cyberport University Partnership Programme (CUPP)
Training and a competition; winning teams get a HK$100,000 Creative Micro Fund grant
Once a year; universities take nominations around February and March
Missing a programme or a new round?
We add a round once its own page publishes the dates. Tell us about one. To choose between them, read the funding guide and the incubators guide.