The Hongkong Bank Foundation is HSBC’s philanthropic arm in Hong Kong that supports locally registered nonprofits and tertiary institutions through district-based community grants, scholarships, and volunteer-driven initiatives. It funds projects that strengthen community resilience and inclusion across education, youth development, elderly and disability services, health/wellness, and environment/sustainable living, often encouraging partnerships and volunteer engagement. Grants are awarded across multiple named programmes (community partnership, district programmes, and scholarships) with a focus on Hong Kong districts and tertiary students.
Programme-driven, corporate grantmaking with multiple named streams (District Community Programme, Community Partnership Programme, and scholarship schemes). Applications are generally open to locally registered charities and tertiary institutions; intake is ongoing/rolling but reviewed quarterly by an Advisory Committee and some programme cycles have annual deadlines. Typical project grants range from ~HKD 25,000 to HKD 1,000,000 with many mid-sized awards around HKD 200,000–500,000; scholarship awards are single-student awards (example HKD 50,000).
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Apply to the specific programme that fits your work (District Community Programme or CPP); prepare a Hong Kong‑registered organisation profile and a clear budget for a one‑ to two‑year project. Note that many streams accept rolling applications but are reviewed at quarterly Advisory Committee meetings—check programme pages for cycle dates (CPP usually issues an annual call, scholarships open Nov/Dec). Emphasise district-level partnership, volunteer engagement with HSBC, measurable community outcomes, and alignment with education, social inclusion, youth or sustainable‑living priorities.
Current and upcoming funding from The Hongkong Bank Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Only organisations recognised as charitable institutions and exempt from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance of Hong Kong, with projects benefiting the Hong Kong community, will be considered.
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