Research Grants

2024-2026 

How do Math learning gaps arise in preschool years? The multiplicative roles of family environment, cognitive skills, and Math-specific skills. [General Research Fund (GRF), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.B. Lam, & C. Liu] Awarded $0.8 million.

2021-2024 

Beyond language skills, what are the cognitive skills and environmental risk factors contributing to literacy skills in Chinese children at family risk of dyslexia. [General Research Fund (GRF), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.B. Lam, L.C. Wang & C.A. McBride] Awarded $0.7 million.

2016-2019 

In search of profiles and subtypes of dyslexia in dual-language adolescent readers [General Research Fund (GRF), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.A. McBride] Awarded $1.4 million. 

2013-2015 

A longitudinal examination of late-emerging reading difficulties in Hong Kong Chinese Children [General Research Fund (GRF), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, D.W. Chan,S.M. Tsang & S.H. Lee.]. Awarded $0.7 million. 

2012-2014 

Hong Kong students diagnosed with childhood dyslexia: What is and is not compensated? [General Research Fund (GRF), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.A. McBride-Chang & D. Molfese] Awarded $1.2 million. 

2009-2012 

Longitudinal Predictors of Behavioral Regulation, Oral Language and Reading-related Cognitive Skills in Chinese Reading Achievement Across Chinese Children from Different SES Backgrounds. [General Research Fund (GRF), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.A. McBride & A.M.Y. Wong] Awarded $1.1 million. 

2005-2008 

Temporal processing and cognitive processing in Chinese dyslexic children: behavioral and electrophysiological investigation, [Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG), K.K.H. Chung (PI) with T.B. Penney, C.A. McBride-Chang, C.S-H. Ho & H. Cheung]. Awarded $0.8 million. 

2024-2029

JC Project RISE 2.0: English learning support programme for primary school students with dyslexia. [The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, K.K.H Chung (PI) with W.W. L Chan., & P-S. Yeung] Awarded $86.43 million.

2023-2026 

Language and Communication Matters: Understanding the Developmental Trajectory of Linguistic, Cognitive, and Social-emotional Skills in Chinese Children with Speech and Language Difficulties [Research Matching Grant, K.K.H Chung (Co-PI) and Lam, C. B. (Co-PI)]. Awarded $4.5 million.

2022-2025 

Early advancement in resilience (EAR): A downward extension of the 3Es Programme that promotes the social-emotional competence of low-SES children. [Simon K. Y. Lee Foundation, K.K.H Chung (Co-PI) and Lam, C. B. (Co-PI)]. Awarded $18.1 million.

2022-2026 

Scaling up C-for-Chinese@JC in the kindergarten sector to cultivate culturally responsive education. [The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, K.K.H Chung (PI) with Lam, C. B., & To-Chan, S. P. T. P.] Awarded $94.1 million.

2022-2025 

Dyspraxia in Hong Kong children: a prevalence study and policy analysis. [Hong Kong Dyspraxia Foundation Limited, C.M. Capio (PI) July 2022 to September 2023; K.K.H Chung (PI) from September 2023, with C.M. Capio, & S.K. Cheung] Awarded $0.4 million.

2022-2025 

Dyspraxia in Hong Kong children: needs analysis to inform supportive programs for learning and development. [Research Matching Grant, C.M. Capio (PI) July 2022 to September 2023; K.K.H Chung (PI) from September 2023, with C.M. Capio, & S.K. Cheung] Awarded $0.4 million.

2021-2024 

JC-RISE Intervention and school-based support for dyslexic students with English learning difficulty [The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, K.K.H Chung (PI) with P.S, Yeung, C.S.H. Ho, D.W.Chan, S.M.Tsang, & S.H. Lee]. Awarded $20.26 million.

2021-2022 

C-for-Chinese@JC – To consolidate the learnings and experience into a benchmark and related reference materials for the kindergarten sector. [The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, K.K.H Chung (PI) with Lam, C. B., & To-Chan, S. P. T. P.] Awarded $10.5 million.

2019-2021 

3Es: Early prevention, early identification, and early intervention: A school-based support model of social-emotional development for kindergarten children – Towards Dissemination and Awareness [Simon K.Y. Lee Foundation, K.K.H Chung (Co-PI) & C.B. Lam (Co-PI)]. Awarded $7.33 million.

2020-2023 

Preparing teachers and parents to support positive education and children's wellbeing. [Faculty of Education and Human Development, EdUHK – Strategic Areas: Learning and Teaching, K.K.H Chung (PI) with K.C. Chan & Y.H.E. Lau]. Awarded $3.3 million.

2016-2021 

Holistic support for non-Chinese speaking kindergarten children to learn Chinese [The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, K.K.H Chung (PI) with, S.P. To- Chan., C.S.M. Ng, H.K. Fok, C.W.Law, H.C. Lam, K.S. Wong & C.Y.C Fong]. Awarded $31.88 million.

2016-2018 

Reducing early literacy differences in preschool children from low-SES families: The effects of an early metalinguistic intervention [Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR), K.K.H Chung (PI) with C.A. McBride, C.B. Lam & D. Liu]. Awarded $1.9 million.

2015-2019 

3Es: early prevention, early identification and early intervention: A school-based support model of social-emotional development for kindergarten children. [Simon K.Y. Lee Foundation, K.K.H Chung (PI) with C.B. Lam & M. Leung]. Awarded $19 million.

2015-2017 

Socio-emotional well-being of early childhood (SEWEC) project [Quality Education Fund (QEF), K.K.H Chung (PI) with C.B. Lam & Y.M.R. Cheung]. Awarded $1 million.

2009-2011 

READ & WRITE: A Jockey Club Learning Support Network - Publishing a standardized assessment battery for identification of secondary school students with dyslexia in Hong Kong. [Jockey Club Charities, K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, D.W. Chan, S.M. Tsang & S.H. Lee] Awarded $0.8 million.

2009-2011 

READ & WRITE: A Jockey Club Learning Support Network - Effectiveness of early intervention for Chinese kindergarteners at risk for specific learning difficulties. [Jockey Club Charities, K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, D.W. Chan, S.M. Tsang & S.H. Lee]. Awarded $3.2 million.

2006-2009 

An early intervention study on Hong Kong preschool children at risk for specific learning difficulties [QEF, K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, D.W.Chan, S.M. Tsang & S.H. Lee]. Awarded $0.8 million.

2004-2006 

Developing an assessment battery for identification and diagnostic testing of secondary school students with specific learning difficulties in Hong Kong [QEF, K.K.H. Chung (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, D.W. Chan, S.M. Tsang & S.H. Lee]. Awarded $1.6 million.

2023-2025 

Hyperscanning to Explore the Human Mind in Ensembles [Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG), P C.M. Wong (PC), 18 colleagues from CUHK, CityU, HKU, K.K.H. Chung, EdUHK] Awarded $8.3 million.

2022-2026 

Multimodal Approaches to Testing and Prediction in Early Academic Achievement: Chinese, English, and Mathematics [Theme-Based Research Scheme (TRS), C. A. McBride-Chang (PC), CUHK, CityU, K.K.H. Chung, EdUHK, & HKBU]. Awarded $32.99 million

2018-2021 

Reading, writing, and mathematics: Behavioral genetics, molecular genetics, and neuro markers of early academic achievement in Hong Kong Chinese children. Correlates [Collaborative Research Fund (CRF), C. A. McBride-Chang (PI) with H. Cheung, B.W.Y Chow, K.W. Choy, K.K. H. Chung, S.E. Fischer, C.S.H. Ho, U. Maurer, R. Olson, S. Paracchini, H.C. So, P. C.M. Wong & S.W.L. Wong]. Awarded $6.7 million.

2014-2018

Reading Development in Chinese and in English: Genetic and neuroscience correlates [Collaborative Research Fund (CRF), C. A. McBride-Chang (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, M.M.Y. Waye, W.S.Y. Wang, P.C.M. Wong, H. Cheung, K.K.H. Chung, S.W.L. Wong, B.W.Y. Chow, R.K. Olson, S. Paracchini & S.E. Fischer]. Awarded $7.6 million. This is the first CRF that was awarded to EdUHK.

2025-2027 

Mental imagery and its role in Chinese primary school children’s reading comprehension. [General Research Fund (GRF), D. Liu (PI) with X. Chen, K.K.H. Chung, A. Lu, F.H. Sun, Z. Xu]. Awarded $881,951.

2024-2026

One stone, three birds? Effects of joint play of digital versus non-digital number board games on young children, parents and their relationship. [General Research Fund (GRF), S.K. Cheung (PI) with K.K.H. Chung, L.Y.J. Kwan, & C. McBride]. Awarded $1,039,200.

2024-2026 

Does the triarchic model of grit dimensions predict subsequent achievement goals, math and science engagement, and well-being outcomes among children in Hong Kong and Macau? [General Research Fund (GRF), J.A.D. Datu (PI) with A.Eliot, K.K.H. Chung, H. Watt, J.P. Valdez, X, H. Sun, & E. Choy]. Awarded $867,900.

2023-2024 

Parental problematic use of smartphones and child internalizing symptoms and externalizing behaviors: Moving towards a comprehensive model. [General Research Fund (GRF), C.B. Lam (PI) with K.K.H. Chung]. Awarded $675,000.

2022-2024 

Resilience in families amid economic downturns: A synthesized model. [General Research Fund (GRF), C.B. Lam (PI) with K.K.H. Chung]. Awarded $649,740.

2019-2022 

Writing motivation and Chinese written composition development among children in elementary grades in Hong Kong [General Research Fund (GRF), Yeung, P.S. (PI) with C.S.H. Ho, D. W. Chan & K.K.H. Chung]. Awarded $788,576.

2020-2022 

Do children learn Chinese with receiving phonetic system training affect the role of auditory temporal processing to reading? – A longitudinal study [General Research Fund (GRF), 2019-2022, L. C. Wang (PI) with K.K.H. Chung, D. Liu & S. Y. Chiu]. Awarded $462,938.

2019-2022 

Long-term evaluation of two types of dyslexia interventions at behavioural and neural levels. [General Research Fund (GRF), U Maurer (PI) with P.C M. Wong, K.K. H. Chung & T. Lee]. Awarded $0.9 million.