Independent Hong Kong funding reference
A practical, independently maintained guide to grants, incubation programmes and market-development support for Hong Kong founders and small businesses.
A clearer way to research support
Hong Kong’s support landscape changes often. Programme names are retired, funding ceilings move, and old articles keep circulating long after applications close. Every guide here identifies the administering body, the latest status we could verify and the official page you should check before acting.
HK Grant Resource is an editorial reference, not a government department, programme operator or grant consultant.
Programme notes
The old STEP page attracted some of this site’s strongest references. This guide explains the historical programme and points founders to the current HKSTP route.
Read the verified guide →Older programme names still appear in press coverage. The current route is HKSTP’s general Incubation Programme, with a separate Incu-Bio track.
Read the verified guide →TVP once supported technology adoption by local entities. It stopped accepting new applications after 31 December 2024.
Read the verified guide →BUD has evolved from separate Mainland and FTA labels into a broader market-development fund with several application routes.
Read the verified guide →A six-month early-stage programme for digital technology ideas and startups, with support tied to building and testing a prototype.
Read the verified guide →舊文章常引用「科技企業家計劃 STEP」。現時構思階段的團隊，應由 HKSTP Ideation Programme 的最新申請資料開始。
閱讀已核實指南 →Incu‑Tech、Incu‑App 和 LEAP 仍見於舊報道，但新申請應核對現行 Incubation、Co‑Acceleration 或其他對應計劃。
閱讀已核實指南 →科技券曾支援本地企業採用科技服務和方案，但已在2024年12月31日後停止接受新申請。
閱讀已核實指南 →BUD 已由舊有「內地計劃」等名稱發展為覆蓋多個經濟體及不同申請路線的市場拓展資助。
閱讀已核實指南 →為數碼科技構思及早期初創提供六個月支援，重點是把概念推進至可測試的原型或最小可行產品。
閱讀已核實指南 →Decision guide
Begin with the business milestone: a validated prototype, a first export market, a production upgrade or a channel launch. A scheme is useful only when its eligible costs and reporting timetable match work the company genuinely needs to do.
Read the application-readiness checklist →Recently changed
The Technology Voucher Programme stopped taking new applications after 31 December 2024. The SME Export Marketing Fund accepts only qualifying activities completed by 30 June 2026, with final reimbursement windows still relevant to some businesses.
Understand the transition →Before you apply