The team application period has now closed. The preliminary round results are scheduled to be announced in late November 2025, followed by the final round results in early January 2026. All teams should watch for email updates.
Got a start-up idea? Want to build something that matters?
This is your moment.
The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) is now accepting applications for the GBA Youth Start-up and Social Innovation Programme — a three-year journey designed to kickstart your entrepreneurial dream and connect you to the booming Greater Bay Area (GBA).
💡 What You’ll Get:
🚀 3 Years of Full Support: Full-cycle entrepreneurial resources for 13 selected teams.
💰 Start-up Seed Fund: Up to HKD 360K in funding
👩🏫 Start-up Training: Equips teams with hands-on skills from basic to advanced
👩💼 Professional Services: One-on-one mentorship and expert advice
🌐 Key Resource Networking: Markets, networks and information channels
🪧 Who Can Apply:
▫️Aged 18 – 39, Hong Kong Permanent Resident
▫️Teams of at least 2 eligible members
▫️Team leader & main shareholder must be an HSUHK student or alum.
▫️See the full guideline on the programme website.
👉 Apply NOW
⌛ Deadline:
12:00 noon, 17 October 2025 (Friday)
This programme is funded under the “HYAB Funding Scheme for Youth Entrepreneurship in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” by the Youth Development Fund of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and they Youth Development Commission（