On July 1, 2025, the Peking University-Lincoln Center "2025-2026 Research Fund Review Meeting" and the "2025-2026 Thesis Scholarship Review Meeting" will be held onlineHeld the event. The research fund review committee consists of Professor Liu Zhilin from the School of Public Administration at Tsinghua University, Professor Yang Jiawen from Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, and Researcher Zhu Shengjun from the School of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University. The Thesis Scholarship Review Committee consists of Professor He Canfei, Dean of the School of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University; Associate Professor Sun Tieshan from the School of Government Management at Peking University; and Associate Professor Zhao Daxuan, Associate Dean of the Business School at Renmin University of China. After rigorous review, there were 12 "Research Fund Projects" and 12 projects this year. The "Thesis Scholarship Program" was selected. The list is as follows:
Research fund selected projects
Name | Project name | Unit |
Feng Yi | Research on the Mechanism of Special Bonds Driving Urban Renewal from a Governance Perspective | Nanjing University |
Gold-patterned silk | Research on the driving mechanism and optimization strategies of urban knowledge base for AI technology development from a correlation perspective | Ningbo University |
Liu Jixiang | A study on the mechanism of the built environment affecting urban residents' travel resilience under extreme weather conditions based on analyzable machine learning | Xiamen University |
Liu Xiang | Research on the Influence Mechanism and Planning Strategies of Shared Electric Bikes on Residents' Travel Patterns | Tongji University |
Ma Luyao | Research on Urban Multidimensional Response Actions, Strategy Types, and Formation Mechanisms of Affordable Housing Policy Directives from the Perspective of Long-Term Effectiveness | China University of Political Science and Law |
Shen Yu | Fertility support, women's career development, and reproductive choices: empirical evidence and policy optimization | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics |
Wang Qiao | A Study on the Mechanisms and Effects of Urban Renewal on Internal Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Perspective of Economic Spatial Renovation | Jinan University |
Wang Xiaomeng | Research on the Spatiotemporal Behavior-Driven Mechanism and Spatial Governance Strategies of New Civil Society Integration—A Case Study of Hangzhou | Zhejiang University |
Research Fund Western Selected Project
Name | Project name | Unit |
Li Shuyuan | The Impact of Urban Green Spaces on Children's Allergic Diseases and Planned Response: An Empirical Study Based on Microbiome-Mediating Effects | Southwest Jiaotong University |
Li Shiyun | Research on the mechanism by which demand-side knowledge drives the evolution of urban robotics technology in China | Southwest University |
Peng Rongxi | Research on the Basic Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Commuting Behavior of Rural Non-Agricultural Laborers in China | Chongqing University |
Yan Xiang | Study on the Mechanism of Rapid Urbanization Affecting the Evolution of Residents' Disease Spectrum: A Case Study of Sichuan Province | Sichuan University |
Selected for the Thesis Scholarship program
Name | Title | Unit |
An Yuehui | A Study on the Influencing Factors and Driving Mechanisms of Residential Choices for Ride-Hailing Workers in Mega Cities—A Case Study of Guangzhou | South China University of Technology |
Gong Weihang | Farmland Conservation under ‘Land Quota-fication’: State Rescaling, Land Politics, and the Transforming Rural(ity) | The University of Hong Kong |
Guan Zhichao | Research on the Impact Mechanism and Optimization of the Use of Budget Performance Information by Local Governments in China | Peking University |
Hou Yiting | Under Three Lamps -- Ethnography of Macau's Foreign Low-Skilled Temporary Migrant Workers in Public Space Isolation | City University of Macau |
Li Wentao | Research on the Development of China's Urban Biopharmaceutical Industry from the Perspective of Government Actors | Peking University |
Luan Xinchen | The impact of global critical resource supply security on national cutting-edge technological innovation | Peking University |
Qu Junxi | Deciphering Growth Network via UrbanDyn Model: Insights from Commuting and Economic Flow for Chinese Counties | The University of Hong Kong |
Wang Yu | Collaborative mechanisms and governance paths for autonomous renewal of old residential communities from the perspective of "cooperative production." | Tsinghua University |
Xing Zuge | The impact of skill structure changes on regional labor markets and industrial evolution | Peking University |
You Meizi | Research on the spatiotemporal patterns and response mechanisms of global urban public thermal perception | East China Normal University |
Zhang Shihong | GIS-empowered Modelling and Analysis for Sustainable Energy Systems and Resilient Cities | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Zou Yu | Adaptive Mechanisms of Heat Exposure for Residents' Bicycle Use from the Perspective of Healthy Travel: Spatial Heterogeneity and Inequality | Southwest Jiaotong University |
Research Fund
The Peking University-Lincoln Center continues to carry out research fund projects, supporting research in areas such as urban land use and policy, public finance and property tax, housing markets and policies, urban transportation, urban environment and spatial planning systems, urban infrastructure investment and financing, and nature conservation. The Peking University-Lincoln Center has consistently emphasized empirical research based on detailed data and data, with particular attention this year on topics such as urban land use and carbon reduction, urban system development and spatial planning, urban fiscal sustainability, urban renewal, housing for low-income urban families, ecological protection, and natural resource management. Researchers and scholars engaged in research in the above fields in China are eligible to apply, generally requiring applicants to have held their doctoral degree for no more than 5 years at the time of application. The funding period is one year, with a funding amount of 80,000 RMB.
Thesis scholarship
The Peking University-Lincoln Center continues to offer the thesis scholarship program. Applicants must be domestic second-year master's or doctoral students in the second year, with a thesis topic that has been officially proposed at the time of application (must be signed by the supervisor), and must be a full-time student during the project period. The applicant's research interests include urban economics, land policy, territorial spatial planning, public finance, housing policy, environmental policy, and healthy cities. The funding period is one year, with a funding amount of 40,000 RMB for doctoral students and 30,000 RMB for master's students.
