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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
HK$42,100
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The HK Government has set up a Tuition Waiver Scheme for Local Research Postgraduate Students. Students (both new and current ones) who meet ALL of the criteria 1-3 in Section A will be given the tuition waiver, i.e. they are not required to pay the tuition.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth a full tuition fee reduction.
There is a tuition waiver of HK$42,100 p.a.
Eligibility
- Enrolled in a full-time UGC-funded MPhil or PhD program.
- Hold a local student status, defined as follows:
- having (i) right of abode (A), (ii) right to land (R) or (iii) unconditional stay (U) in Hong Kong as shown in an HKSAR smart ID beneath the date of birth; or
- having a dependent visa/ entry permit and he/she was aged below 18 when issued with such visa/ entry permit by the Director of Immigration; or
- having a one-way permit to Hong Kong.
- Not being registered with an “Off-campus Study” status in student record.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Hong Kong (SAR)
Nationality
Hong Konger
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Anytime
Based on the current student information, the University will automatically waive the tuition of eligible students within the normative period of study. No separate application or procedures are required.
For registered new students who are eligible for the waiver and have paid an admission deposit, the University will arrange for the deposit refund through auto-payment to your bank account. Please ensure that you have provided your bank account details in the Student Information System after your registration.