The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2010/11 is closed for applications. Thank you for your interest in the Scheme.

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Background

Established in 2009 by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong's institutions.

Eligibility

Those who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in UGC-funded institutions of Hong Kong, irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply. Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.

The Fellowship

The Fellowship provides a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US$2,600) and a conference and research related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year for the awardees for a period of three years. 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded for the 2010/11 academic year¹. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen institutions. For details, please contact the institutions concerned directly.

¹Academic year in Hong Kong normally starts in September.

Selection Panels

Shortlisted applications, subject to their areas of studies, will be reviewed by one of the two HKPF Selection Panels with experts in the relevant broad areas -- one for science, medicine, engineering and technology and another one for humanities, social science and business studies.

Selection Criteria

While the academic excellence is of prime consideration, the Selection Panels will take into account, but is not limited to, the four yardsticks below for the selection of candidates:

1. Academic excellence;
2. Research ability and potential;
3. Communication, and interpersonal skills; and
4. Leadership abilities.

Application Process

Each applicant may choose up to two programmes in one or two institutions for PhD study when applying for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship. Application should be made through the On-line Application System (OAS). The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship application is also regarded as a formal application for admission to the PhD programme(s) offered by the institution(s) concerned. Applicants are therefore required to fully comply with the admission requirements of their selected institutions and programmes except the application deadline, which should strictly follow the stipulated deadline of the Fellowship scheme. The application deadline of the Scheme is 1 December 2009 (23:59 hrs, Hong Kong time).

Admission requirements of individual institutions are as follows:

In parallel to the Fellowship application, each application will be processed by the relevant institution(s) as a normal application for PhD admission. Individual institutions may conduct interviews with applicants where necessary. Institutions may also admit candidates not selected for the Fellowship Scheme and offer them with postgraduate studentship of the institutions if they are considered to be qualified.

Postgraduate Studies in Hong Kong

For more information on postgraduate studies in Hong Kong, please visit the Joint Institutions homepage at http://www.grad.edu.hk/grad/ and the website of Immigration Department at http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/faq_ipoe.htm for details concerning the immigration policy on study in Hong Kong.

Enquiries

For enquiries about the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, please address your questions to HKPF@ugc.edu.hk.

For enquiries about the PhD programmes and admission requirements, please contact the respective institutions directly. The contacts of each institution are as follows:

	City University of Hong Kong Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, 5/F., Cheng Yick Chi Building, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 3442 9076 Fax number: (852) 3442 0332 Email: sgfellow@cityu.edu.hk
	Hong Kong Baptist University Office of Graduate School, Level 7, Fong Shu Chuen Library, Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 3411 5127 Fax number: (852) 3411 5133 Email: rpgs@hkbu.edu.hk
	Lingnan University Registry, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 2616 8750 Fax number: (852) 2572 5178 or (852) 2463 9104 Email: rpgadm@LN.edu.hk
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School, Room G01, G/F, Academic Building No.1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 2609 8976 Fax number: (852) 2603 5779 Email: gradschool@cuhk.edu.hk
	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Research Office, Room M501, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 3400 3635 Fax number: (852) 2355 7651 Email: roro@polyu.edu.hk
	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Postgraduate Admissions Team Admissions, Registration and Records Office Room 1381, Academic Building The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 2623 1120 Fax number: (852) 2358 2463 Email: hkpfs@ust.hk
	The University of Hong Kong Graduate School, Room P403, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong	Telephone number: (852) 2857 3470 Fax number: (852) 2857 3543 Email: gradsch@hku.hk

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