Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme
To further step up the regime for supporting outstanding Hong Kong student-athletes, the University Grants Committee (UGC) has launched the Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme (SALSA Scheme) to support outstanding athletes who aspire to pursue dual-track career developments in the eight UGC-funded universities in the 2022/23 to 2024/25 triennium, with a commitment of up to HK$100 million for allocation among the eight UGC-funded universities.
Building on the successful outcome of the Memoranda of Understanding signed between the Hong Kong Sports Institute and the UGC-funded universities over the past few years, the SALSA Scheme will facilitate the admission of outstanding Hong Kong athletes and provide support to them at UGC-funded universities as follows:
- Admission: The UGC-funded universities will introduce direct admission schemes or streamline existing admission channels targeted for prospective students with remarkable achievements in sports; and
- Learning support: The UGC-funded universities will offer personalised support to student-athletes at central and individual levels, such as the appointment of Student-Athlete Support Coordinators for one-stop guidance and support from admission to graduation, as well as additional personal teaching assistants to enhance academic support for student-athletes at the individual level.
Funding is provided to universities in the form of (i) Central Support Grant of HK$1 million for each university per academic year (AY); and (ii) Individual Support Grant at a rate of HK$150,000 per student-athlete, with exact amount to be disbursed to each university based on the actual enrolment number of student-athletes in active study for undergraduate programmes in each AY.
Admission schemes provided by universities
The eight UGC-funded universities have established direct
admission schemes for prospective student-athletes with
details announced through their websites. The contact
information of their Student-Athlete Support Coordinators
(SASCO) is listed below:
| Websites | SASCO |
|---|---|
| City University of Hong Kong |
Mr Sunny CHAU Associate Director of Student Development Services (Physical Education), City University of Hong Kong Email: sope@cityu.edu.hk Tel no.: 3442 8025 |
| Hong Kong Baptist University |
Dr HON Sze-sze Lecturer I, Hong Kong Baptist University Email: butadas@hkbu.edu.hk Tel no.: 3411 8034 |
| Lingnan University |
Ms NG Wai Ming, Irene Director of Student Affairs, Lingnan University Email: osa@ln.edu.hk Tel no.: 2616 7405 |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Ms Jennifer CHIU Assistant Registrar (Registration and Examinations Section, Registry), The Chinese University of Hong Kong Admissions Email: ugadm@cuhk.edu.hk Tel no.: 3943 1520 / 3943 8949 Other matters Email: ugsalsa@cuhk.edu.hk Tel no.: 3943 9888 |
| The Education University of Hong Kong |
Dr TSE Choi-yeung, Andy Associate Professor & Acting Head of Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong Email: andytcy@eduhk.hk Tel no.: 2948 8074 |
| The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Dr WU Ka-yu, Florence Head (Counselling and Wellness), Student Affairs Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Email: sports.development@polyu.edu.hk Tel no.: 3400 3759 |
| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Mr YEUNG Wai-kei Head (Sports Development), Dean of Students' Office, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Email: sports@ust.hk Tel no.: 2358 8586 |
| The University of Hong Kong |
Ms Esther KWOK Director of Admissions Office, The University of Hong Kong Email: tadas@hku.hk Tel no.: 3917 5886 |