Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong offers PhD Fellowship Scheme
for international students in Hong Kong. More than 230 PhD Fellowships
will be awarded for a period of up to three years in the 2018/2019 academic
year.
Hong Kong PhD
Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) aims at attracting the best and brightest students in
the world to pursue their PhD studies in Hong Kong’s universities.
The Research Grants
Council (RGC), which was established
in 1991, operates under the aegis of the
University Grants Committee (UGC) and functions as an advisory body on research
matters within the organizational structure of the Committee.
For applicants from
non-English speaking universities, unless they provide proof that English is the
language of instruction for all courses, they are required to attach score
results of TOEFL or IELTS in their PhD applications to the universities
concerned.
Course
Level: Fellowships are available for
pursuing PhD degree at eight institutions mentioned above.
Study
Subject(s): Fellowships are
awarded to study any of the courses offered by the City
University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Baptist University; Lingnan
University; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; The Hong Kong
Institute of Education; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; The University of Hong
Kong.
Number of
Awards: More
than 230 PhD Fellowships will be awarded in the 2018/19 academic year.
Scholarship
Award:
The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of HK$240,000 (approximately
US$30,000) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$10,000
(approximately US$1,300) per year to each awardee for a period of up to three
years. More than 230 PhD Fellowships will be awarded in the 2018/19 academic
year*. For awardees who need more than three years to complete their PhD
studies, additional support may be provided by the chosen universities. For
details, please contact the universities concerned directly.
Scholarship
Provider: Research
Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong
Scholarship
can be taken in Hong
Kong
Eligibility: Candidates who are seeking
admission as new full time PhD students in the following eight universities,
irrespective of their country of origin, prior work experience and ethnic
background, should be eligible to apply.
- City
University of Hong Kong - Hong
Kong Baptist University - Lingnan
University - The
Chinese University of Hong Kong - The
Education University of Hong Kong - The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - The
University of Hong Kong
Applicants should
demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability /
potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.
Nationality: International
students can apply for this PhD Fellowship Scheme.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Those who are seeking admission as new full-time PhD students
in UGC-funded universities of Hong Kong, irrespective of their country of
origin, prior work experience 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.
Test Requirement: No
English Language
Requirement: For applicants from non-English speaking universities, unless they
provide proof that English is the language of instruction for all courses, they
are required to attach score results of TOEFL or IELTS in their PhD
applications to the universities concerned. This requirement is exempted if
their proposed PhD studies/programmes are specifically in non-English medium,
e.g. in Chinese language. Please note that since the UGC-funded universities
determine the admission requirements of their PhD programmes, whether
applicants need to submit results of any other specific tests is subject to the
requirements of individual universities. In general, good results obtained from
an open examination widely recognised by international academic institutions
will be very useful for universities and Selection Panels of the Scheme to
assess one’s intellectual and language competency.
How to
Apply: Eligible
candidates should first make an Initial Application online through
the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme Electronic System (HKPFSES) to obtain
an HKPFS Reference Number by 1 December 2017 at Hong Kong Time
12:00:00 before submitting applications for PhD admission to their desired
universities. Applicants may choose up to two programmes / departments at one
or two universities for PhD study under HKPFS 2018/19. They should comply with
the admission requirements of their selected universities and programmes. As
the deadlines for applications to some of the universities may immediately
follow that of the Initial Application, candidates should submit initial
applications as early as possible to ensure that they have sufficient time to
submit applications to universities.
Submit Initial Application to Research Grants Council
Submit Full Applications to Proposed Universities
After completing an
initial application, applicants should submit full applications for their
selected PhD programmes to the proposed universities quoting their HKPFS Reference Number before the universities’ respective
deadlines. As regards programme information, requirements for PhD admission,
application methods, regulations and policy of individual universities, please
refer to individual universities and PhD
programmes for information.
Application
Deadline: The initial application
deadline to obtain a HKPFS Reference Number is December 1, 2017 and
following are the deadlines for PhD admission to desired institutions: City
University of Hong Kong- December 1, 2017; Hong Kong Baptist
University-December 1, 2017; Lingnan University-December 3, 2017; The Chinese
University of Hong Kong-December 1, 2017; The Hong Kong Institute of
Education-December 1, 2017; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University-December 1,
2017; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-December 4, 2017
and The University of Hong Kong-December 1, 2017.
