Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2024-2025 For International Students

Published: 04 Sep 2023 1,692 views

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2024/2025: Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong offers PhD Fellowship to International students.

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), established in 2009 by the Research Grants Council (RGC), aims to attract the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong’s institutions. About 300 PhD Fellowships will be awarded this academic year. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen institutions. Financial aid is available for any field of study.

HKPFS PhD Internship

Application Deadline	December 1, 2023
Country to study	Hong Kong
Type	Internship
Sponsor	Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of HKPFS PhD Internship

The Fellowship provides an annual stipend of HK$331,200 (approximately US$42,460) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$13,800 (approximately US$1,760) per year for each awardee for a period up to three years. 300 PhD Fellowships will be awarded in the 2024/25 academic year*. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen universities. For details, please contact the universities concerned directly.

Requirements for HKPFS PhD Internship

 Candidates seeking admission as new full-time PhD students in the following eight institutions, 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.

Selection Process

While candidates’ academic excellence is the primary consideration, the Selection Panels will take into account factors as follows:

• Academic excellence;
• Research ability and potential;
• Communication and interpersonal skills; and
• Leadership abilities.

Shortlisted applications, subject to their areas of studies, will be reviewed by one of the following two Selection Panels comprising experts in the relevant board areas:

• Sciences, medicine, engineering and technology
• Humanities, social sciences and business studies

Application Deadline

December 1, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) on cerg1.ugc.edu.hk to apply