2017/2018 GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EXCELLENCE SCHEME
The Government of Hong Kong is offering Hong
Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme for the academic year 2017-2018.
These scholarships are open for students of Hong Kong (local) students
to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate
studies in world renowned universities outside Hong Kong.
The
HKSES aims to support local students to pursue studies in world renowned
universities outside Hong Kong, with a view to grooming a top cadre of talents
with global vision, international network and world-class education, thereby
contributing to enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness as Asia’s World City in a
globalised knowledge economy.
The
scheme also seeks to support those students who have excellent academic
achievement but lack the financial means to study in top-notch universities
outside Hong Kong.
The Government of Hong Kong is offering Hong
Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme for the academic year 2017-2018.
These scholarships are open for students of Hong Kong (local) students
to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate
studies in world renowned universities outside Hong Kong.
The Government of Hong Kong is offering Hong
Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme for the academic year 2017-2018.
These scholarships are open for students of Hong Kong (local) students
to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate
studies in world renowned universities outside Hong Kong.
Applications
for Scholarship
The
HKSES is now open for applications from eligible Hong Kong students who intend
to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies at world renowned universities
outside Hong Kong starting from the 2017/18 academic year (i.e. during the
period of August 2017 to July 2018). Applications should be submitted
online via the scholarship
application system on or before December 31, 2016 (by
6pm). Supporting documents including the written confirmation of
receipt of applications by the relevant universities/institutions, reference
letter by school principal or referee, the completed assessment by school
principal (for applications of undergraduate programmes only), research proposal
(for applications of research postgraduate programmes only), etc, have to be
uploaded to the scholarship application system by the same deadline.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for
the HKSES, applicants are required to meet the following two criteria –
(i) have right of abode or right to land, or have entered Hong Kong on One-way Permits; and
(ii) have resided in Hong Kong continuously for three complete years immediately prior to the commencement of the academic programme outside Hong Kong.
In other words, students entering Hong Kong on student or dependant visas will not be eligible for the HKSES. Besides, if an applicant is engaged in full-time education or employment outside Hong Kong anytime during the three-year period immediately prior to the commencement of the academic programme outside Hong Kong, he/she will not be considered as having met the residency requirement set out in (ii) above.
(i) have right of abode or right to land, or have entered Hong Kong on One-way Permits; and
(ii) have resided in Hong Kong continuously for three complete years immediately prior to the commencement of the academic programme outside Hong Kong.
In other words, students entering Hong Kong on student or dependant visas will not be eligible for the HKSES. Besides, if an applicant is engaged in full-time education or employment outside Hong Kong anytime during the three-year period immediately prior to the commencement of the academic programme outside Hong Kong, he/she will not be considered as having met the residency requirement set out in (ii) above.
·
For undergraduate programmes, only students
receiving their formal school education in Hong Kong are eligible. This would
cover all Hong Kong students who receive senior secondary education in Hong
Kong, including those studying local (e.g. Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary
Education) and non-local (e.g. International Baccalaureate) curricula in Hong
Kong.
·
For postgraduate programmes, which may cover those
of master and doctoral degrees or equivalent levels, students who have obtained
their undergraduate qualifications either in or outside Hong Kong are eligible,
provided that they meet the criteria set out in (i) & (ii) above.
How to apply
What does the Scholarships cover?
· All
awardees will receive a non-means-tested scholarship to cover their
tuition fees, subject to a ceiling of HK$250,000 per annum, whichever is
lower.
· In
addition, a means-tested bursary will be granted to students who may
need additional support to pursue their study, subject to a ceiling of
HK$200,000 per student per annum. The means-tested bursary will consist
of two components, up to HK$50,000 per annum for covering tuition fee
in excess of HK$250,000; and up to HK$150,000 per annum for covering
living and other study-related expenses.
·
The value of the award
may be correspondingly reduced if an awardee also receives other awards
to finance his/her same studies overseas.
· For those applicants
who eventually receive scholarship from other sources covering the
tuition fee and living cost in full, they may still be considered for
awarding under the HKSES (without any monetary benefit) as a token of Government’s recognition of their outstanding achievements. The same set of assessment criteria for other HKSES awardees will be applied to this kind of awardees.
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