HONG KONG PhD Fellowship Scheme 2013/14

 

The CEFC encourages prospective PhD students to apply for funding through the Hong Kong Government PhD scheme. In order to apply, applicants must enroll in a Hong Kong University PhD programme. Co-supervisions with a foreign university must be discussed on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for both the HK Government scheme and enrollment in HK Universities is December 1st, 2012.

 

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

Those who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in Hong Kong institutions funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC), 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.

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 each awardee for a period of three years. About 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded each 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.

1Institutions in Hong Kong normally start their academic year in September.

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

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

i. Academic excellence;

ii. Research ability and potential;

iii. Communication, and interpersonal skills; and

iv. Leadership abilities.

Applicants may choose up to two programmes in one or two institutions for PhD study in their HKPFS applications. They are also required to submit application(s) for PhD admission to the relevant institution(s) directly for their selected programme(s). Applicants are therefore required to fully comply with the admission requirements of their selected institutions and programmes. The HKPFS 2013/14 calls for applications on 3 September 2012. More details on the application procedure are available at http://www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd or http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/hkphd/hkphd.htm.

 

 

Applicants must submit their initial applications through the HKPFSES before deadline on 1 December 2012, 12:00 noon Hong Kong Time (GMT +8 hours).