Doctoral (PhD) Degree
Deadline: 1 Dec 2017 (annual)
Course starts September 2018
Background
Established by the Research
Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong in 2009, the 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.
Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities
of academic performance, research ability / potential, communication and
interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.
Fellowship 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.
* Universities in Hong Kong normally start their academic year in September.
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.
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