Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2026-2027

In the 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings by subject of Engineering – Civil & Structural, PolyU is ranked top 17th globally. If you wish to start your PhD studies under the supervision of top researchers, please apply ASAP.

 

Application Period

Date	Milestones
1 Sep 2025 (at Hong Kong Time 12:00 (GMT +8 hours))	Call for applications
1 Dec 2025 (at Hong Kong Time 12:00 (GMT +8 hours))	Deadline for submitting initial applications to the Research Grants Council (RGC) by the applicants for allocation of reference numbers
1 Dec 2025 (at Hong Kong Time 23:59 (GMT +8 hours))	Deadline for submission of full applications and payment of application fee through the RPgAdmission System of PolyU

 

For the application procedures and other useful information, please refer to the PolyU HKPFS Promotional Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/gs/prospective-students/hkpfs/

 

Our Research Areas and Teams

Prof. Ken Siu Kai LAI

Research Area	Academic Staff
Coastal & Hydraulic Engineering	Prof. Huanfeng DUAN (Unit Leader)
	Prof. Alessandro STOCCHINO
	Prof. Jinghua WANG
Construction and Transportation	Prof. Anthony CHEN (Unit Leader)
	Prof. Mark Shu-Chien HSU
	Prof. Sunghoon JANG
	Prof. Zhen LENG
	Prof. Jacqueline Tsz Yin LO
	Prof. Wei MA
	Prof. Yuhong WANG
Environmental Engineering and Science	Prof. Tao WANG (Unit Leader)
	Prof. Hai GUO
	Prof. Yi JIANG
	Prof. Ling JIN
	Prof. Ben Shao-Yuan LEU
	Prof. Xiangdong LI
	Prof. Tony Nang Ngai SZE
	Prof. An WANG
	Prof. Shipeng ZHANG
	Prof. Chi Sun POON
	Prof. Qianjie CHEN
	Prof. Jinxia LIU
	Prof. Tao LIU
Geotechnical Engineering	Prof. Andy Yat Fai LEUNG (Unit Leader)
	Prof. Zhenyu YIN
	Prof. Qi ZHAO
	Prof. Chao ZHOU
Structural Engineering	Prof. Yiqing NI (Unit Leader)
	Prof. Kaiming BI
	Prof. Kwok Fai CHUNG
	Prof. You DONG
	Prof. Ahmed Youssef ELGHAZOULI
	Prof. Yuner HUANG
	Prof. Siwei LIU
	Prof. Jinguang TENG
	Prof. Yong XIA
	Prof. Ben YOUNG
	Prof. Tao YU
	Prof. Xiaolin ZHAO
	Prof. Kai ZHOU
	Prof. Songye ZHU

 

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