Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2024-2025
In the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings by subject of Engineering – Civil & Structural, PolyU is ranked top 14th globally. If you wish to start your PhD studies under the supervision of top researchers, please apply ASAP.
Application Period
| Date | Milestones |
| 1 Sep 2024 (at Hong Kong Time 12:00 (GMT +8 hours)) | Call for applications |
| 1 Dec 2024 (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 2024 (at Hong Kong Time 23:59 (GMT +8 hours)) | Deadline for submission of full applications and payment of application fee through the eAdmission 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
| 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. Qianjie CHEN | |
| Prof. Hai GUO | |
| Prof. Yi JIANG | |
| Prof. Ling JIN | |
| Prof. Ben Shao-Yuan LEU | |
| Prof. Xiangdong LI | |
| Prof. Jinxia LIU | |
| Prof. Tao LIU | |
| Prof. Chi Sun POON |
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| Prof. Tony Nang Ngai SZE | |
| Prof. An WANG | |
| Prof. Shipeng ZHANG | |
| 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 |
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| Prof. Kwok Fai CHUNG |
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| Prof. You DONG | |
| Prof. Ahmed Youssef ELGHAZOULI | |
| Prof. Ken Siu Kai LAI | |
| Prof. Siwei LIU | |
| Prof. Jinguang TENG | |
| Prof. Yong XIA | |
| Prof. Ben YOUNG | |
| Prof. Tao YU | |
| Prof. Xiaolin ZHAO | |
| Prof. Kai ZHOU | |
| Prof. Songye ZHU |