Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 2025

The Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award (“OPAA”) aims to give recognition to distinguished graduates of PolyU for great distinction in their respective areas, dedicated support to their alma mater, as well as impactful contributions to the wider community.

Nomination and Selection

The Award is organised at three levels, i.e. Department level, Faculty/School level and University level.

Department Award
The Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department/School is organised by departments/schools. Details have been announced by respective departments.

Faculty Award
Recipients of Department/School Awards and graduates who have completed programmes offered at the Faculty level, such as the Doctor of Health Science (DHSc) and Master of Science in Health Informatics, are eligible for the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. We are now calling for nomination for the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 2025 (Graduates who have completed programmes offered at the Faculty level). Please complete the Nomination Form and return it to fhss.community@polyu.edu.hk together with all the required supplementary documents on or before 30 September 2025.

University Award
While Faculties and Schools will be invited to nominate recipients of their Faculty/School awards for the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award, the nomination is also open to all eligible graduates. Details will be announced soon.

Eligibility

The nominated candidate must be a graduate who has successfully completed full-time or part-time programme offered by PolyU (or its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, and Hong Kong Polytechnic) which led to academic award accredited by the respective Institution.

The proposer can be a PolyU graduate, Honorary Graduate, University Fellow, PolyU staff, PolyU Council and Court member and Advisory Committee member. There is no limit to the number of nominations to be submitted by each proposer. However, the proposer cannot be the candidate himself/herself.

1. Support and Contribution to PolyU: This key criterion considers nominee’s support and contribution to PolyU, including his/her leadership and/or support in University event and/or alumni activities, support in advisory committee, teaching, research, or student development, as well as support rendered to PolyU initiatives including financial / in-kind donation, or sponsorship.
   
   
2. Achievement Areas: Three achievement areas serve as a framework for assessing nominee’s achievements in the concerned areas. They include Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurial Achievement, and Scholarly Achievement.

Alumni who are aged at/under 40 in the award selection year would be eligible for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Panel of Judges

Panel of Judges, comprising both internal and external members, will be formed to examine the nominations and assess candidates’ qualifications and performance for the awards.

Confidentiality

All information submitted on this nomination form will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used by the Award Selection Committee for the purpose of the selection process.

Enquiries

Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Email: fhss.community@polyu.edu.hk
Tel: 3400 3184 / 3400 3983

Notes: The bestowal of an award is subject to the individual merits of candidates. No award shall be given out if no suitable candidate is identified.