Postgraduate Studentship and Scholarship

Awards

For the 2025/26 academic year, each successful candidate will receive a one-off grant of HK$50,000.

Nomination Procedure

Heads of institutions will be invited to make nominations in September each year. Candidates will be invited to attend an interview normally in December. Candidates who have not heard from the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Council by the end of December should consider themselves not being selected.

For more information, please visit http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/seymf/en/whatwedo/fellowships_local.htm

Awards

Two scholarships each valued at $8,000 stipulated to PolyU

Nomination Procedure

Nomination invited via Graduate School

Remarks

The awardees are not allowed to concurrently hold other scholarship(s)administered by PolyU

Awards

Each HKAUW Postgraduate Scholarship recipient will receive a scholarship certificate and an award of HK$20,000.

Nomination Procedure

Nomination invited via Graduate School 

For more information, please visit http://www.hkauw.org/scholarships

As a Croucher Scholar, depending on your circumstances, you can expect to receive the following benefits:

• An annual maintenance allowance, currently set at USD38,850 per annum.
• Payment of your tuition fees and college fees where applicable.
• A one-way premium economy class airfare at both the beginning and end of your tenure.
• A one-off arrival allowance of USD1,000 to cover the costs of arriving in a new country during your first year of tenure.
• An academic development allowance of up to USD2,000 per annum to allow you to attend conferences, workshops or courses during the tenure of your award.
• A medical insurance allowance of up to USD2,000 per annum to cover medical insurance costs or health surcharge.
• A family allowance, where applicable, of up to USD16,000 per annum for your first child and up to USD6,800 per annum for every additional child who lives with you during the entire duration of the award.
• Round-trip premium economy airfare to support your attendance at the Croucher Symposium during your award tenure
• A commencement award of USD9,700 to be offered towards the end of your doctoral studies to cover the cost of thesis preparation and travel expenses for you and your family to attend your graduation ceremony.
• And, if you are interested in a science education, we will grant you an allowance to support well-designed activities and projects in schools and the wider community. You would need to submit a simple proposal for this. Your programme of activities should be designed to involve local school students, teachers, families and/or other non-specialist audiences in dialogue and debate. It should be completed within the period of your award.

For more information, please visit https://www.croucher.org.hk/funding/study_awards/scholarships

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University International Postgraduate Scholarships for PhD Studies will be awarded to academically strong applicants who can contribute to the internationalisation of PolyU and bring cultural diversity to the University.

Subject to satisfactory progress in students' studies, the scholarship granting period will coincide with that of the tuition fee charging period. Scholarships are not for offsetting fee for extension of registration.

Value of the award

Each successful candidate will receive for a maximum of nine months at a monthly scholarship of €1,050 for conducting research in Austria in the fields of natural sciences, technical sciences, human medicine, health sciences, agricultural sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts.

Application Method

Nomination invited via Graduate School For more details, please visit https://grants.at/en/

Support to PolyU International Students

• Campus Facility & Student Life: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/geo/prospective-students/undergraduate/international/student-life/
• University Accommodation: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/student-resources-and-support-section/residential-life/university-managed-accommodations/
• Counselling Service: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/counselling-and-wellness-section/student-counselling/counselling/meeting-with-our-counsellors/
• Career Advisor: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/careers-and-placement-section/plan-for-your-careers/
• Non-local Student Association: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/student-development-unit/copy-of-polyu-student-organisations/non-local-student-association/

PolyU Research Excellence

• Science Research Story: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fs/research/research-videos/research-impact-2022/
• Research Centre at ABCT: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/abct/research/research-centres/

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• More about HKPFS: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/gs/prospective-students/hkpfs/
• Application key dates: https://www51.polyu.edu.hk/eprospectus/rpg/important-notes-to-applicants
• Application system - PolyU e-admissions system: https://www38.polyu.edu.hk/eAdmission/index.do
• Application system - RGC HKPFS application system: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/InitApplication.jsp