Tuition Fees for the 2021/22 Academic Year
Tuition fee payment schedule for research students admitted in or before the 2017/18 cohort
| Tuition Fee Debit Note | Debit Note Issuance Date | Payment Deadline |
| For Semester 1, 2021/22 tuition fee | Mid-June 2021 | Issuance date + 14 days |
| For Semester 2, 2021/22 tuition fee | Mid-December 2021 | Issuance date + 14 days |
Tuition fee payment schedule for research students admitted from the 2018/19 cohort onwards
| Tuition Fee Debit Note | Debit Note Issuance Date | Payment Deadline |
| For Semester 1, 2021/22 tuition fee | Mid-August 2021 | Issuance date + 14 days |
| For Semester 2, 2021/22 tuition fee | Mid-December 2021 | Issuance date + 14 days |
Research students are required to pay the tuition fee in two instalments (according to the above payment schedules). They will be charged a continuation fee when their normal period of study expires.
| Tuition Fee for Research Students | Amount (in HK$) |
| Full-time study mode | 42,100 per annum (see Notes 1 & 3) |
| Part-time study mode | 21,050 per annum (see Note 2) |
| Continuation fee (after expiry of the normal study period) | 10,525/6 months (for students admitted in or before the 2016/17 cohort) OR 7,017 per semester/term (for students admitted from the 2017/18 cohort onwards) |
Notes:
- HK$84,200 for Non-UGC-funded students who receive no stipend and no external funding support but some funding from department.
- HK$42,100 for Non-UGC-funded students who receive no stipend and no external funding support but some funding from department.
- Starting from the 2018/19 academic year, the Government provides tuition waiver for all local students enrolled in UGC-funded research postgraduate programmes during the normal study period.
Other Fees for the 2021/22 Academic Year
| Fee Item for Research Students | Amount (in HK$) |
| Academic appeal fee (de-registration from the research programme) |
Free of charge |
| Academic appeal fee (subject results) |
125 per subject |
| Caution money (chargeable to all students at first registration and refundable on official withdrawal from the University, subject to no claim being outstanding. The sum is normally converted to the graduation fee upon completion of a programme. Caution money will be charged for each award obtained.) |
400 |
| Registration fee (chargeable to applicants offered for admission. It will be converted to tuition fees on admission.) | 5,000 |
| Certification of awards |
250 |
| Examination fee | 2,000 (for MPhil) 2,000 (for PhD) |
| Visa Application Fee | 600 |
| Fee for rejected payments | 200 per rejected case |
| Fee for reinstatement of registration |
400 |
| Fee for replacement of a student identity card | 110 |
| Fee for withdrawal from a subject | Free of charge |
| Gown hiring fee | To hire the academic gown for attending the Congregation, graduates need to pay a gown hiring fee to a vendor. Please visit the AR website for more details. |
| Graduation fee for programmes leading to PolyU Awards (normally converted from caution money) |
390 (for students admitted in or before the 2017/18 cohort) 400 (for students admitted from the 2019/20 cohort onwards) |
| Late assessment fee | 250 per subject |
| Transcript fee (a free copy will be issued to students upon graduation) |
70 per copy |
Last update: 03 Dec 2021