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Tuition and other fees listed in the following table apply to research students for Academic Years 2023-24 and 2024-25. For details of fee policy, please refer to the Research Student Handbook at URL address:
https://www.polyu.edu.hk/gs/rpghandbook/section14-1/

Table of tuition and other charges

 

HK$

Tuition fee (Note 1)
MPhil/PhD Full-time students (without stipend)
MPhil/PhD Full-time students (with stipend)
MPhil/PhD Part-time students

84,200 / annum
42,100 / annum
42,100 / annum
Continuation fee
(after expiry of the normal study period)



10,525 / 6 months (for students admitted on or before the 2016-17 cohort)

7,017 per semester / term (for students admitted on or after the 2017-18 cohort)
Application fee 300
Caution money
(chargeable to all students at first registration and refundable on official withdrawal from the University, subject to no claim being outstanding and the return of the student identity card. The sum is normally converted to the graduation fee upon completion of a programme.)
390 (for students admitted on or before the 2018-19 cohort)

400 (for students admitted on or after the
2019-20 cohort)

Fee for rejected payments 200 / reject
Fee for reinstatement of registration 500
Fee for replacement of a student identity card 110
Academic appeal fee (coursework results) 125 / subject
Examination fee
MPhil students
PhD students

2,000
2,000
Certification of award 250
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 at http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ar for more details.
Graduation fee
(for students of all programmes leading to awards of the University, normally converted from the caution money)
390 (for students admitted on or before the 2018-19 cohort)
400 (for students admitted on or after the
2019-20 cohort)
Transcript fee
(a free copy will be issued to students upon graduation)
70 / copy
Visa application fee 600

Please note that the University reserves the right to revise its fees from time to time.

Notes:
Starting from 2018-19 academic year, the Hong Kong SAR Government provides tuition waiver for all local students enrolled in full-time UGC-funded research postgraduate programmes during the normal study period.

 

Last update on 12 September 2023

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