PolyU offers entry scholarships to students pursuing different programmes during admission. Please refer to the table below for further information.
Programme pursued | Where to get scholarship information? |
Full-time undergraduate programmes | Entry scholarships are available for outstanding admittees based on academic or non-academic achievements. Please visit Study@PolyU for details and further enquiries on scholarships offered to local (HKDSE) and international students as well as 内地应届高考生. |
Part-time undergraduate programmes
Full-time and part-time taught postgraduate programmes | Entry scholarships may be provided by individual programme offering academic departments. Please visit the page "Duration & Credit Requirement" under individual programmes listed in Study@PolyU webpage for scholarship availability and further enquiries. |
Research postgraduate programmes | Please visit Study@PolyU for details and further enquiries on scholarships offered to postgraduate research students. |
a) Post-entry Scholarships/ Prizes awarded on the basis of academic and/or non-academic achievements
From time to time, a number of private organisations, firms, professional bodies and individuals donate to PolyU scholarships and prizes which are awarded to students with outstanding academic and/or non-academic achievements (such as achievements in extra-curricular activities and community services) during their studies at PolyU. Most of the scholarships/prizes are awarded to undergraduate students and the awardees are normally nominated by Heads of Academic Departments. However, a limited number of scholarships/prizes are open for application by students. Please refer to the schedule of inviting application/nomination for details.
b) Scholarships for Overseas Exchange/Internship
Some scholarships are made available to full-time current students to pursue one-semester or one-year overseas studies. Please click here for details. Some scholarships may specifically require the applicants/nominees to have the TOEFL or IELTS results for the Donor's consideration of the applications/nominations. Students are encouraged to attempt the TOEFL or IELTS examination (Academic Module) first if you are interested in these scholarships.
PolyU also offers other sponsorship/subsidy/financial assistance to support the living costs of full-time UGC-funded undergraduate students during exchange studies overseas/in the Chinese mainland. Please visit the website of Global Engagement Office (GEO) [refer to the part "Financial Support"] for further details. If you will take on an offshore WIE placement, you can visit Careers and Placement Section (CPS) for details of Offshore Work-Integrated Education Sponsorship (OWS).
c) Service-Learning Scholarships
Under the administration of the Service-Learning and Leadership Office (SLLO), the Service-Learning Scholarships recognise students with outstanding performance in service-learning subjects, and to encourage them to continue their involvement in community service and act as student leaders to support the service-learning development at PolyU. Each scholarship is HK$8,000 per student. The awardees will be required to serve as student leaders in a service-learning subject, or channel their learning into a Service-Learning/Final Year project with real benefits to the commumity in order to receive the scholarship. Please contact SLLO for details.