The RPgAdmission accepts applications for admission in the application period specified in the table below. Some departments may set their own schedules for admission to their research postgraduate programmes. Please click here to view the application deadline for individual programmes.
2024/25 Admission
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Application Periods (Note: Please observe the lead time for application submission below) |
Semester Two (January 2025 Entry) | |
PolyU Research Postgraduate Programmes |
1 January 2024 to 30 September 2024 |
Summer Term (May 2025 Entry) | |
PolyU Research Postgraduate Programmes | 1 May 2024 to 31 January 2025 |
2025/26 Admission
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Application Periods (Note: Please observe the lead time for application submission below) |
Semester One (September 2025 Entry) | |
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) (Please refer to the HKPFS Website for details)
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Initial Application to the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong 1 September 2024 to 1 December 2024 (HKT 12:00 noon GMT +8 hours)
Full Application to PolyU 1 September 2024 to 1 December 2024 (HKT 11:59 p.m. GMT + 8 hours) |
PolyU Research Postgraduate Programmes |
1 September 2024 to 31 May 2025 |
Semester Two (January 2026 Entry) | |
PolyU Research Postgraduate Programmes |
1 January 2025 to 30 September 2025 |
Summer Term (May 2026 Entry) | |
PolyU Research Postgraduate Programmes | 1 May 2025 to 31 January 2026 |
Lead Time for Application Submission
Non-local applicants: 4 months before the commencement date of semester/term
Local applicants: 3 months before the commencement date of semester/term
Please click here for information on the commencement date of each semester/term.