Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies
The Hong Kong SAR Government has set up the Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies (FTSS) to attract meritorious local students to pursue further studies in areas of strategic priority for the development of Hong Kong. The eight priority areas are:
1. [STEM]: Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
2. [Digital]: Digital transformation and innovation
3. [Financial]: Hong Kong as an international trading and financial centre
4. [Law]: Law, dispute resolution and intellectual property trading Law
5. [Cultural]: East-meets-West cultural exchanges and humanities
6. [Creative]: Creative industries
7. [Health]: Healthy living and caring community
8. [Sustainable City]: Sustainable city and regional development
Scholarship
The scholarship awardees are required to pay a minimum tuition fee being the prevailing rate of the UGC-funded full-time degree programmes (i.e. HK$44,500 for 2025/26 academic year and HK$47,000 for 2026/27 academic year). The differences will be subsidised by the scholarships subject to a cap of HK$100,000 for each student, regardless of the actual study period of the programme and mode of study.
Eligibility
1. Local students are admitted to the approved programmes listed below.
2. Students awarded a scholarship under the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme (TPgFS) are not eligible for the FTSS.
Selection
Selection of scholarship awardees will take into account the following factors:
- Academic achievements
- Professional qualifications
- Relevant working experience and achievements in other areas
- Personal statement [i.e. plans and commitment to contributing to the relevant priority area(s) of Hong Kong and joining the relevant industries/sectors and staying in Hong Kong (or the Greater Bay Area) after graduating from PolyU].
Programmes
The University Grants Committee (UGC) has allocated 180 scholarship places to PolyU across the following 22 approved programmes for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 academic year respectively.
|
Faculty/School |
Programme Code |
Programme |
Main Priority Area |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Faculty of Business |
23090-MAF/MAP |
MSc in Business Analytics |
Digital |
|
21054-EFM/EPM |
MSc in ESG and Sustainability |
Sustainable City |
|
|
44089-SFM/GPM |
MSc in Global Supply Chain Management |
Financial |
|
|
Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science |
62037-FAI/PAI |
MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Computing |
STEM |
|
61030-FIT/PIT |
MSc in Information Technology |
STEM |
|
|
Faculty of Construction and Environment |
33084-BEM / BSM |
MSc in Building Services Engineering |
STEM |
|
34084-GFM/GPM |
MSc in Geomatics |
STEM |
|
|
Faculty of Engineering |
48005-OMF/OMP |
MSc in Aviation Engineering and Operations Management |
Financial |
|
46010-EE/EET |
MSc in Electrical Engineering |
STEM |
|
|
43100-ME/MET |
MSc in Mechanical Engineering |
STEM |
|
|
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences |
54047-MSW |
Master of Social Work |
Health |
|
06003-HIF/HIP |
MSc in Health Informatics |
Health |
|
|
55005-FRM/PRM |
MSc in Medical Imaging and Radiation Science |
Health |
|
|
55005-MSF/MSP |
MSc in Medical Physics |
Health |
|
|
53070-FTS/PT |
MSc in Nursing |
Health |
|
|
Faculty of Humanities |
72021 |
Master of Speech Therapy |
Health |
|
Faculty of Science |
15057-MFT |
MSc in Global Food Safety Management and Risk Analysis |
Health |
|
15058-MFT/MPT/ NPF/NPP |
MSc in Nutrition and Healthy Ageing MSc in Nutrition and Healthy Ageing (Nutrition in Practice) |
Health |
|
|
School of Design |
73035-IBD/IBP/ISD/ ISP/SSD/SSP/TED/TEP |
Master of Design |
Creative |
|
73040-FTM/PTM |
MSc in Innovative Multimedia Entertainment |
Digital |
|
|
School of Fashion and Textiles |
14105-FTG / PTG |
MA in Global Fashion Management |
Creative |
|
School of Hotel and Tourism Management |
24045-MHF/MHP |
MSc in International Hospitality Management |
Financial |
Application
Local students who accept admission offers to the approved programmes will be invited by their programme offering departments to apply for the FTSS.
For further details, please click here to access UGC's website.