Fully-Funded Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme and CUHK Vice-Chancellor HKPFS Scholarship 2023

by Samrach · November 2, 2022

Application deadline: 1 December 2022

CUHK is a highly esteemed, forward-looking comprehensive research university recognised for its excellence both regionally and globally. Founded in 1963, it is the second oldest university in Hong Kong.
We aim at cultivating higher degree graduates who can serve the increasingly sophisticated needs of society and contribute to the pool of human knowledge through top-quality research.

Strategic Research Areas

CUHK aims at consolidating its position as a centre of excellence for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research with a global impact, seeking to optimise opportunities and make significant contributions to society by translating research findings into practical applications. Our current research strengths lie in the following four major research areas:

China: Tradition and Modernity
Innovative Biomedicine
Information and Automation Technology
Environment and Sustainability

Areas of Excellence

The University Grants Committee (UGC) of Hong Kong has provided preferential funding to local tertiary
institutions conducting cutting-edge research. Out of 28 projects, the following 11 Areas of Excellence projects are led by researchers at CUHK:
• Aging, Skeletal Degeneration and Regeneration
• Centre for Genomic Studies on Plant-Environment
Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
• Centre for Medical Engineering of Molecular and Biological Probes
• Centre for Organelle Biogenesis and Function
• Centre for Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology
• Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids
• Chinese Medicine Research and Further Development
• Information Technology
• Institute of Network Coding
• Probing the Fundamental Structure of Matter with High Energy Particle Collisions
• The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society

Application process

Step 1

Submit an initial application via the RGC website.
Each applicant may choose up to two programmes in each application.

RGC application deadline: 1 Dec 2022 at 12noon (Hong Kong Time)

Step 2

Obtain a HKPFS reference number.

Step 3

Submit your full application through the CUHK Online Application System and quote the HKPFS reference number.

Note: Applicants who have chosen two CUHK programmes in the RGC’s initial application are reminded to submit a separate application for each programme at CUHK.

CUHK application deadline: 1 Dec 2022 at 5pm (Hong Kong Time)

Benefits

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)

Stipend

HK$325,200 (approx. US$41,690) per year Up to HK$1.3 Million (approx. US$166,700)*

Conference and Research-related Travel Allowance

HK$13,600 (approx. US$1,740) per year Up to HK$84,400 (approx. US$10,800)*

CUHK Vice-Chancellor HKPFS Scholarship

Tuition Fee Waiver

Up to HK$168,400* (approx. US$21,500)

Lodging Award

Up to HK$100,000* (approx. US$12,800)

1st Year Hostel Fee Waiver and Guaranteed On-campus Accommodation*^

More information / Official Website: HERE.