Postgraduate Studentships (PGS)
The purpose of Postgraduate Studentships is to provide selected students with financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to study full-time for the degrees of MPhil, PhD and SJD during the prescribed periods of study.
A Postgraduate Studentship holder may be required to undertake, under supervision, duties which carry educational benefits for the holder, as prescribed by the Head of the Department, Unit, Centre, School or Institute in which the holder is registered. The amount of such work shall not exceed 100 hours in any full twelve-month period (or pro rata if the period is less than twelve months). The undertaking of this work forms a part of the Studentship contract covered by the value of the Studentship, and no other payment for these hours of work may be made to a Studentship holder. However, in addition to these 100 hours, a Postgraduate Studentship holder may work for a maximum of a further 150 hours per annum, for which remuneration will be payable at a rate determined by the University from time to time. The work undertaken in this capacity shall be relevant to the holder's research training, beneficial to his/her studies and subject to the concurrence of the supervisor(s). The holder shall not otherwise undertake any employment either within or outside the University during tenure of the Studentship. The nature of the duties shall normally be:
| a) | assistance with research; |
| b) | assistance with scheduled laboratory, studio and fieldwork classes and with tutorials; |
| c) | assistance with the preparation of materials for scheduled classes; |
| d) | assistance with marking practical notebooks and answers from exercise classes; and |
| e) | assistance with invigilation of University degree examinations. |
The annual value of the Studentships shall be determined by the University from time to time. There are at present 4 levels of PGS stipend, ranging from HK$13,100 to 15,320 (US$1,679 to 1,964) per month.
Further information on Studentships is attached to the form for Application for Admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Applicants should indicate in the appropriate box of the Application for Admission form (under section 1) their intention to apply for the Studentship.
Hong Kong PhD Fellowships (HKPF)
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme is established by the Hong Kong Government in 2009. The Fellowship Scheme aims at attracting the best and brightest students across the world to pursue their full-time PhD programmes in Hong Kong. A total of 135 Fellowships will be awarded to all local institutions for the academic year 2010-2011. The Fellowship provides a monthly studentship of HK$20,000 (US$2,560) and conference travel allowance of HK$10,000 (US$1,280) per year. Further information on HKPF is available at the website of Hong Kong Research Grants Council (www.rgc.edu.hk/).
HKPF applications will be automatically considered for the University Postgraduate Fellowships (UPF). HKPF holders cannot hold UPF and PGS concurrently. Therefore, HKPF recipients automatically relinquish UPF and PGS.
University Postgraduate Fellowships (UPF)
The University Postgraduate Fellowships established by HKU are available for selected full-time PhD candidates with an excellent academic record. The Fellowship is worth HK$70,000 (US$8,970). This is awarded on top of the Postgraduate Studentship. Further information on UPF is available in the Guide to Application for Admission to MPhil and PhD Programmes (http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/web/apply).