Li & Fung Scholarships

Purpose
To commemorate, in 2006, the centenary of the establishment of the Li & Fung Group, Victor and William Fung Foundation Limited (馮經綸慈善基金有限公司) has offered to donate an endowment fund of HK$8M to City University of Hong Kong with an aim to establish annual scholarships to support undergraduate students to attend exchange study outside their place of residence for a deeper understanding of their chosen field of study and an exposure to different cultures and environment. 

Eligibility
All outbound exchange students who are full-time UGC-funded local undergraduate students and have met the following criteria :

1.    have achieved, normally, a GPA of 3 or above in the last semester/term of study. However, outstanding academic performance would definitely be an asset.

2.   have possessed promising attributes such as leadership potential, with proven track record;

3.   have fulfilled, before departing for exchange studies, the English language requirements# for exchange programme using English as the medium of instruction, or other language proficiency or special requirement as specified for individual programme; and

4.  have not participated in similar University-subsidized overseas exchange programmes.  

Scholarship Value and Number of Awards
There shall be a minimum of 6 Scholarships in each academic year offered to cover total costs for return economy class airfare, accommodation and incidental expenses.  The value of each Scholarship shall depend on destinations.  Details are as follows : 

 In case of a scholarship recipient whose approved exchange study is a year long programme, the exact amount of scholarship will be decided by the selection panel. 

Condition
1.    Scholarship recipients are required to give up Student Exchange Fund in order to take up the full
       scholarships.  Scholarship recipients will be required to sign an undertaking to confirm their option within
       7 working days after the result is released.

2.    Selected students are required to attend a three-hour “Pre-departure Training Session for Scholarship Recipients” which will be held:
a)      At 14:00  on 18 May 2009 (Monday)
b)      At 18:00 on 20 May 2009 (Wednesday)
(Student may choose to attend any one of the above two sessions.)
Scholarships will be withdrawn for students failing to fulfill the requirement unless prior approval has been sought from SDS.   

3.    Scholarship recipients are required to submit a report on their exchange study (not less than 800 words) within one month upon students’ return to Hong Kong.

4.    80% of the scholarship value shall be paid when the recipients can present the offering letter issued by the overseas universities. The 20% of the scholarship value shall be paid when the recipients have submitted their report on exchange study to SDS within one month upon recipients’ return to Hong Kong.

5.    The University reserves the right to demand for full or partial refund of the scholarship should any student fails to complete the exchange programme.

6.    Scholarship recipients are obliged to attend the scholarship presentation ceremony as organized by the donor or by the University.

7.    Scholarship recipients are obliged to donate at least HK$200 annually to CityU for student support purpose via “CityU Alumni Giving Club” after graduation. 

Application Procedure and Deadline
Eligible students should submit their completed application forms and relevant supporting document by 31 March 2009 to Student Development Services. Late submission will not be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a selection interview to be held on 16 /17 April 2009. Candidates failing to attend the selection interview in person will not be considered. 

Enquiry
Miss Monsar Chan of Student Development Services at 3442 8113 or by email somonsa@cityu.edu.hk.

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