CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents

CityU is committed to nurturing the talents of students and creating applicable knowledge in order to support social and economic development.

To attract bright local talent, CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents have been set up for Hong Kong students with excellent HKDSE or GCE "A" level / IB results applying to government-funded bachelor's degree programmes. The scholarship awards will cover up to four years (six years for Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme) of study and up to more than the full tuition cost of attending CityU in value.

Local JUPAS Entrants

Criteria & Award Value in 2019/2020

Institutional Scholarships

Criteria (HKDSE Results)	Admission Award (HK$)	Exchange Scholarship (HK$)	Maximum Duration
4 subjects or more with 5** and Level 4 or above in either Chinese or English	60,000	25,000	Admission award: 4 years (6 years for Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme) Exchange scholarship: one-off
3 subjects with 5** and Level 4 or above in either Chinese or English	50,000
2 subjects with 5** and Level 4 or above in either Chinese or English	30,000

Remarks:

All scores should be obtained in one sitting. Repeated subjects are not considered.
HKDSE Category A subjects and Mathematics extended modules (M1/M2) are counted. If students take both M1 and M2, they will be counted as one subject.
If English Language is used to count toward “5**”, Level 4 or above must be attained in Chinese Language, and vice versa.

Dean's Scholarships

Maximum Duration: 4 years (6 years for Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme)

	Tier 1 Scholarship Value of Award HK$ 50,000	Tier 2 Scholarship Value of Award HK$ 30,000
Colleges / Schools / Department / Programme	*Criteria (Minimum HKDSE Scores )**
College of Business	30	27
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	30	27
College of Engineering	29	26
College of Science	29	26
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences – Department of Biomedical Sciences	30	27
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences – Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine	35	32
School of Creative Media	29	26
School of Data Science	32	29
School of Energy and Environment	29	26
School of Law	35	32

Remarks:

For details of the programmes offered by Colleges/Schools, click here.
The score is calculated by adding the scores of 4 core subjects and 2 electives with the best results (scoring scale is given in the tables below). If the student has attempted the subject more than once, the best result of the subject will be used for the score calculation.

Scoring Scale

HKDSE Category A Core and Elective Subjects (including M1/M2)
Level	Score
5**	7
5*	6
5	5
4	4
3	3
2	2
1	1

HKDSE Category C Other Language Subjects
Grade	Score
A	5
B	4
C	3
D	2
E	1

IMPORTANT NOTES :

JUPAS entrants are not allowed to hold Institutional Scholarships and Dean’s Scholarships concurrently. Should an entrant meet the eligibility for both Institutional Scholarships and Dean’s Scholarships, the entrant will be awarded the scholarship with a higher amount.
Both Institutional Scholarships and Dean’s Scholarships shall be automatically renewed each year on condition that the student achieves a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at 3.2 or above by the end of Semester B each year.
No application for the scholarships is required. Eligible students will be notified of the scholarship awards by email on the JUPAS Main Round Offers announcement date on 5 August 2019.

Local non-JUPAS entrants graduating from high schools

Criteria & Award Value in 2019/2020

Criteria	Admission Award (HK$)	Exchange Scholarship (HK$)	Maximum Duration
GCEAL : 4A* or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) ≥ 41	60,000	25,000	Admission award : First-year entry: 4 years (6 years for Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme) Advanced Standing I: 3 years Exchange scholarship : one-off
GCEAL : 2A* + 1A or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) 38 - 40	50,000
GCEAL : 1A* + 2A or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) 36 - 37	30,000

Remarks:

Results in GCE A-level / International A-level are accepted. Two AS subjects are considered to be equivalent to one AL subject. The same subject cannot be counted at both A Level and AS Level
The Scholarships shall be automatically renewed each year on condition that the student achieves a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at 3.2 or above by the end of Semester B each year.
No application for the scholarships is required. Email notifications on the scholarship awards will be sent to eligible students before the start of Semester A 2019/20 (2 September 2019), upon receipt of the GCEAL/IB final results from students.

The University reserves the right to review, modify, revoke, or add to relevant scholarship regulations when necessary.

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Scholarship recipients of CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents will be provided various kinds of learning and advancement opportunities during their studies at CityU, which include: