Flagship Scholarships

1. Target:
   Local non-JUPAS entrants who register one of the ten flagship programmes in JUPAS are as follows:

College/School	Programme Name	Admission Code
College of Biomedicine	Bio3 Integrative Bioscience & Bioengineering Programme	1300
College of Business	BBA GBU BBA Global Business	1001
College of Computing	ACT AI, Computing, and Transformation	1070
College of Engineering	PRIME Pathway for Research, Innovation, and Multinational Engineering	1217
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	BSS PSY Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology	1112
College of Science	GREAT Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship	1200
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences	BVM Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine	1801
School of Creative Media	CREATE Creative Arts and Technology Excellence	1040
School of Energy and Environment	INSPIRE International Sustainability Programme for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship	1050
School of Law	LLB Bachelor of Laws	1061




Characteristics of Flagship Programmes:


• Globally oriented curriculum for talented students
• Overseas academic/research exchanges at top universities (upon fulfilling conditions)
• Internship/Placement at prestigious institutions (applicable to professional programmes)
• Guaranteed admission to respective PhD programme in Science/Engineering or Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (upon attainment of entrance requirements)




The value of the award and maximum duration


Maximum duration: 4 to 6 years depending on the normal duration of the registered undergraduate programme




College/School	Flagship Programme (Admission Code)	Full Scholarship 100% Tuition and Hall Fees (double room occupancy)	Half Scholarship 50% Tuition and Hall Fees (double room occupancy)	Exchange Sponsorships (HK$)
		Criteria*
College of Biomedicine	Integrative Bioscience & Bioengineering Programme (1300)	GCEAL:4A* or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) ≥41	GCEAL:2A* + 1A or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) 38-40	Up to $500,000 (one-off)
College of Business	BBA Global Business (1001)
College of Computing	AI, Computing, and Transformation (1070)
College of Engineering	Pathway for Research, Innovation, and Multinational Engineering (1217)
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology (1112)
College of Science	Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (1200)
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences	Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (1801)
School of Creative Media	Creative Arts and Technology Excellence (1040)
School of Energy and Environment	International Sustainability Programme for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship (1050)
School of Law	Bachelor of Laws (1061)




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. GCE Chinese Language subjects are not counted.

Institutional Scholarships (for local Non-JUPAS Entrants Graduating from High School in 2026)

Criteria # (GCEAL or IB Diploma Score)	Value of Awards (HK$) (per annum)	Exchange Scholarship (HK$)	Maximum Duration
GCEAL: 4A* or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) ≥41	$66,000	$25,000	First-year entry: tenable for 4 years to 6 years depending on the normal duration of the registered undergraduate programme Exchange scholarship: one-off
GCEAL: 2A* + 1A or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) 38-40	$56,000
GCEAL: 1A* + 2A or IB Diploma score (including bonus points) 36-37	$33,000

# Not applicable to local non-JUPAS entrants admitted to Flagship Programmes (i.e. 1001, 1040, 1050, 1061, 1070, 1801, 1112, 1200, 1217, 1300).

 

Remarks:


i. All scores should be obtained in one sitting. Repeat subjects are not considered.

ii. 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. GCE Chinese Language subjects are not counted.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES :
1. Non-JUPAS entrants are not allowed to hold the Institutional Scholarships and the Flagship Scholarships concurrently.
2. If an entrant is selected for more than one scholarship, only the scholarship with the highest amount will be awarded.
3. Institutional Scholarships shall be automatically renewed each year on condition that the student achieves a specified Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) by the end of Semester B each year.
4. Flagship Scholarships shall be automatically renewed each year on the condition that the student continues his/her study in the flagship programme by the end of Semester B each year.
5. No application is required for the Institutional Scholarships, and the Flagship Scholarships. Eligible students will be notified of the scholarship awards by email in due course.
6. CityUHK Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents, including Flagship Scholarships, Institutional Scholarships, and Dean's Scholarships, are primarily offered to newly admitted students at CityUHK. Under special circumstances, the University may exercise its discretion to consider re-admission candidates for these scholarships.

All information in this website is updated as of 30 September 2025. The University reserves the right to review, modify, revoke or add to relevant scholarship criteria and regulations when necessary.