CityU Scholarships for Hong Kong Talents

Local JUPAS entrants

Criteria & Award Value for 2023/2024

President's Scholarship and Hong Kong Tech Scholarships

Target:
High-scoring local JUPAS entrants to a Bachelor’s degree programme offered by the College of Engineering, the College of Science and the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Eligibility for Application:
1. Local JUPAS school applicants of the relevant academic programmes with a school-predicted HKDSE score^# of 34 or above can submit an application.
2. Applicants of the scholarship must be sitting the HKDSE examination for the first time in 2023 only. Repeat students are not considered.
3. The award of scholarship will be subject to the following conditions:
  1. successfully gain admission to a specified programme as a JUPAS Band A choice;
  2. obtain a specified HKDSE score^# (to be specified by the selection panel) in the HKDSE examination in 2023.
# The HKDSE score is calculated by adding the scores of 4 core subjects and 2 electives with the best results (see "Scoring Scale" below).

The value of each award and maximum duration

Name of Award	Award	Maximum duration
President's Scholarship	HK$300,000 per annum	4 to 5 years depending on the normal duration of the registered undergraduate programme
Hong Kong Tech Scholarships	HK$200,000 per annum

Selection Criteria
Besides academic results, the selection panel will consider other merits and attributes of the applicant in areas such as intellect, leadership, character, aspiration and passion, and language proficiency.
Application procedures

Interested JUPAS applicants can submit their applications via an online form by 9 June 2023, with a school recommendation (including predicted HKDSE scores) separately sent to the Student Development Services (SDS) by their school (via email address: sds.scholarship@cityu.edu.hk) by 16 June 2023.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an in-person interview around early July 2023. The result will be announced shortly.

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: tenable for 4 years to 6 years depending on the normal duration of the registered undergraduate 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, and attain an HKDSE score of ≥28	30,000

Remarks:

All scores should be obtained in one sitting. Repeat 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.

The HKDSE score of ≥28 is calculated by adding the scores of 4 core subjects and 2 electives with the best results (see "Scoring Scale" below).

Dean's Scholarships

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

	Tier 1 Scholarship Value of Award HK$ 80,000	Tier 2 Scholarship Value of Award HK$ 30,000
Colleges / Schools For details of the programmes offered by Colleges/Schools, click here.	*Criteria (Minimum HKDSE Scores )**
College of Business	30	28
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	30	28
College of Engineering	30	28
College of Science	30	28
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences – Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine	36	34
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences – Department of Biomedical Sciences	30	28
School of Creative Media	30	28
School of Data Science	30	28
School of Energy and Environment	30	28
School of Law	34	30
Double Degree Programmes
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science in Computing Mathematics	34	30
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Criminology and Bachelor of Laws	34	30
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Bachelor of Laws	34	30
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy	34	30
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance and Financial Technology	30	28
Talents Programmes	Same score as the programme offered by respective College/ School listed above (whichever is higher)

The HKDSE score is calculated by adding the scores of 4 core subjects and 2 electives with the best results (see "Scoring Scale" 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, Dean’s Scholarships, President's Scholarship and Hong Kong Tech Scholarships concurrently.
If an entrant is selected for more than one scholarship, only the scholarship with the highest amount will be awarded.
All scholarships, namely Institutional Scholarships, Dean's Scholarships, President's Scholarship and Hong Kong Tech Scholarships, shall be automatically renewed each year on condition that the student achieves the specified Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) at 3.4 or above by the end of Semester B each year:
No application is required for the Institutional Scholarships and the Dean’s Scholarships. Eligible students will be notified of the scholarship awards by email on the JUPAS Main Round Offers announcement date on 9 August 2023.
JUPAS applicants interested in the President's Scholarship and the Hong Kong Tech Scholarships are required to submit their applications separately according to the application procedures specified above.