Tasha Lam Ka Yin, a Year 3 student from the College of Science (CSCI)’s Flagship Programme Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (GREAT), is being selected as one of the 25 awardees of the Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2025 in the InnoTech Area of “Sustainability and Green Technology”.
The Innovation and Technology Scholarship is jointly launched by the HKSAR government’s Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups since 2011, with the aim to inject new impetus into local innovation and technology (I&T) development by nurturing undergraduate students with a passion for technological innovation.
Every year, 25 outstanding local undergraduates from different universities are selected to receive the Scholarship of up to $150,000 each. This year, 2 awardees are from CityUHK. Support has been arranged for the nominated CityUHK students, including Tasha, to compete for the award, including advice and support from the CityUHK Advisory Board of the scholarship, one-on-one intensive coaching, mock interview and portrait shooting.
The Scholarship supports the students’ participation in a series of elite-nurturing initiatives, encompassing overseas or Mainland attachments, local internships, mentorship programmes and service projects. By immersing themselves in a unique learning journey, the awardees will gain cutting-edge I&T knowledge and experience from around the world to lead I&T integration across sectors upon their return, contributing their expertise and enthusiasm to the I&T future of Hong Kong.
This year’s Scholarship continues to focus on six “I&T Areas”, comprising “Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Engineering”, “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics”, “Business and Financial Technology”, “Life and Health Technology”, “Sustainability and Green Technology”, and “Multidisciplinary Technology and Others”. The Scholarship encourages the next generation of young pioneers to break through academic boundaries and acquire diverse knowledge and skills to stand out in the rapidly changing global I&T landscape.
Congratulations to Tasha!