Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme opens for applications

The Education Bureau (EDB) today (Oct. 14) announced that the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme (HKSES) will, from today until Dec. 31, be open for applications from eligible Hong Kong students who intend to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies at world-renowned universities outside Hong Kong starting from the 2025/26 academic year.

A spokesman for the EDB said, " Awardees are required to complete their specific study programs and undertake to return to Hong Kong upon graduation to work for at least two years or a period equivalent to the duration of the scholarship received, whichever is longer."

Awardees will receive a non-means-tested scholarship to cover their tuition fees, subject to a ceiling of HK$300,000 per annum. The HKSES will provide additional support to financially needy awardees during their studies. Awardees who have passed the means test will receive a bursary of up to HK$200,000 per student per annum, to cover their living and study-related expenses. The value of the award will be correspondingly reduced if an awardee also receives other awards, both locally and abroad, or assistance to finance his or her studies overseas.

Apart from the monetary scholarship, the value of the HKSES also lies in its prestige and recognition as well as other non-monetary benefits. Awardees will receive a series of support and mentorship services to be rendered by the Government and other sectors of the community.

More details on the HKSES are available on the HKSES website. Eligible students who intend to pursue their first year of undergraduate or postgraduate studies at world-renowned universities outside Hong Kong in the 2025/26 academic year (i.e. during the period from Aug. 2025 to July 2026) may submit their applications for the scholarship online via the application system on the HKSES website on or before Dec.31, 2024, by 6 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited by the EDB to attend interviews for the scholarship from April 2025 onwards after receiving unconditional offers from their chosen programs. They will be notified of the results in due course after the interviews.

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