Laboratory Open House 2019-20 (1st semester)

Dear UG exchange students and non-local UG students,

I hope that you are enjoying your stay at HKU. I would like to encourage you to consider pursuing PhD/MPhil studies at HKU in the coming years. We want the best international research postgraduate students and are offering the following fellowships and scholarships that are most generous and decent.

-           HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKU-PS)(NEW!)
            Up to around HK$404,000 in the first year, and up to around HK$384,000 in each of the subsequent years during the normative study period. (Please click here for more information.)
-           Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPF) Scheme# 
            HK$309,600 per year (For details, please visit: www.gradsch.hku.hk)
-           University Postgraduate Fellowships (UPF)   
             At least HK$225,460 per year*
-           Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)
             At least HK$207,960 per year

*Combined value of UPF and PGS

Application periods for the Main Round Admissions in 2020-21 are as follows:
Hong Kong PhD Fellowships (HKPF)
Initial application to the Research Grants Council: September 1 noon – December 2, 2019 noon
Full application to HKU: September – December 2, 2019

Main round application
September 1 – December 2, 2019

To provide you an opportunity to learn about MPhil/PhD research in laboratory-based subjects, the Graduate School together with the Admissions and Academic Liaison Section will continue to hold a “Laboratory Open House” in this academic year 2019-20.  In this Semester 1, you will be provided an opportunity to meet HKU Principal Investigators (your potential MPhil/PhD supervisors) and visit their labs to initiate discussions on MPhil/PhD studies. 

Please click here for information on research areas of PIs and their email addresses.

If you are interested, please do send an email to the PI (with your name, Faculty/Department, year and current study programme at HKU) to arrange for a visit. 

Wishing you success in your studies and a rewarding stay at HKU! 

Best wishes,
Dong-Yan JIN
Associate Dean
Clara and Lawrence Fok Professor in Precision Medicine
School of Biomedical Sciences
Graduate School
The University of Hong Kong