Hong Kong PhD
Fellowship Scheme
(HKPFS)
- Established by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) in 2009.
- Aims to attract the best students from around the world to pursue PhD studies in Hong Kong.
- Provides a monthly stipend of HK$27,600 (approx. US$3,540) and a conference travel allowance of HK$13,800 (approx. US$1,760) per year for up to three years. Additional support will be provided by the Graduate School for students within the normative period of study.
- University Accommodation: Guaranteed on-campus accommodation during the normative period of study.
Application Procedure
- Applications are invited from 1 September 2023 at 12:00 noon (Hong Kong Time).
- Submit an initial application to the RGC through their online application system and obtain a HKPFS reference number.
- RGC Application deadline: 1 December 2023 at 12:00 noon (Hong Kong Time).
- Submit your full application through EdUHK Admission System and quote the HKPFS reference number
- EdUHK Application deadline: 1 December 2023 at 11:59 pm (Hong Kong Time).
Admission Requirements
For Admission Requirements, please refer to: Prospective Students, Research Postgraduate (RPg) Programmes (eduhk.hk)
- For more information on HKPFS, please refer to: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html
- For enquiry, please contact Graduate School at rpg@eduhk.hk