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Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), established in 2009 by the Research Grants Council (RGC), aims to attract outstanding students from around the world to pursue PhD programs in Hong Kong universities. It provides an annual stipend and travel allowance for up to three years, with additional support possible from universities for longer durations. The scheme offers 400 fellowships for the 2026/27 academic year.

Up to HK$344,400 ~36 months Deadline 2025-12-01

Official page ↗ How to apply (agency hub) · hub

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Career stage

Student

Applicant type

Individual

Host country

Organization type

University

Track record

outstanding academic performance, research ability, communication skills, and leadership abilities

Consortium

Not required

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

Applicants from all over the world seeking admission as new full-time PhD students in a Hong Kong university are eligible. They must demonstrate outstanding academic performance, research ability, communication skills, and leadership abilities.

Deadline

2025-12-01

Application form effort

0 form file(s) downloaded; unknown — form text found but limits not explicit

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	RGC	www.ugc.edu.hk ↗
Country / funding source	HK · RGC	same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗
Deadline	2025-12-01 — LLM-checked against the archived official page	same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗
Funding amount	Up to HK$344,400	same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗
Eligibility	6 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.ugc.edu.hk ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
How to apply (agency hub) — https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/ ↗ (generic agency hub)

Not captured / obstacles

“How to apply (agency hub)” is a generic agency hub, not the specific call page.
No application-form file has been downloaded / analysed yet.

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.