Tuition waiver for local research postgraduate students in Hong Kong

Why it fits you

Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Country of study

Hong Kong SAR China

Target level

Master’s and Doctorate

Fields of study

All fields

Other conditions

• You must be a local full-time student enrolled in a UGC-funded Research Postgraduate (MPhil or PhD) programme at one of the eight listed universities.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Local full-time students who are enrolled in the UGC-funded RPg programmes in following universities
• Non-local students cannot qualify for the tuition waiver.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Category II persons may still apply for UGC-funded Research Postgraduate (RPg) programmes but cannot qualify for the tuition waiver.
• If another scheme fully waives your tuition fee, you cannot also receive this waiver; if it is partially waived, you can still receive the remaining waiver.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: To avoid double benefit situations, should the RPg student’s tuition fee be fully waived by any other scheme, then they cannot qualify for the tuition waiver. Should the tuition fee be partially waived, then the RPg students can still qualify for the remaining tuition waiver.
• Eligible documents include a Hong Kong permanent identity card, a One-way Permit for entry to Hong Kong, or a dependant visa/entry permit (holders who were below 18 when first issued, with two years' residence in Hong Kong immediately before the programme starts).RequiredOrganisation’s wording: A Hong Kong permanent identity card, other documents issued by the ImmD showing the right to land/right of abode in Hong Kong, and a visa label for unconditional stay; A One-way Permit for entry to Hong Kong; and A dependant visa/entry permit: holders who were below 18 years old when first issued with such visa/entry permit by the ImmD, provided that they have resided in Hong Kong for two years immediately preceding the first day of their respective programmes.
• From the 2027/28 academic year the eligibility criteria are revised; for 2027/28 the residency requirement is one year, and the two-year requirement applies from 2028/29.Organisation’s wording: The Government will put in place a transitional arrangement for the above-mentioned revision, whereby the residency requirement for the 2027/28 academic year (its application cycle commencing in October 2026) will be set at one year. The two-year residency requirement will be implemented starting from the 2028/29 academic year.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Paid

Tuition

Application steps

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1. 1
   Step 1: Read the call circular and apply

   With whom

   UGC

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Where to apply