Maximum of HK$720,000 in total for full-time PhD programmes, and HK$360,000 for full-time MPhil programmes during normative study period.

The job duties of studentship recipients may include teaching and research assistant. The maximum working hours will be 12 hours per week.

Priority will be given to students who have greater financial needs. If the student withdraws from study or changes to part-time mode, he/she will no longer be eligible for any future disbursements of the Studentship.

HKSYU reserves the right to determine the student's eligibility for the Studentship.

Starting from Academic Year 2023/24, the TML Scholarship will be targeted at providing funding support to conduct thesis and related research of full-time MPhil/PhD students. Full-time students are eligible to apply for the TML scholarship provided that their thesis proposal and final thesis are approved by the Thesis Assessment Committee within the normative period of study. For MPhil students, up to HK$60,000 will be awarded (HK$40,000 to be disbursed after thesis proposal and HK$20,000 upon thesis submission or at the end of Year 2). For PhD students, up to HK$90,000 will be awarded (HK$60,000 to be disbursed after thesis proposal and HK$30,000 upon thesis submission or at the end of Year 3).

Priority will be given to students who have greater financial needs. If the student withdraws from study or changes to part-time mode, he/she will no longer be eligible for any future disbursements of the Scholarship.

HKSYU reserves the right to determine the student’s eligibility for the Scholarship.

Student can apply for financial assistance in the form of a government tuition fee loan, under the "Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme" (ENLS) adminstered by the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency.

The guidance notes, application form and relevant documents can be obtained from 
http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/eng/schemes/nlss.htm.

A limited number of scholarships are awarded to students with outstanding academic performance who are nominated by academic departments. A Postgraduate Scholarship award was established by the University in 2010/11. All the local and non-local full-time students are eligible to apply for the annual scholarships via the Office of Students Affairs (OSA) normally between February and March, after the academic result of the first semester has been released. Other scholarship opportunities available to postgraduate applicants include the Postgraduate Scholarships awarded by the Hong Kong Association of University Women. For more details, please contact the OSA.