Duration and Amount of the Fellowship

• FTSS awardees are required to pay a minimum tuition fee being the prevailing rate of the UGC-funded full-time degree programmes (i.e. HK$44,500 (for the 2025/26 intake) and HK$47,000 (for the 2026/27 intake), and the differences will be subsidised by the scholarships subject to a cap of HK$100,000 for each student for the whole taught postgraduate programme, regardless of the actual study period and mode of study.
• The scholarship will be used for the settlement of the tuition fee only.

Eligibility and Assessment Criteria

• Local students¹, both full-time and part-time, admitted² to the designated TPg programmes of the University for the 2025/26 and the 2026/27 Intakes are eligible to apply for the Scheme of that intake (Note: Applications for FTSS for 2026/27 will only be invited in June 2026).
• To avoid "double benefit", students received financial support from other public sources for the purpose of meeting tuition fee expenses would not be eligible for the FTSS. Those who have been awarded a scholarship under the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme in the past for another programme shall also not be eligible for this scholarship.
• The University will take into account the following criteria for the selection of scholarship awardees (include but not limited to):
  • Readiness and ability to contribute significantly to the development of Hong Kong or the Greater Bay Area after graduation from the TPg programme;
  • Academic achievements;
  • Professional qualifications;
  • Relevant working experience; and
  • Achievements in other areas

Notes:

1. Only local students of eligible programmes can apply for the scholarship under FTSS. Applicants would be considered a non-local student if he/she is a holder of the following documents issued by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR:

• Student visa/entry permit; or
• Visa/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangement for Non-local Graduates; or
• Dependent visa/entry permit who were 18 years old or above when he/she was issued with such visa/entry permit by the Director of Immigration

2. Only applicants who have got an admission offer, accepted the offer and settled the admission deposit will be considered for the Scheme.