MPhil and PhD Studies 2025-26

 Highlights

For more details about the Department's research postgraduate programmes, please visit here.

 Fellowships and Scholarships Available

The following fellowships/scholarships are available for applicants with outstanding academic performance, research ability or potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities:

HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKU-PS): up to around HK$433,300 in the first year, and up to around HK$413,300 in each of the subsequent years during the normative study period, subject to satisfactory study progress

Hong Kong PhD Fellowships (HKPF)*: offered by the Research Grants Council for HK$337,200 per year and a conference and research related travel allowance of HK$14,000 per year for a period up to three years. (https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html for details)

Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS): offered by HKU for HK$225,120 per year, or HK$231,240 per year for PhD students whose probationary candidature has been confirmed (in 2020)

All applicants are encouraged to apply for HKPF.

For the 2025/26 exervise, all HKPF holders will be awarded the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKU-PS)^. Separate application for HKU-PS is not required.

^ Selected candidates who are not awarded HKPF but considered to be of high calibre by the University may also receive HKU-PS.

If an applicant is nominated for HKPF application, a professoriate staff will contact and work together with the applicant to prepare necessary documents for the formal HKPF application. In the case of unsuccessful HKPF application, the nominated HKPF applicants will be automatically considered for UPF; and if unsuccessful application in the subsequent UPF application, the candidates will be automatically allocated PGS.

 Information for MPhil and PhD Studies

• Graduate School, HKU
• How to apply?
• FAQ
• Studying RPg at HKU Science

 On-line Application and Enquiries