Research
Research
HKU Summer Research Programme 2025, organised by the Graduate School, is a 10-week intense research training programme with networking and extra-curricular activities for elite students around the world who are interested in pursuing research postgraduate studies at HKU. The online application system will be open from January 2, 2025 (10am Hong Kong Time GMT+8) to February 3, 2025 (5pm Hong Kong Time GMT+8).
Programme Offers:
- One-to-one mentorship with an eminent professor
Successful applicants will be supervised by an eminent professor in HKU to plan and carry out a research project. The Programme office will help participants match with mentors based on participants’ given priorities and research interest. - Scholarship for participants
A scholarship of HK$10,0001 will be awarded to each participant upon successful completion of the Programme. - Financial support
Financial support of airfare up to HK$5,0001, and university accommodation up to HK$5,0001 will be provided on a reimbursement basis.
(Students residing or currently studying in Hong Kong are only eligible to receive financial support for university accommodation.) - Prizes and awards for top performers
Prizes and awards will be available for top performers in the Programme. - Possible conditional offer for an HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship
A small number of participants with outstanding performance and excellent academic records may be awarded a conditional offer of the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship to pursue PhD studies at HKU upon completion of the current studies. The HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship is the most prestigious entrance scholarship to attract top students from around the world to pursue full-time PhD studies at HKU. The scholarship package includes up to HK$433,300 (US$55,560) in the first year, and up to HK$413,300 (US$52,990) in each of the subsequent years during the normative study period.
1 The amount may be adjusted pending approval of budget.
Programme Highlights:
- Individual research work with guidance of the mentor
- Project presentations
- Research skills lectures and seminars
- Teambuilding workshops
- Programme opening and completion ceremonies
- Networking and extra-curricular activities
Detailed programme will be available in due course.
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