Eligibility & Selection Criteria
Eligibility
Those who are seeking admission as new full time PhD students in UGC-funded institutions of Hong Kong, irrespective of their country of origin and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply.
Applicants should demonstrate outstanding qualities of academic performance, research ability/ potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.
Selection Panels
Shortlisted applications, subject to their areas of studies, will be reviewed by one of the two HKPF
Selection Panels with experts in the relevant broad areas -- one
for science, medicine, engineering and technology and another one
for humanities, social science and business studies.
Selection Criteria
While the academic excellence is of prime consideration, the Selection Panels will take into account, but is not limited to, the four yardsticks below for the selection of candidates:
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