The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme is launched by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong. The Fellowship Scheme aims to attract the outstanding students in the world (including those from Hong Kong and Mainland China) to pursue their PhD degree programmes in Hong Kong.

The Fellowship will provide an annual stipend of HK$240,000 (approximately US$30,000) and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year for a maximum period of three years. 135 PhD Fellowships will be awarded for the 2010 / 2011 academic year.

A local briefing session on the Scheme was held at Wei Hing Theater of City University of Hong Kong on September 14, 2009. The RGC is going to organise information sessions in the following overseas countries. Chairman of the RGC and representatives of the UGC-funded institutions will introduce the Scheme to the participants and respond to the enquiries regarding the Fellowship Scheme as well as PhD programmes offered by institutions. Some of these sessions are open to the public. All interested parties are welcome to attend:

Click to View RGC Chairman’s Presentation Slides at Overseas Information Sessions

Singapore
Venue: Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Lecture Theatre 18 (LT-18) at North Spine
Date: 22 September 2009
Time: 10:30p.m. - 12:00 noon
* Open to the public

Venue: National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, Room 02-11, Blk EA
Date: 23 September 2009
Time: 10:30p.m. - 12:00 noon
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

The Philippines
Venue: Escaler Hall, Science Education Complex, Ateneo De Manila University
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Date: 28 September 2009
Time: 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.
* Open to the public (Cancelled due to inclement weather)

Venue: University of Philippines, Manila, UPPGH Building, 8th Floor, Board room
Date: 29 September 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
* Open to students of the hosting institution only (Cancelled due to inclement weather)

Malaysia
Venue: University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Senate Room, Level 5
The Chancellory Building, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor
Date: 30 September 2009
Time: 10:30a.m. - 12:00 noon
* Open to the public

Thailand
Venue: Room 221, Tab Building, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University
Date: 11 September 2009
Time: 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.

Venue: Milton Bender Auditorium, Asian Institute of Technology
58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
Date: 2 October 2009
Time: 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m.
* Open to the public

Pakistan
Venue: Faculty of Computer Science, University of Karachi
Date: 8 October 2009
Time: 9:00 am. - 11:00 a.m.
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

Venue: Classroom # 5, AKU-SON, The Aga Khan University, Karachi
Date: 9 October 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

Venue: Sayeed Saigol Auditorium, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Date: 9 October 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

Venue: Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Date: 23 October 2009
Time: To be confirmed (Cancelled)

Vietnam
Venue: Room 201, Headquarter of VNU-HCM Building, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, KP6, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City
Date: 19 October 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Revised)
* Open to the public

Venue: Conference Room C2, Hanoi University of Technology, No. 1, Dai Co Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
Date: 20 October 2009
Time: 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Revised)
* Open to the public

Bangladesh
Venue: Juma Building Dhaka University
Date: 25 October 2009
Time: 4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

India
Venue: Conference Room, Administrative Block, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi Centre, 7 SJSS Marg, New Delhi
Date: 26 October 2009
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

Venue: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
Date: 27 October 2009
* No information session for this visit

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi
Date: 28 October 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Committee Room, School of Social Sciences)
           3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Committee Room, School of Computer and System Science)
* Open to students of the hosting institution only

Website: http://www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd/

* The events are conducted in English

Participating Institutions: