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Scholarships and awards
Our students have been able to win scholarships and awards from the Government and other external organizations on their own merits. Apart from the Government and donor organizations, the College has made available numerous awards and scholarships to reward students who have excelled in academic and non-academic areas. In the recent years, our students have been awarded scholarships of up to $8 million annually.
Scholarships and awards
- Scholarships and awards
- Sponsorship Scheme for International Language Proficiency Tests
- Subsidy on Exchange for Post-Secondary Students
UOWCHK has a strong focus on developing students’ language abilities to prepare for their further studies and future professional development. In order to encourage students to pay extra efforts to improve their language proficiency, the College offers sponsorships for students taking language proficiency tests on their own initiatives. The sponsorships cover half of the test fees students pay for taking designated language proficiency tests. The proficiency tests sponsored by the College are listed below.
English: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) [Reimbursement Form for IELTS]
French: Test de Connaissance du Francais (TCF) [Reimbursement Form for TCF]
Japanese: Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) [Reimbursement Form for JLPT]
Korean: Korean Language Ability Test (KLAT) [Reimbursement Form for KLAT]
Putonghua: National Putonghua Proficiency Test (PSC) (普通話水平測試)[Reimbursement Form for PSC]
Spanish: Diploma de Espanol Lengua Extranjera (DELE) [Reimbursement Form for DELE]
Government Subsidy for Student Exchanges
Introduction
Sub-degree and bachelor degree students (including UOW Top-up degree) studying in this College are eligible for Government financial support to participate in student exchanges. Subsidies are provided through four schemes maintained by the Education Bureau (EDB):
- Scheme for Subsidy on Exchange for Post-secondary Students (SSE)
- Scheme for Means-tested Subsidy on Exchange to “Belt and Road” (B&R) Regions for Post-secondary Students (Means-tested SSEBR)
- Non-means-tested Mainland Experience Scheme for Post-secondary Students (Non-means tested MES)
- Scheme for Non-means-tested Subsidy on Exchange to “Belt and Road” (B&R) Regions for Post-Secondary Students (Non-means-tested SSEBR)
Eligible Students
Applicants should meet the following criteria :
SSE |
Means-tested SSEBR |
Non-means-tested MES |
Non-Means tested SSEBR |
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(a) Local students enrolled in full-time sub-degree / bachelor degree programmes of the College; and |
(a) Either local/non-local students enrolled in fulltime sub-degree / bachelor degree programmes of the College. |
(a) Local students enrolled in full-time sub-degree / bachelor degree programmes of the College. |
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(b) Receiving means-tested student financial |
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Eligible Outbound Exchange Programme
Only exchange activities should meet the following criteria :
SSE |
Means-tested SSEBR |
Non-means-tested MES |
Non-Means tested SSEBR |
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(a) Held anywhere outside Hong Kong |
(a) Held in any Belt and Road Regions (listed at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council website: |
(a) Held in Mainland |
(a) Held in any Belt and |
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(b) At least 2 weeks for bachelor degree |
(b) At least 5 days for bachelor degree programme applicants; and must also be related to the discipline of study or language immersion for sub-degree applicants. |
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(c) Organized and/or endorsed by the College. |
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(d) Other things being equal, priority would be given to credit-bearing or award-bearing exchange programme. |
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Subsidy for students
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SSE |
Means- |
Non-meanstested MES |
Non-Means |
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(i) Destination |
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Mainland |
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$900 |
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Asia (including Middle East, excluding the Mainland, Taiwan and Macao) |
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$3,000 |
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$900 |
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Asia (including Middle East) |
$3,000 |
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Africa |
$7,000 |
$7,000 |
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$2,100 |
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Oceania and Europe |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
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$2,400 |
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North America |
$9,000 |
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Central and South America and Caribbean |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
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$4,500 |
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(ii) Duration |
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5-13 days |
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$3,500 |
$1,050 |
$1,050 |
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14-28 days |
$6,000 |
$6,000 |
$1,800 |
$1,800 |
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29-90 days |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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91-180 days |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$7,500 |
$7,500 |
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Over 180 days |
$45,000 |
$45,000 |
$13,500 |
$13,500 |
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Remarks : The duration of an exchange programme should only cover the period from the commencement date to the completion date of the official programme. Travelling time back and forth between Hong Kong and the exchange destination should not be counted. |
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Amount of Subsidy
SSE |
Means-tested SSEBR |
Non-means-tested MES |
Non-Means tested SSEBR |
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(a) The maximum amount of subsidy to be granted to the applicant is calculated by adding up the subsidy under (i) and (ii) above, then discounted by his/her level of applicant finance (in terms of percentage of full grant) approved by the SFO. |
(a) The maximum amount of subsidy to be granted to the applicant is calculated by adding up the subsidy under (i) and (ii) above. |
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(b) In individual cases where the level of student finance approved by the SFO is lower than 50%, the financial assistance level to be adopted in the calculation of the maximum amount of subsidy for the student under the SSE / Means-tested SSEBR should be adjusted upward to 50%.
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(b) The applicant will be eligible to receive subsidy under once throughout |
(b1) The applicant will be eligible to receive subsidy under once throughout |
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(c) The applicant will not be eligible to receive subsidy under SSE / Means-tested SSEBR / Non-means-tested SSEBR if he/she has been subsidised under any of these schemes for the same destination. Such restriction does not apply to the Non-means-tested MES. |
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(d) The amount of subsidy granted to an eligible applicant should not exceed the direct costs arising from his/her participation in the concerned exchange activity. |
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(e) Applicants who have received previously assistance from other scholarships or support schemes wholly or partly funded by the Government / UOWCHK are also eligible to apply. But priority will be given to applicants who have not received such previous assistance. |
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(f) Except under very special circumstances, the subsidy will only be disbursed to applicant upon completion of the exchange programme. |
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Application Procedures
Applicants are required to complete an application form. The completed application form, together with all supporting documents, should be submitted to the following UOWCHK General Offices at least 4 weeks before the commencement of the exchange programme:
Main Campus:
General Office, 1/F, Le Billionnaire, 46 Sa Po Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong