PolyU CPCE Scholarships and Studentships (for 2024/25 Cohort)
The following scholarships and studentships are applicable to students who are admitted to full-time or part-time PolyU SPEED articulation honours degree programmes leading to a degree awarded by PolyU in the 2024/25 intake cohort.
For Students Admitted to Full-time PolyU SPEED Programmes Leading to a Degree Awarded by PolyU in 2024/25 Intake Cohort
(No application is required for the following scholarships/ studentships)
| Admission Scholarship for Excellent Performance | |
|---|---|
| Amount | HK$60,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | Award GPA ≥ 3.7 in a local Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme or above qualifications in Hong Kong, or a bachelor's degree awarded by a world top 100 university |
| Disbursement | March 2025 |
| Admission Scholarship for Meritorious Performance | |
| Amount | HK$30,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | Award GPA between 2.8 and 3.69 in a local Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme or above qualifications in Hong Kong |
| Disbursement | March 2025 |
| Lifelong Learning Studentship | |
| Amount | HK$20,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | Award GPA between 2.15 and 2.79 in a local Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme or above qualifications in Hong Kong |
| Disbursement | March 2025 |
| Progressing Scholarship for Excellent Performance | |
| Amount | HK$40,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | GPA ≥ 3.7 upon completion of Year-1 study on a normal study load1 in PolyU SPEED |
| Disbursement | March 2026 |
| Progressing Scholarship for Meritorious Performance | |
| Amount | HK$15,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | GPA between 3.3 and 3.69 upon completion of Year-1 study on a normal study load1 in PolyU SPEED |
| Disbursement | March 2026 |
For Students Admitted to Part-time PolyU SPEED Programmes Leading to a Degree Awarded by PolyU in 2024/25 Intake Cohort
(No application is required for the following scholarships/ studentships)
| Admission Scholarship for Excellent Performance | |
|---|---|
| Amount | HK$60,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | Award GPA ≥ 3.7 in a local Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme or equivalent qualifications in Hong Kong, or a bachelor’s degree awarded by a world top 100 university |
| Disbursement | March 2025: HK$50,000 & November 2025: remaining HK$10,000 |
| Admission Scholarship for Meritorious Performance | |
| Amount | HK$21,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | Award GPA between 2.8 and 3.69 in a local Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme or above qualifications in Hong Kong |
| Disbursement | March 2025 |
| Lifelong Learning Studentship | |
| Amount | HK$13,350 per awardee |
| Requirement | Award GPA between 2.15 and 2.79 in a local Associate Degree / Higher Diploma programme or above qualifications in Hong Kong |
| Disbursement | March 2025 |
| Progressing Scholarship for Excellent Performance | |
| Amount | up to HK$40,000 per awardee |
| Requirement | GPA ≥ 3.7 upon completion of Year-1 / Year-2 / Year-32 study on a normal study load1 in the respective part-time programmes (3-year or 4-year normal duration) in PolyU SPEED |
| Disbursement | March 2026 (Year 1): HK$20,000 (3-year) / HK$14,000 (4-year) March 2027 (Year 2): HK$20,000 (3-year) / HK$13,000 (4-year) March 2028 (Year 3): HK$13,000 (4-year) |
| Progressing Scholarship for Meritorious Performance | |
| Amount | up to HK$24,000 |
| Requirement | GPA between 3.3 and 3.69 upon completion of Year-1 / Year-2 / Year-32 study on a normal study load1 in the respective part-time programmes (3-year or 4-year normal duration) in PolyU SPEED |
| Disbursement | March 2026 (Year 1): HK$12,000 (3-year) / HK$8,000 (4-year) March 2027 (Year 2): HK$12,000 (3-year) / HK$8,000 (4-year) March 2028 (Year 3): HK$8,000 (4-year) |
For Students of All Intake Cohorts
| Top Student Award | |
|---|---|
| Amount | HK$10,000 per awardee |
| Aim | To recognise students' academic achievements |
| Eligibility | Full-time and part-time final year students |
| Requirement | Final year students who have completed the programme of study within the normal period of registration and attained the highest Award GPA among students of the same programmes and graduation year |
| Application | No application is required |
| Disbursement | October each year |
| Outstanding Co-curricular Achievement Scholarship | |
| Amount | Up to HK$10,000 per awardee |
| Aim | To recognise students’ outstanding co-curricular achievements in the areas of services, leadership of student organisations, sports, and arts, etc. |
| Eligibility | Full-time Year-2 students or Part-time Year-2 or above2 students within their normal duration of study, who have achieved a cumulative GPA of not lower than 1.7 in Semester One of the award year |
| Requirement | Students who can demonstrate track records in the past 2-3 years of active participation in sports, co-curricular activities or performing arts and continuously striving for improvement and excellence |
| Application | February every year |
| Disbursement | June each year |
| Study Visit Programme Scholarship | |
| Amount | Up to HK$12,000 |
| Aim | To provide more opportunities for students to widen their horizons and enforce their academic knowledge by subsidising part of their expenses of various mainland China / overseas study visits and cultural exchanges |
| Eligibility | Full-time students |
| Requirement | Preference goes to students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above in the previous semester (if applicable) and those who have not participated in any outbound tours before. For certain tours, priority will be given to students taking specific programmes or subjects |
| Application | October and February every year |
| Disbursement | February and October respectively each year, upon successful completion of overseas activities held during the winter and summer breaks |
| Mainland/Overseas International Enrichment Scholarship | |
| Amount | Up to HK$45,000 |
| Aim | To provide more opportunities for students to participate in mainland China/ overseas summer courses and summer placement by subsidising part of their expenses |
| Eligibility | Full-time Year-1 students |
| Requirement | Students who have achieved outstanding academic and co-curricular achievements and have demonstrated good presentation and/or interview performance (if required) during the application process |
| Application | February every year |
| Disbursement | September each year |
| CPCE Scholarship for PolyU Outstanding Sportsmen | |
| Amount | Up to HK$10,000 per student |
| Aim | To recognise students of PolyU Sports Teams with outstanding sports and academic performance |
| Eligibility | Full-time students who are members of PolyU Sports Teams |
| Requirement | Students who have attained outstanding sports achievements and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above in the latest semester of study |
| Application | February every year |
| Disbursement | April each year |
| Learning Support Fund | |
| Amount | Up to HK$10,000 |
| Aim | To help full-time students with financial difficulties by subsidising part of their expenses related to learning support |
| Eligibility | Full-time students |
| Requirement | Students who can provide proven evidence of their financial needs |
| Application | February every year |
| Disbursement | June each year |
Notes
1. Excluding Summer Term
2. PolyU SPEED part-time programmes leading to a degree awarded by PolyU are in 3-year or 4-year normal duration.
(Details of the above scholarships/ studentships are subject to change without prior notice.)
(August 2024)