Departmental Scholarships & Awards

Austin Hughes Holdings Limited Taiwan Exchange Scholarships

With an aim to encourage students from the Department of Chinese and History (CAH) going for exchange studies in the partner universities in Taiwan, Austin Hughes Holdings Limited has kindly agreed to donate a number of scholarships to the University with effect from the 2018/2019 academic year for five consecutive years under the following regulations:

1. There shall be a maximum of TWO scholarships per annum and the value of each scholarship shall be HK$10,000.
2. The Scholarships shall be awarded to two full-time local undergraduate students from the BACHIS programme who:
   (i) have completed the Student Exchange Programme in the partner universities in Taiwan in the current academic year;
   (ii) have achieved outstanding academic performance (i.e. CGPA of 3.0 or above); and
   (iii) priority will be given to those who have proven financial needs, or have successfully applied for Government grants and loans.
3. Scholarship recipients are allowed to receive Student Exchange Fund from the University concurrently for the exchange programme.
4. Scholarship recipients are required to submit reports on their exchange studies (not less than 800 words each) to CAH upon their return to Hong Kong.

CAH Study Abroad Postgraduate Scholarship

With an aim to encourage students from the Department of Chinese and History (CAH) pursuing MPhil/MA programmes in overseas universities, an anonymous donor has kindly agreed to donate a scholarship to the University with effect from 2021/2022 for two consecutive years under the following regulations:

1. There shall be a one-off scholarship per annum and the value of the scholarship shall be HK$100,000.
2. The Scholarship shall be awarded to a full-time local undergraduate student from any stream under BACHIS programme who:
   (i) is a graduating student by the end of the current academic year;
   (ii) has been admitted by overseas universities (excluding mainland China, Taiwan and Macau) to a MPhil/MA programme which is related to the Department's teaching and research fields; and;
   (iii) has achieved consistently outstanding academic performance.
3. The Department shall set up a panel to interview shortlisted candidates.
4. In any year when there is no eligible student, the Scholarship shall be carried forward to the following academic year.

Sihe Feng Chinese Cultural Studies Awards (思赫中國文化研究獎)

With an aim to recognize students with outstanding academic performance and contribution to the MA in Chinese programme, Dr. YAN Fei has kindly agreed to donate a number of awards to the University with effect from 2022/2023 for five consecutive years under the following regulations:

1. There shall be TWO Awards per academic year and the value of each Award shall be HK$5,000. 
2. The Awards shall be each awarded to a full-time/part-time/combined mode student of Chinese Language and Literature stream and a full-time/part-time/combined mode student of Chinese History and Cultural Heritage stream or a full-time mode student of Professional Development in Chinese History and Cultural Heritage stream under MACH programme who:
   (i)     admitted in 2022/23 and thereafter;
   (ii)    is a graduating student in the current academic year;
   (iii)   has attained at least a CGPA of 3.7 among the same graduation cohort in the academic year; and
   (iv)   has made substantial contribution in MACH programme and actively participated in student activities.
3.  In any year when there is no eligible student, the Awards shall be carried forward to the following academic year.

Enquiry: cah@cityu.edu.hk