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Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies

The Hong Kong SAR Government has set up the Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies (FTSS) to attract meritorious local students to pursue further studies in areas of strategic priority for the development of Hong Kong.ÌýThe eight priority areas are:

1. Ìý[STEM]: Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

2. Ìý[Digital]: Digital transformation and innovationÌý

3. Ìý[Financial]: Hong Kong as an international trading and financial centreÌý

4. Ìý[Law]: Law, dispute resolution and intellectual property trading Law

5. Ìý[Cultural]: East-meets-West cultural exchanges and humanities

6. Ìý[Creative]: Creative industries

7. Ìý[Health]: Healthy living and caring community

8. Ìý[Sustainable City]: Sustainable city and regional development

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Scholarship

The scholarship awardees are required to pay a minimum tuition fee being the prevailing rate of the UGC-funded full-time degree programmes (i.e. HK$44,500 for 2025/26 academic year and HK$47,000 for 2026/27 academic year). The differences will be subsidised by the scholarships subject to a cap of HK$100,000Ìýfor each student, regardless of the actual study period of the programme and mode of study.

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Eligibility

1. ÌýLocal students are admitted to the approved programmes listed below.

2. ÌýStudents awarded a scholarship under the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme (TPgFS) are not eligible for the FTSS.

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Selection

Selection of scholarship awardees will take into account the following factors:

• Academic achievements
• Professional qualifications
• Relevant working experience and achievements in other areas
• Personal statement [i.e. plans and commitment to contributing to the relevant priority area(s) of Hong Kong and joining the relevant industries/sectors and staying in Hong Kong (or the Greater Bay Area) after graduating from СÓŶÌÊÓƵ].

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Programmes

The University Grants Committee (UGC) has allocated 180 scholarship places to СÓŶÌÊÓƵ across the following 22 approved programmes for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 academic year respectively.

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Application

Local students who accept admission offers to the approved programmes will be invited by their programme offering departments to apply for the FTSS.Ìý

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For further details, please click to access UGC's website.Ìý