2025/26 Entry Scholarship for Local Students with HKDSE Qualification (Faculty of Health and Social Sciences)
You will be automatically considered for this entry scholarship if you are a current year Secondary Six local^ student taking the HKDSE at your first attempt, meet the University's General Entrance Requirements for admission to full-time Bachelor's Degree schemes/programmes, and fulfil the following requirement:
Offering Unit | Scheme / Programme Code | Scheme / Programme Title | Criteria | Scholarship Amount (HK$) | Scholarship Quota |
Department of Applied Social Sciences | JS3250 | BA (Hons) Scheme in Applied Social Sciences | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 44,500 | - |
Department of Health Technology and Informatics | JS3478 | BSc (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Science | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | - |
JS3612 | BSc (Hons) in Radiography | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | - | |
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences | JS3624 | BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | 10 |
JS3636 | BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | 15 | |
School of Nursing | JS3337 | BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | - |
JS3648 | BSc (Hons) in Nursing | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | - | |
School of Optometry | JS3290 | BSc (Hons) in Optometry | Attain Level 5** in 1 subject | 10,000 | 10 |
Notes:
^ (1) Local admittees are students who do not require a student visa to study in Hong Kong.
(2) A student can concurrently hold more than one scholarship administered by the University in an academic year if the total value of scholarships received by him/her does not exceed his/her annual tuition fee payable plus an allowance of HK$50,000 unless otherwise stipulated.
(3) The offering unit(s) reserves the right to change the terms or withdraw the scholarship(s). In case of any dispute/disagreement, the decision of the offering unit(s) is final.
For the purpose of calculating the admission scores, HKDSE level attainments will be converted to level points where Level 5**=8.5, 5*=7, 5=5.5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2, 1=1 and Unclassified = 0.
Exchange Scholarship
All undergraduate students awarded the academic Entry Scholarship will also receive an additional HK$30,000 exchange scholarship, aimed at enhancing and supporting their participation in student exchange programmes.