The D. H. Chen Foundation Scholarship 2025

With all-rounded educational support, the D. H. Chen Foundation Scholarship thrives to nurture future leaders and foster talent development for society.

Components of the Scholarship

• Comprehensive Financial Award to support learning and growth:
  1. Tuition Fee Waiver covering the normative study period on a UGC-funded basis;
  2. Overseas Learning Allowance of maximum HK$80,000 for up to two trips; and
  3. Annual Living Allowance* of HK$38,000 subject to proven financial or special education needs.
• Social Good Initiative and Social Good Fund
• The D. H. Chen Foundation Scholars Network
• Mentorship
• Internship & Other Career Opportunities
• Award Reception
• President Roundtable

*Scholar who is eligible for Living Allowance shall not receive any Living Allowance for the period when he/she is on an exchange program/learning trip which he/she has successfully applied for Overseas Learning Allowance.

Eligibility

• Permanent resident of Hong Kong;
• Full-time Year 1 undergraduate student of UGC-funded program;
• A Year GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.3 with all letter grades of courses taken available (or equivalent); and
• Demonstration of leadership abilities and commitment to make positive social change.
• Applicants or nominees shall go through a task assessment and attend selection interviews.

If awarded, scholars are required to meet the Renewal Requirement annually for continuous entitlement to the Scholarship.

Information Session

The donor will introduce the scholarship scheme in detail during the Session. Mr Peter Yuen, one of the Scholars from CityUHK, will also have a sharing this year. Interested students are advised to enrol in the Information Session via the below registration link:

Documents for Application

• Completed application form
• A copy of CityUHK academic report (AIMS version is acceptable), certificate(s) of public exam(s)
• Valid proof (e.g. letters issued by the activity organization) to demonstrate your leadership abilities and commitment to make positive social change.

Kindly DOWNLOAD the documents here:

1. Poster
2. Regulations
3. Application Form

Application Methods and Deadlines

1. Open-application method: submit an application form with supporting documents to sdsfinance@cityu.edu.hk directly by 23 May 2025. Late application or incomplete submission will NOT be considered.
2. Nomination method: to be nominated by your College/School/Department. The deadline is set by the respective College/School/Department.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE:

1. The applicants/nominees should provide valid proof (as many as possible) to demonstrate your leadership abilities and commitment to make positive social change at the time of application/nomination.
2. Shortlisted candidates MUST attend selection interview(s) in person in mid June 2025 and late August 2025. Candidates who could not attend the interviews in-person will NOT be considered for the Scholarship.
3. The selection interviews for The D. H. Chen Foundation Scholarship and The Tung and Ngai Education Foundation Scholarship will be conducted concurrently by the panel in mid June 2025. Please note that the panel's decision will be final.
4. Shortlisted candidates are required to attend the coaching workshops to enhance their writing of personal statements and interviewing skills if invited.

Enquiry

Please email sdsfinance@cityu.edu.hk or call 3442 8013 (Ms Irene Tsang).

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