Department of Accountancy
Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships for JUPAS Entrants

Regulations

Commencing 2018/19 academic year, the Department of Accountancy has established a scholarship scheme “The Department of Accountancy Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships for JUPAS Entrants” by use of funding available in the Non-UGC Reserves (Departmental). The following regulations shall apply as of 2024/25:

1. The Scholarships shall be known as “The Department of Accountancy Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships for JUPAS Entrants”.
2. Eligible candidates for the Scholarships shall be full-time undergraduate freshmen who have been admitted to the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy programme through the JUPAS route.
3. The details of the scholarship criteria and value are given in the table below:

   Admission score	Scholarship award
   26 or above	HK$30,000 (one-off)
   24 to 25	HK$20,000 (one-off)
   23	HK$10,000 (one-off)

4. The Scholarships will be temporarily suspended, if the scholarship recipient is on leave of absence. The Department has the right to terminate the Scholarship or request a refund of the scholarship awarded if the scholarship recipient is no longer enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy programme.
5. For each academic year, the scholarship amount shall be disbursed to the duly registered recipients by two equal instalments, one after the full payment of tuition fee for Semester A by December, and the other after the full payment of tuition fee for Semester B by March of the same academic year.
6. Nominations by the Department of Accountancy shall reach the Student Development Services on or before mid-November of the academic year for which the Scholarships are designated.
7. The Scholarships shall be offered annually until further notice is received from the Department of Accountancy.

Remarks

• The admission score is calculated by "Best 5 (include Mathematics)" and "Level 3" for English, Chinese, Mathematics, two elective subjects and "Attained" for Citizenship and Social Development as the minimum entrance requirements of the programme for 2024 JUPAS admission. 
  Notes: “Other languages” at grade E or above and Mathematics extended modules (M1/M2) are counted as elective subjects. For subjects that a student has attempted more than once, the best result will be used.
• The scoring scale is given in the tables below:

  Category A: Core and Elective Subjects (including M1/M2)
  Level	5**	5*	5	4	3	2	1
  Score	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

   

  Category C: Other Language Subjects
  Grade	A	B	C	D	E
  Score	5	4	3	2	1

• JUPAS entrants are allowed to hold Institutional/Dean’s Scholarships and The Department of Accountancy Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships for JUPAS Entrants concurrently.
• With an objective to nurture our students and to promote caring culture, the University encourages each award recipient to make an annual donation of HK$200 or more to the City University of Hong Kong for student support via CityU Alumni Giving Club when they are in employment after graduation. This term has been incorporated into all scholarship/prize/award/bursary schemes since February 2008.