CareER Scholarship Program 2022

Application Deadline:
23 February 2022
Organisation:
CareER Association Limited

Introduction

Objectives of the Scholarship

  • To empower the awardees with more exposure in the community.
  • To allow the awardees to have greater exposure to learn about employment situations, practices and prospects.
  • To support the awardees to experience the workplace first-hand and to pursue continuous training and studies to enhance their employment prospects and opportunities.
  • To provide some financial support to the awardees to enable them to acquire assistive equipment and technology to enhance their employment prospects and opportunities.

Eligibility

The scholarship is open to:

1. Any students and graduates with disabilities / SENs regardless of race and HKID holder

2. Currently studying in or graduated from all UGC and self-funded institutes / degrees in Hong Kong 

    (for Post-Secondary applicant)

3. Currently studying in Mainstream and Special School (for Senior-Secondary Form 4 to 6 applicant)

Details

  • There will be 5 successful Post-Secondary applicants awarded HKD 10,000 as an encouragement to support them achieving goals. The programme also includes career talks/ workshops or company visits from various fast-growing industries. More, each awardee is entitled to join the 6-month Mentorship Programme that will be matched to one of the CareER alumni, the mentor, in accordance with their disabilities/ SENs and career interests.
  • Interested parties shall complete the application form. All applications shall be submitted to CareER by email to scholarship@career.org.hk  

Enquiry

SEN Support Service

Office: Student Development Services, 6/F, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Complex

Tel: 3442 5417

Email: sen.support@cityu.edu.hk