CUHK Scholarships for International Students 2027

Amount

Undergraduate: 25%-100% tuition waiver (up to ~HK$214,000/year) + living allowance up to HK$66,000/year. HKSAR Government Scholarship: HK$80,000/year. HKPFS (PhD): ~HK$1.79 million total package

Deadline

November 2026 / January 2027

Host countries

Hong Kong SAR, China

Fields

Any field

Open to all nationalities (international and non-local students) Academic Requirements Nationality Requirements Language Requirements Work Experience

• Full tuition waiver (up to ~HK$214,000/year) for the highest-performing undergraduate scholarship recipients, renewable for the normative four-year study period
• Partial tuition waivers at 50% or 25% for strong candidates who do not receive a full award
• Annual living allowance of up to HK$66,000 for top undergraduate scholarship recipients
• HKSAR Government Scholarship of HK$80,000 per year for outstanding non-local undergraduate students, awarded on CUHK's nomination
• One-off non-academic achievement awards from HK$50,000 to HK$178,000 for students excelling in sports, music, art, or science and technology
• HKPFS package for PhD students totalling about HK$1.79 million, including a monthly stipend of HK$28,400 and full tuition waiver
• Conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$14,200 per year for HKPFS recipients
• Access to one of Asia's most scenic hillside campuses with guaranteed on-campus housing for non-local students in the first year

November 2026 / January 2027