The University has endeavoured to provide research postgraduate students with financial assistance to enable them to devote full efforts to their studies and to facilitate their research studies and professional development.

Fellowships and Studentships

A full-time PhD student will normally be awarded with either a PhD Fellowship* or a Postgraduate Studentship. A full-time MPhil student will normally be awarded a Postgraduate Studentship.

1. PhD Fellowship
   PhD Fellowship awardees will be provided with a Fellowship with a monthly stipend for a maximum period of 3 years.  The monthly stipend for 2023-24 is HK$27,600 (subject to annual review). For awardees with a normative study period of 4 years, the University will offer the same level of Fellowship for their fourth year of study.
   (*For more details on PhD Fellowship, please refer to the webpage of Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.) (US$1 = HK$7.8)
2. Postgraduate Studentships
   Postgraduate Studentships (PGSs) are awarded to full-time MPhil/PhD students to support their daily subsistence, tuition fee and other expenses that may incur during the course of their studies. The full monthly stipend for 2023-24 is HK$18,270 for an MPhil student; HK$18,530 for a PhD student before confirmation of candidature; and HK$18,890 for a PhD student after confirmation of candidature. A partial studentship which is a fraction of the amount for a full studentship may be awarded. For details, please refer to Terms and Conditions of Postgraduate Studentships. (US$1 = HK$7.8)

As part of the training for postgraduate degree studies, fellowship or studentship recipients are required to perform, under supervision, teaching duties and/or research support duties of up to 12 hours per week on average. Please refer to Terms and Conditions of Postgraduate Studentships.