Applicants from all over, seeking admission as a new full-time PhD student in a Hong Kong university, are eligible and invited to apply. Applicants must be able to demonstrate outstanding academic performance, exceptional research ability / potential, acute communication and interpersonal skills, and excellent leadership abilities.

Shortlisted applicants, depending on their areas of studies, are subject to assessment by either one of the two HKPFS selection panels: (i) Sciences, Medicine, Engineering, and Technology; or (ii) Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business Studies.

Academic excellence is the prime consideration but the Selection Panels will also take into account:

1. Academic excellence;
2. Research ability and potential;
3. Communication and interpersonal skills; and
4. Leadership abilities.
    

[To be announced]

https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/InitApplication.jsp