HKU Presidential PhD Scholar Programme
The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China · open to applicants worldwide
HKU's top PhD scholarship for outstanding full-time doctoral students, with a generous first-year package, mentorship and training opportunities.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Up to about HK$445,800 (US$57,150) in the first year (2027/28 admission).
Also: mentorship and training opportunities; career path support.
Who can apply: Applicants to full-time PhD programmes at HKU; Main Round applicants are encouraged to also apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.
Free to apply.
Annual; Main Round runs 1 September - 1 December. Next deadline: 2026-12-01.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: research proposal, cv, references, transcript.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Scholarship Package for 2027/28 Admission”
Who can apply
- Open to students, researchers
- Applicants to full-time PhD programmes at HKU; Main Round applicants are encouraged to also apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.
What you will need
- Research proposalUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- TranscriptOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name. The deadline is 1 December 2026.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
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