Croucher Foundation – Doctoral Scholarship for Students from Hong Kong in Science, Technology, and Medicine
Deadline: November 15, 2024
URL: Croucher Scholarships for Doctoral Study | Croucher Foundation
Description:
Scholarships support permanent residents of Hong Kong to pursue doctoral studies in natural sciences, technology, and medicine abroad. Recipients devote themselves to a period of full-time study or research in natural sciences, medicine, or technology in approved academic institutions outside Hong Kong. Scholarships offer support up to and including the third year of their PhD program.
Eligibility:
Applicant must:
- Be permanent residents of Hong Kong.
- Plan to be engaged in full-time study leading to a PhD degree.
- Have obtained First Class Honours in their first degree. Otherwise, they will be expected to be able to receive substantively an MPhil degree by September 2024 to become eligible (MPhil transfer to doctoral candidature is not considered as equivalent).
- Students in their final year of first-degree studies may also apply, but any offer of award will be conditional on their obtaining First Class Honours upon their graduation by July 2024.
Award amount:
- US $35,700 annual stipend.
- One economy class single airfare at both the beginning and end of the period of the award.
- Tuition fees and college fees (where applicable).
- One-off relocation allowance of $1,000.
- $2,000 annual academic allowance to attend conferences, workshops, or courses.
- Up to $2,000 annually to cover medical insurance costs.
- $16,000 annual allowance for the first child and up to $6,800 annually for every additional child who resides with the scholar during the entire duration of the award.
- A commencement award of $8,925 towards the end of doctoral studies to cover the cost of thesis preparation and travel expenses for scholars and their family members attending their graduation ceremonies.
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