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Tuition Fees

The tuition fees per annum are HK$47,000 for 2026/27 and HK$49,500 for 2027/28.

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme aims to attract the best students from around the world to pursue PhD studies in Hong Kong by providing additional financial support.

The HKPFS package for the 2026/27 intake at CUHK includes financial support totaling up to HK$1.07 million (~US$136,530).

The financial support is provided to students during their normative study period.

Available for both local and international applicants.

Application:

To submit an initial application to RGC:
1 Dec 2025 at 12:00 nn (GMT +8, Hong Kong Time)

To submit a full application to CUHK:
1 Dec 2025 at 11:59 pm (GMT +8, Hong Kong Time)

For more details, please visit the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme website.

CUHK Vice-Chancellor PhD Scholarship Scheme

The Scholarship offers:

• An award of total HK$80,000 (approx. US$10,260) (HK$40,000 in the first year of attendance and HK$20,000 each in the second and third years subject to satisfactory study progress);
• Studentships of HK$229,200 (approx. US$29,400) per annum within the normative study period; and
• Conference and Research-related Travel Allowance in a total of HK$30,000 (approx. US$3,846) within the normative study period

Application:

Candidates applying for the fulltime PhD programme via the Online Application System by the deadlines will automatically be considered for the Scholarship.

A separate application for the Scholarship from candidate is not required.

For more details, please visit the CUHK Graduate School website.

Postgraduate Studentships (MPhil and PhD)

Postgraduate Studentships (MPhil and PhD)

• For full-time research postgraduate students.
• Annual studentship for 2025/26 is HK$229,200 (approx. US$29,400). Payable during the normative period of study.
• The award of the studentship will be made known to students with the admission offers.

Tuition Waiver Scheme for Local Research Postgraduate Students

Starting from the 2018-19 academic year, the Government grants a tuition waiver to all current and newly admitted local full-time research postgraduate (RPg) students enrolled in UGC-funded RPg programmes for their entire normative period of study.

For more details, please visit the website of the CUHK Graduate School website and University Grants Committee (UGC)

Research Fund for Research Postgraduate Students

The Centre for China Studies provides support to Research Postgraduate Students for their academic activities abroad.