Candidates who are not selected for the HK PhD Fellowship Scheme may be considered for admission to relevant PhD program(s) with Postgraduate Studentship of HK$225,120/year.
Obtain an HKPFS reference number from the HK Research Grants Council (RGC), then submit an application of PhD Program online directly to HKUST. Tick the box to indicate your interest to be considered for HKPFS, and input your HKPFS reference number in the Online Admission System (OAS).
Successful applicants will receive an email notification. Please log in to the online system to keep track of your application status.
Individual program offices will issue offers according to their own schedules.
Unsuccessful applicants will normally be notified of the outcome towards the end of the admission cycle. For instance, unsuccessful applicants who seek admission in Fall term will normally be notified in the summer before program commencement.
If the referee's report has been received, the status will display "Reference report received" under the “References” page in the Online Admission System.
We only consider reference report/letters received via the online system. Please let us know in case your referee needs assistance in online submission.
Please “add a referee” in the system, invite the same referee but use the correct email address.
If your referee has already submitted the online reference report for you with the correct email address, please ignore any related system-generated email reminder.
