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UCL Hong Kong Alumni Scholarships

UCL Hong Kong Alumni Scholarships are available for undergraduate study at UCL. Each year, one scholarship will be available and named after the foundation that has funded it for that year.

Key information

Value: £20,000 per year (for a maximum of four years)
Available to: Prospective students
Selection criteria: Financial need and academic excellence
Eligible fee status: Overseas
Eligible programmes: All undergraduate programmes (except MBBS)
Deadline:  5pm HKT on Monday 28 April 2025

Eligibility

Applicants should:

  • be holders of Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards or Chinese citizens who have received full-time education in Hong Kong and/or China for no less than five of the eight years
    immediately prior to the start of study at UCL;
  • have applied for admission through UCAS for full-time undergraduate degree studies at UCL (funding will not be available for the 6 year course in medicine leading to the MBBS BSc degree);
  • NOT be attending any schools in the UK or currently enrolled at UCL;
  • be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate for overseas students;
  • be in financial need and unable to fund their planned studies at UCL without financial help;
  • NOT be accepted for any other scholarships or bursaries;
  • be willing to volunteer at activities of UCL, UCL Hong Kong Club and/or UCL Scholarship Hong Kong Foundation during and after their studies at UCL.

Value, benefits, and duration

One scholarship is available annually for undergraduate study at UCL. The scholarship will be named after the foundation that has funded it for that year - the Professor Denys Holland and Cowan Cheung Scholarship, the Vinson and Cissy Chu Charitable Foundation Scholarship or the UCL Hong Kong Alumni Scholarship.

The scholarship will provide up to £20,000 per year toward tuition fees for a maximum of four years (funding will not be available for the 6-year course in medicine leading to the MBBS BSc);

Applicants who are not awarded the scholarship may still be eligible for consideration for prizes, including the Professor Sir Charles Kao Prize and the KK Chu Memorial Prize.

Annual renewal of the scholarship is subject to satisfactory progress equivalent to upper second class honours throughout the programme. A report of unsatisfactory progress may result in termination of funding or clawback.

Selection

The criteria for awarding the scholarship are academic excellence, financial need and any other criteria deemed appropriate or relevant. You will be required to demonstrate that you meet these conditions.

Subject to parents' consent, shortlisted applicants will then be invited by the UCL Scholarship Hong Kong Foundation Limited ("the Foundation") to submit supporting financial documents such as parents' bank statements for the last six months (or bank letter confirming deposits), parents’ tax assessments and documentary evidence concerning ownership/tenancy of the home, and any mortgages, loans and credit card debts etc., as well as evidence of bursaries and scholarships received whilst at school.

Interviews will be held in Hong Kong (normally in July/August) and applicants invited for interview will be required to present themselves for interview in Hong Kong at applicants' own expense.

How to apply

The deadline for the applications is: 5pm HKT on Monday 28 April 2025.

Applicants must submit a completed application form, family financial resources summary spreadsheet  AND arrange for an academic referee to complete the reference form. 

It may be expedient to review the family financial resources spreadsheet in the first instance to ascertain if the application will be worthwhile due to a comfortable surplus or too large a deficit.

The family financial resources summary spreadsheet, application form and reference form can be downloaded below:

Applicants must provide a valid UCL Student Number for applications to be considered valid.

All completed application and reference forms, as well as any questions regarding the application process, should be submitted via email to the UCL Scholarships Hong Kong Foundation: uclhksf@gmail.com

Results

Candidates will be shortlisted in July. Interviews will be held in Hong Kong normally in July/August.

The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of a selection panel appointed by the Foundation. The successful candidate will be notified as soon as possible once a decision has been made. 

Key information

Essential information for all funding scheme applicants