The Grant encourages integration and community building of local and non-local students by awarding financial support.to student-initiated local activities or outbound backpacker trips. A higher award would be granted to an activity/a trip with a higher student mix consisting of students from local, mainland, and international.
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Related Key Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
To encourage students, individually or in teams, to host a local activity that promotes cultural exchange between the local and non-local HKBU students, by subsidizing up to $1,500 per activity.
1 student or more
Student mix of students from local, mainland, and international (including the host) | No of student participants (including the host) | Award amount per application |
2 types | 5-10 | $500 |
More than 10 | $800 | |
3 types | 5-10 | $1,000 |
More than 10 | $1,500 |
The online evaluation form should be submitted within two weeks after the last day of the activity. The form requires
The full award amount will be transferred to the local bank account of the successful applicants within two months after the completed and on-time submission of the post-activity evaluation form.
Miss Cindy CHAN
Tel: (852) 3411 2403
Email: lqc@hkbu.edu.hk
To motivate students to initiate outbound trips to the Mainland, Macau or other areas around the world, and with a group mix of local and non-local students by subsidizing up to $2,100 per person.
To strengthen the global awareness and/or national identity of the students, the trips should include visit points or activities with learning elements that demonstrate the history, culture, technological advancement, economic growth, entrepreneurship, innovation, or sustainable development of the destination. Students should reflect on and relate their travel experiences to their own personal development..#
# Some examples of visit points with learning elements: Museums, Cultural & creative markets, Government units, UNESCO heritage sites, Firm visits, Geo parks or other natures or landscapes under conservation etc.
3. All of the eligible participants should complete an online post-trip survey on their self-reflection and assessment of the trip, within 30 days from the last day of the trip.
Types of Application | Application Form | Post-Trip Survey |
Individual | Required | Required |
Group (2 students or more) | 1 per group | 1 per groupmate |
To the Mainland/ Macau: 1 student or more
To areas outside of the Mainland and Macau: 3 students or more
A higher per-person award would be granted for a higher student mix consisting of local, mainland, and international students on the trip.
To encourage students to showcase the specialties of their home country/province to other eligible HKBU students, the host will be awarded an extra $100 per day.
A max, of 3 days will be covered by the grant. Details are as follows:
Number of Student type | Award amount | |
to the Mainland/ Macau (min 1 student) | to areas outside of the Mainland and Macau (min. 3 students) | |
Group with 1 student type (i.e. only local, mainland or international students) | $100 per person per day | $200 per person per day |
Group with a mix of 2 student types (i.e. at least 20% of the group should be local, mainland, or international students, whichever is the less dominant type in the group) | $300 per person per day | $400 per person per day |
Group with a mix of 3 student types (i.e. at least 20% of the group should be local, mainland, or international students, whichever two are the less dominant types in the group) | $500 per person per day | $600 per person per day |
The full award amount will be transferred to the local bank account of the successful applicants within two months after the application is processed.
Miss Cindy CHAN
Tel: (852) 3411 2403
Email: lqc@hkbu.edu.hk