For female Postgraduate students (including both research and taught-based postgraduate programmes)
The HKAUW Postgraduate Scholarships aim at recognising and encouraging female postgraduates who conduct high quality original research that are of significant value to our society and to the body of knowledge. Successful candidates should also demonstrate leadership, team spirit, and achievements in their chosen disciplines through research and practice, and involvement in community service. Each HKAUW Postgraduate Scholarship recipient will receive a scholarship certificate and an award of HK$20,000. The Hong Kong Baptist University will nominate up to FIVE postgraduate students for HKAUW's consideration and selection.
For female Undergraduate students
The HKAUW Undergraduate Scholarships aim at recognising and encouraging female students with exceptional academic attainments and active involvement in community service. Each HKAUW Undergraduate Scholarship recipient will receive a scholarship certificate and an award of HK$5,000. The Hong Kong Baptist University will nominate up to TWO undergraduate students for HKAUW's consideration and selection.
ELIGIBILITY
(a) The applicant for the Postgraduate Scholarship: -
- Must be a Full Member of HKAUW (please apply for membership after being nominated);
- Must be currently registered as a full-time female student (including both research and taught-based postgraduate programmes) in a local postgraduate degree-granting tertiary institution (designation determined by the HKAUW);
- Has outstanding academic achievements, personal aspirations and qualities;
- Demonstrates leadership and active involvement in community service, has contributions in her chosen disciplines, including a global outlook and the promotion of women's status;
- Has recommendations from her supervisor, endorsed by the head of department or faculty/school in which she is currently registered;
- Has recommendations from the community/voluntary service organisation she is involved in; and
- Is required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of quality community service within six months of receiving the scholarship. Such service projects must be mutually agreed on by the scholarship recipients and HKAUW in advance.
For more details regarding the Postgraduate Scholarship, please click here.
(b) The applicant for the Undergraduate Scholarship:-
- Must be an Undergraduate member of HKAUW (please apply for UG membership after being nominated);
- Must be currently registered as a full-time female student (except first and final year students) at a local degree-granting tertiary institution (designation determined by the HKAUW);
- Must be nominated by the head of department or faculty/school in which she is currently registered (a separate nomination letter is required if the head of department/faculty/school is NOT writing one of the recommendation letters as specified below);
- Has outstanding academic achievements;
- Demonstrates current participation and involvement in community service;
- Has TWO recommendation letters, one from her head of department/faculty/school or current academic supervisor and one from the community/voluntary service organisation she is involved in; and
- Is required to serve the community for at least half a year AFTER the recipient receives the scholarship which may include participating in community services project organised by HKAUW.
For more details regarding the Undergraduate Scholarship, please click here.
APPLICATION
University application deadline: 5:30pm, 30 October 2026 (Friday).
Please click here for the application form.
1. Softcopies of the completed application forms (including only relevant information), together with letters of recommendation and required documents must be combined as ONE PDF file. Name your PDF file in the format of “HKAUW UG/PG Scholarship_student ID_full name” (e.g. HKAUW UG/PG Scholarship_11111111_Chan Tai Man). We may not be able to identify your submission if you do not name your file correctly.
2. Please make sure all scanned documents are clear and legible. Any parts that are missing, unclear, and incomprehensible will NOT be considered.
3. You may not need to scan the documents in the highest/top quality if standard quality suffice. Your PDF file should NOT exceed 25MB.
4. Login to our “Documents Upload Platform” at https://sfa.hkbu.edu.hk/supporting_docs/ with your SSOid. Choose and click “HKAUW Undergraduate Scholarships 2026” OR “HKAUW Postgraduate Scholarships 2026” in the menu to upload the documents. We will NOT be able to receive your documents if you choose another scheme name, so please click the scheme name carefully. The “Documents Upload Platform” will close automatically at the application deadline 5:30 pm of 30 October 2026 (Friday). You will receive an auto-email from the system upon successful upload of your PDF file.
5. To avoid being late, you should upload your PDF well before the deadline, as there may be unexpected technical errors/difficulties that require extra time to solve. Note that the submission time is subject to our system’s clock on the website, which may or may not be the same as your watch, and the Office of Student Affairs has the discretion to make final judgments on whether the application is considered late.
6. Partial submissions/late applications will NOT be considered. You should ONLY attach relevant supporting documents with your application form.
Also note that:
- According to the donor, nominees of the Postgraduate Scholarships have to be Full members of HKAUW (HK$300/year) and nominees of the Undergraduate Scholarships have to be Undergraduate Members of HKAUW (HK$150/year). The membership fee should be borne by the nominees.
- Both Postgraduate Scholarships and Undergraduate Scholarships require open competition with students from other institutions. The award for HKBU students is not guaranteed.
- Paid membership fee will NOT be refunded regardless of whether the scholarship application is successful or not.
- Partial submissions / late applications will absolutely NOT be considered. The online application platform will close sharply at the application deadline, according to the clock at the platform.
- Shortlisted applicants may be invited to attend the final interview organised by HKAUW which is scheduled to be held in late December 2026 or early January 2027 in Hong Kong (If you are not able to attend the interview in-person in Hong Kong, please do not apply for this Scholarship).
- All Scholarship recipients will be notified directly by HKAUW. Applicants who are not notified by February 2027 should consider their applications unsuccessful. Certificates and cheques will be awarded at the HKAUW Scholarship Presentation Ceremony. Postgraduate Scholarship recipients, if invited, are required to make a short presentation of their research topic. Absence from the HKAUW's 2026 Scholarship Presentation Ceremony will mean forfeiture of the scholarship.
- 25% of the Awards, i.e. HK$5,000 for the Postgraduate Scholarships and HK$1,250 for the Undergraduate Scholarships, will be retained by HKAUW and awarded to the recipients subsequent to receipt of written proof of community services between January and August 2027 from the recipients concerned.
Please click here for general tips on completing scholarship application forms.
Faculty members are welcome to nominate eligible students to apply.
ENQUIRY
For enquiries, please feel free to contact us at 3411 6713 or by email to scholarship@hkbu.edu.hk.
Scholarships & Financial Aid Unit,
Office of Student Affairs
Room WLB 401, Level 4
The Wing Lung Bank Building for Business Studies, Shaw Campus