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Change-Makers Programme (CMP)

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Programme Fee

Team A: Johor Bahru, Malaysia (8 days)
Original price: HK$7,300
Price after deduction of SA subsidy: HK$3,700 (please refer to “Subsidy (Team A)”)

*Include airfare, meal, local transportation, accommodation and insurance
*NOT include application fee of visa and vaccine injection (if necessary)

Subsidy (Team A)
Students, who have satisfactory performance# and do not concurrently receive the HKSAR Government Reaching Out Award (ROA), can receive subsidy of HK$3,600 upon completion of programme.

#80% of attendance and submit a programme report. Students should apply for absence in advance (at least 3 days prior) with valid reasons. "Welcome Session  & Team Building", "Service to local NGO", "Preparation for Overseas Service Tour", "Overseas Service Tour" and "Self-initiative Advocacy Project" are compulsory items.

^Non-UGC-fund students and exchange students in HKBU cannot enjoy the SA subsidy.
^Subsidy will be reimbursed to successful applicants upon completion of programme.

Team B: Sydney, Australia (14 days)
Original price: HK$22,500
Price after deduction of award: HK$12,500 (please refer to “Award (Team B)”)

*Include airfare, meal during weekday, local transportation during weekday, dorm style accommodation and insurance
*NOT include application fee of visa, meal during weekend, local transportation during weekend and vaccine injection (if necessary)

Award (Team B)
Both local and non-local students in full-time publicly-funded undergraduate programmes with cGPA 3.00 or above can apply the HKSAR Government Reaching Out Award (ROA) of HK$10,000 if they fulfill our programme requirements (Please refer to the note#). Recipients of ROA are only eligible to receive the award once throughout their studies. For students who do not get the ROA, up to HK$10,000 SA subsidy will be granted to them.

^Non-UGC-fund students and exchange students in HKBU are not eligible to apply ROA or enjoy the SA subsidy.
^Award/Subsidy will be reimbursed to successful applicants upon completion of programme.

Programme Schedule (tentative)

Content

Date

Time

Recruitment & Application Period

2  Sep - 22 Sep 2019

N/A

Application Deadline

22 Sep 2019 (Sun)

N/A

Interview Sessions

24, 25, 26 Sep 2019

TBC

1. Preparation

Welcome Session  & Team Building**

16 Oct 2019 (Wed)

1900 - 2200

Workshop about econimc animals

24 Oct 2019 (Thu)

1900 - 2200

Workshop about animals and city development

31 Oct 2019 (Thu)

1900 - 2200

Service to local NGO**

Weekend in Nov

TBC

Meeting about advocacy activity

29 Nov 2019 (Fri)

1900-2200

Preparation for Overseas Service Tour**

23 Dec 2019 (Mon) /
27 Dec 2019 (Fri)

1000-1700

2. Experience (Overseas Service Tour)

   

Team A: Johor Bahru, Malaysia**

3 - 10 Jan 2020 (TBC)

 

Team B: Sydney, Australia**

28 Dec 2019 - 11 Jan 2020 (TBC)

 

3. Action

Re-Union

16 Jan 2020 (Thu)

1900 - 2200

Preparation for Advocacy

Early Feb – Mar 2020

  TBC

Self-initiative Advocacy Project**

April 2020

TBC

Reporting and Evaluation

May 2020

N/A

Eligibility

Full-time undergraduate HKBU students.

Application Procedure

  1. Please read carefully the Programme Details on our website.
  2. Complete the online application.
    (application deadline: 22 Sep 2019)
  3. Attend the interview on 24, 25 or 26 Sep 2019 upon invitation, which will be sent via email by 23 Sep 2019 at the latest.

Programme Highlights (2018/19)

Change-Makers Programme 2018/19