Scholarships / Awards for Undergraduate Students of the Faculty of Social Sciences

No.	Name	Descriptions/ Eligibility	No. of Recipients	Amount per Recipient	Application Method
1	Prof. Jerry W. Barrett Scholarship 白智理教授獎學金	Final year student with outstanding academic performance, shuffled between Arts / Science / Social Science.	1	Around HK$7,000	by Faculty selection
2	Social Sciences Scholarship for Academic Excellence 社會科學院獎學金(學術優異)	Social sciences students with outstanding academic performance in their first year of study. For details, please click here.	no fixed quota	HK$4,000	by Faculty selection
3	Social Sciences Scholarship for Best Academic Improvement 社會科學院獎學金(學術進步)	Social Sciences student with the most improved cGPA scores obtained in their study within a year.	1	HK$4,000	by Faculty selection
4	Social Sciences Scholarship for Community Action 社會科學院獎學金(社會服務)	Social sciences students with excellent performance in community service. For details, please click here.	no fixed quota	HK$4,000	by Faculty selection
5	Social Sciences Scholarship for Global Exchange 社會科學院獎學金(國際交流)	Social sciences students participating in approved foreign exchange programme. For details, please click here.	no fixed quota	HK$4,000	by Faculty selection
China Studies Programme
6	Dr. William D. Hackett Memorial Prize in Sociology 夏慧欽博士紀念社會學獎	Final year student from BSocSc in China Studies (Sociology Option) with academic excellence and personal integrity. The student is jointly selected by their fellow classmates and the teaching staff in a Department-wide voting exercise. For details, please click here.	1	Around HK$3,000	by department nomination
7	Madam Chow Leung Oi Scholarship 梁愛女士獎學金	Year 2 or above China Studies students with academic merits and outstanding participation in activities related to the programme	2	HK$10,000	by department nomination
8	Prof. Tsang Shu-ki Memorial Scholarship	BSSc China Studies – Economics students with outstanding academic performance (cGPA 3.00 or above) who demonstrate outstanding skills in independent thinking, have strong sense of intellectual curiosity and commitment to community services. Past recipients of the same scholarship are not eligible.	Max. 4	HK$8,000	by department nomination
9	Shun Hing Group Scholarship 信興集團獎學金	Final year China Studies student with outstanding academic achievements	1	HK$18,750	by department nomination
10	Simon Suen Foundation Scholarship in Chinese Cultural Studies 孫少文基金會中華文化獎學金	Full-time Year 2 or above China Studies students with good academic performance, good personality and excellent non-academic achievements.	2	HK$10,000	by department nomination
11	Wei Lun Foundation China Studies Scholarship 偉倫基金中研獎學金	Final year students in China Studies with good academic performance	4 (1 award for each option)	HK$8,000	by department nomination
*Scholarships for BSSc China Studies – History students are listed under Department of History below.
European Studies Programme
12	Prof. Dr. Gerd Schwandner & Dr. Annette Schwandner Scholarship	Year 3 student from the European Studies programme who will spend his/her third year of studies in Germany	1	EUR1,000	by department nomination
Department of Education Studies
13	Au Bak Ling Charity Trust – Scholarship Scheme 區百齡慈善基金會 – 獎學金計劃	Full-time undergraduates majoring in Education who study specifically to become teachers, and have outstanding academic achievements, financial needs and regard the teaching profession in Hong Kong as their life-long career.	no fixed quota	HK$10,000	open application
14	Lei Yue Mun Hoi Bun School Scholarships 鯉魚門海濱學校獎學金	Undergraduate or postgraduate students of Education Programme who is enthusiastic about education, active in participation in extra curricular activities, and good academically (GPA over 3.00). Preference will be given to students with financial needs.	2	Around HK$12,000	by department nomination
Department of Geography
15	HK Electric Scholarships for Energy & Environmental Studies 港燈能源及環境研究獎學金	Full-time local Geography (Energy & environment Studies) undergraduate or postgraduate students who have outstanding academic results in energy or environmental studies. Outstanding extra-curricular involvement will also be taken into consideration.	2	HK$5,000	by department nomination
16	Luk Yin Memorial Scholarship陸賢紀念獎學金	Outstanding student in Geography major	1	Around HK$5,000	by department nomination
17	Mrs Leung Tong Pom-Sum Memorial Scholarship 梁唐本琛女士紀念獎學金	Geography undergraduate students with academic merit	2	HK$5,000	by department nomination
18	Paul CK Wong Memorial Fund 黃鎮強紀念獎學金	Geography undergraduate student(s) who is/are: (1) Physically challenged with a good academic record and nominated by Department; (2) In the absence of (1), other undergraduate(s) in the Faculty Social Science who are physically challenged with a good academic record and nominated by Faculty; 3) In the absence of (1) and (2), Geography undergradaute student(s) with an outstanding academic record or with excellent extra-curricular services to the community.	up to 2	HK$5,000	by department/faculty nomination
19	The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Hong Kong Dissertation Scholarship	This competitive award is given to undergraduate students to assist with their honours project research.	3	no fixed amount	by department nomination
20	Wong May Wai Esther Scholarship for Outstanding Geography Students 黃美慧女士獎學金	Full-time undergraduate students from the Department of Geography, with GPA of 3.00 or above and substantial financial needs	6	HK$5,000	open application
Department of History
21	Class of 1985 30th Anniversary Scholarship 1985屆畢業30周年誌慶獎學金	Outstanding undergraduate and MPhil/PhD students of the Department of History who have participated in an exchange experience within their period of study.	2	Around HK$6,000	by department nomination
22	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Alumna Esther May Wai Wong Scholarship 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：黃美慧校友獎學金	Outstanding year 2 or above History student who has achieved a cGPA of 3.00 or above and has demonstrated the biggest improvement on GPA obtained in the second semester compared with the first semester in the same academic year.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
23	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Alumnus Dr. Jonathan K C Choi Scholarship (for students returned from exchanges in Mainland China) 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：校友蔡國贊博士獎學金（中國大陸學府交流）	Outstanding non-final year history student who has obtained the highest cGPA by the end of the second semester of the previous academic year, among all students returned from exchanges in universities located in Mainland China within the same academic year.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
24	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Alumnus Dr. Jonathan K C Choi Scholarship (for students returned from exchanges in Taiwan) 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：校友蔡國贊博士獎學金（臺灣學府交流）	Outstanding non-final year history student who has obtained the highest cGPA by the end of the second semester of the previous academic year, among all students returned from exchanges in universities located in Taiwan within the same academic year.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
25	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Dr. Soo Kim Lan Scholarship 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：蘇金蘭醫生獎學金	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest Semester GPA in the first semester of his/her Year 3.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
26	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Professor Hsiao Tso Liang Memorial Scholarship (for students returned from exchanges in Europe) 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：蕭作梁老師紀念獎學金（歐洲學府交流）	Outstanding non-final year History student who has achieved the highest cGPA by the end of the second semester of the previous academic year, among all students returned from exchanges in universities located in Europe within the same academic year.	1	approx. HK$5,000	by department nomination
27	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Professor Hsiao Tso Liang Memorial Scholarship (for students returned from exchanges in the United States) 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：蕭作梁老師紀念獎學金（美國學府交流）	Outstanding non-final year History student who has achieved the highest cGPA by the end of the second semester of the previous academic year, among all students returned from exchanges in universities located in the United States within the same academic year	1	approx. HK$5,000	by department nomination
28	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: Professor Robin D. S. Yates and Professor Grace S. Fong Scholarship 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：葉山方秀潔教授伉儷奬學金	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest cGPA in the second semester of his/her Year 3, as well as accumulated the highest number of HIST/CHSH course units in Asian and Canadian history.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
29	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: The Herodotus Award 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：希羅多德獎	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest semester GPA in the second semester of his/her Year 3.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
30	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: The Sima Qian and Ban Gu Award 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：馬班獎	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest semester GPA in the first semester of each academic year.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
31	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: The Spring and Autumn Annals Award 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：《春秋》獎	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest semester GPA in the second semester of his/her Year 3.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
32	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: The W & T Award (for students returned from exchanges in Asia, except Mainland China and Taiwan) 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：W & T獎（亞洲學府交流【中國大陸及台灣除外】）	Outstanding non-final year History student who has achieved the highest cGPA by the end of the second semester of the previous academic year, among all students returned from exchanges in universities located in Asian countries other than Mainland China and Taiwan within the same academic year.	1	approx. HK$3,200	by department nomination
33	Department of History 40th Anniversary Scholarship: The Wei Yuan and Xu Jiyu Award (for students returned from exchanges in Canada, Australia, or any country in South America and Africa) 歷史系四十周年誌慶獎學金：魏源徐繼畬獎（加拿大、澳洲、南美或非洲學府交流）	Outstanding non-final year History student who has achieved the highest cGPA by the end of the second semester of the previous academic year, among all students returned from exchanges in universities located in Canada, Australia, or any country in South America and Africa within the same academic year.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
34	Ding Richang Scholarship 丁日昌獎學金	Outstanding students in History who has achieved the highest cGPA after the first semester.	2	Around HK$6,000	by department nomination
35	Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Lau Scholarship 劉聚富博士伉儷獎學金	3rd year student with the best academic performance in the second year of undergraduate study in any one of the programmes offered by the History Department.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
36	Dr. Arthur Lau Award in Gender History 劉聚富博士性別史論文獎	Final year undergraduates who demonstrate excellent knowledge of and insight on gender history, preferably within the pre-modern era. Recipients should have produced outstanding Hons. Projects on gender history and have enrolled in any one of the programmes offered by the History Department.	1	HK$2,000	by department nomination
37	Dr. James A. Stewart Jr. Scholarship James A. Stewart Jr.老師獎學金	Outstanding year 2 history student with financial needs. The awardee should not hold any other department-based scholarship in the same semester.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
38	Dr. Tan Siu Lin Scholarship 陳守仁博士獎學金	Newly declared undergraduate students of the History majors in any programme offered by the Department of History who have achieved the best entrance results obtained from their first year of study at HKBU.	5	no fixed amount	by department nomination
39	Esri China (Hong Kong) Prize in Spatial History Esri China (Hong Kong) 空間史研究科目獎	Outstanding individual student(s) or a student group from the who attained the highest score in HIST 4207 Special Topics in Asian History (actual course title: Introduction to Spatial History). The students are asked to create their own spatial history projects and they are trained to use the relevant Geographical Information System software and web tools.	1	HK$10,000	by department nomination
40	HKBU History Alumni Association Founding Scholarship 浸大歷史系校友會成立誌慶獎學金	Outstanding History student who is one of the top ten students based on the cGPA of the second semester in the academic year. Eligible student should have completed recognized online courses with certificates of completion presented; have taken internships including paid/unpaid and credit-bearing/non-credit-bearing opportunities provided by the Office of Student Affairs and/or Faculty of Social Sciences. Self-arranged internships could be considered case by case upon evidence.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
41	HKBU Scholarship in Historical Studies 香港浸會大學歷史學獎學金	Fourth year History student who has achieved the best academic results in semester 2 of his or her third year of undergraduate studies. The recipient of this annual scholarship must have enrolled in any one of the programmes offered by the History Department	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
42	Madam Shao Shu Lung Memorial Scholarship 蕭瑞麟女士紀念獎學金	Student who has achieved the best academic results in his or her first year of undergraduate studies in any one of the programmes offered by the History Department	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
43	Mr. Liu Chia Chu Memorial Scholarship 劉家駒老師紀念獎學金	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest cGPA in the first semester of his/her Year 4 study.	1	Around HK$5,500	by department nomination
44	Mr. Rocky Sung Scholarship 宋韶光老師獎學金	Year 2 students in any major program offered by the Department of History who have achieved the highest semester GPA respectively in the first & second semester of each academic year.	2	no fixed amount	by department nomination
45	Prof. Chow Kai Wing Scholarship 周佳榮老師獎學金	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest Semester GPA in the first semester of his/her Year 4.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
46	Prof. Lam Kai Yin Scholarship 林啟彥老師獎學金	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest cGPA in the first semester of his/her Year 2 study.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
47	Prof. Lee Kam Keung Scholarship 李金強老師獎學金	Outstanding History student who has achieved the highest cGPA in the first semester of his/her Year 3 study.	1	no fixed amount	by department nomination
Department of Sport and Physical Education
48	Athletic Awards 體育獎	Students with good athletic performance and satisfactory academic record, as recommended by the Head of Department of Sport and Physical Education.	no fixed quota	no fixed amount	by department nomination
49	Chow Hung Piu Athletic Scholarship	Student of the Department of Sport and Physical Education with outstanding sport achievements and good academic achievements.	1	Around HK$4,500	by department nomination
50	Dr. Stephen Hui Scholarships for Sports and Overseas Internship 許士芬博士運動及海外實習獎學金	Sport and PE majored students who have demonstrated athletic and academic excellence as well as good track record of community services. Five to ten sponsorships are available to PERM Programme overseas internship for students with financial needs and good performance in internship.	no fixed quota	no fixed amount	by department nomination
51	Dr. Stephen Hui – Physical Education & Recreation Management Scholarship 許士芬博士康體科獎學金	- Two awards to first year students (1 male and 1 female) who achieved the best academic results in semester 1 - One award to a final year student who achieved the highest cGPA upon graduation - One award to a final year student who produced the best Honour Project - One award to a local student who attained a cGPA of 3.00 or above from at least 3 semesters with financial needs and good track record of sport related community services	5	Around HK$10,000	by department nomination
52	Edmond & Tony Yue Sports Scholarship 余氏國賢國樑體育獎學金	Students studying the BA (Hons) in Physical Education and Recreation Management programme with outstanding sport and academic performance.	2	HK$10,000	by department nomination
53	Ng Ching Fai & Angeline Ng Scholarship 吳清輝郭蜀華獎學金	A student from the Department of Music or the Department of Sport and Physical Education annually in alternate. The student should be of good academic standing and has significant accomplishments as well as contributions to the Department and/or the University.	1	Around HK$10,000	by department nomination
54	Waterfall Sports Scholarship	Students studying the BA (Hons) in Physical Education and Recreation Management with excellent internship performance.	2	HK$5,000	by department nomination
55	Shum Lam Kam Chu Sport, Physical Education and Health Scholarship 沈林金珠體育、運動及健康學獎學金	Year 2 or above students studying in BA (Hons) in Physical Education and Recreation Management with a cGPA of 3.00 or above	1	HK$12,000	by department nomination
Department of Sociology
56	Dr. William D. Hackett Memorial Prize in Sociology 夏慧欽博士紀念社會學獎	Final year student from BSocSc in Sociology or BSocSc in Sociology and BEd in LST with academic excellence and personal integrity. The student is jointly selected by their fellow classmates and the teaching staff in a Department-wide voting exercise. For details, please click here.	2	Around HK$3,000	by department nomination
57	Dr. Siu Yat-ming Scholarship 邵一鳴博士獎學金	Year 2 students under the 4-year curriculum, one for SOC [including DD (SOC & EDUC LST)], and one for CS (SOC) with highest cumulative GPA at the end of Year 1.	2	Around HK$5,000	by department nomination
58	Paul & Martha Hackett Memorial Scholarship 夏保羅先生夫人紀念獎學金	Outstanding Year 3 Sociology student who has achieved good academic performance, served as a positive role model for peers in active learning, and provided dedicated service to the community	1	Around HK$3,000	by department nomination
Department of Social Work
59	Ada S.H. Li Social Work Practicum Scholarship 李信卿社工教育實習獎學金	Full-time local undergraduate or postgraduate Social Work students with outstanding academic performance, personal qualities and non-academic achievements	15	at least HK$5,000	by department nomination
60	HSBC Social Work Scholarship Scheme	Full-time local undergraduates in Social Work with good academic performance and are committed to a career as social workers.	10	HK$25,000	by department nomination
61	Madam Esther M.W. Wong Scholarship 黃美慧女士獎學金	Full-time local undergraduate or postgraduate Social Work students with outstanding academic performance, financial needs, personal qualities and non-academic achievements	3	HK$5,000	by department nomination
62	Mr. Ho Chi Wong Memorial Scholarship 何智煌先生紀念獎學金	Year 2 or above undergraduate of Social Work with outstanding academic achievements and community services.	1	Around HK$9,000	by department nomination
63	Paul & Martha Hackett Memorial Scholarship 夏保羅先生夫人紀念獎學金	Outstanding Year 2 or 3 Social Work student who has achieved good academic performance, served as a positive role model for peers in active learning, and provided dedicated service to the community	1	HK$3,000	by department nomination
64	Rev. Lawrence Chu Best Social Work Fieldwork Practice Scholarship 朱亮基牧師優秀社會工作實習獎學金	Local undergraduate students who have good academic and fieldwork performance as well as demonstrate strong passion for and great commitment to social work	2	HK$5,000	by department nomination