216 Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans

CALENDAR 216 SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND LOANS (Enquiries about Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans listed below should be addressed to the Registry unless otherwise stated.) SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships Tenable in All Faculties AIA Foundation Scholarships In 1995, the American International Assurance Co. Ltd. established two scholarships, each of the value of the composition fee, for award to a second-year BSc(ActuarSc) student and a second-year student from any Faculty. In 1997, the donor increased the number of scholarships to four and the value of each scholarship to $20,000. In 1998, the donor increased the number of scholarships to five and the value of each scholarship to $15,000. In 2000, a total of three scholarships of the value of $15,000 each were made available. C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund The establishment of the ‘C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund’ is cogent with one of the University’s top strategic priorities, that of internationalization. The ‘Fund’ will provide financial assistance to undergraduate students, based on merit, to enable greater numbers of HKU students to participate in outgoing exchange programmes at leading tertiary institutions. The Chan Ho Family Scholarships In May 2002, the University of Hong Kong established the Chan Ho Family Scholarships with a donation of CAD$235,000 (approximately $1.175 million) from an anonymous donor to promote and encourage graduates of Chong Gene Hang College with strong academic potential, but with limited financial resources, to pursue studies in degree programmes at a quality university in Hong Kong. Chater Memorial Scholarships The Chater Memorial Scholarships was raised by public subscriptions in 1930 in memory of Sir Paul Chater in order to provide scholarships of the annual value of $1,000 at the University. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Scholarships In 1990, the CGCC (Foundation) Limited donated, from 1990–91, an annual sum of $10,000 for the award of four scholarships of the value of $2,500 each, for a period of five years initially. In 1995, the donor increased the value of each of the six scholarships to $10,000. In 2000, the terms of agreement for the award of the scholarships were revised with effect from the 2000–01 academic year to the 2004–05 academic year such that a sum of $150,000 shall be available for scholarship awards each year, with five scholarships of the value of $30,000 each being awarded. Î´Ã Ãû-4 216 23/12/10, 8:11 º« Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans 217 The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association and Donors Scholarships The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong has made available annually a number of scholarships to be awarded to undergraduate students who are studying in disciplines closely related to industry. Chung Hwa Travel Service Scholarships In 1994, the Taipei Trade Centre donated two scholarships to the University to be awarded to final-year undergraduates. In 2002, the scholarships were renamed as the ‘Chung Hwa Travel Service Scholarships’ with the scholarships valued at $40,000 each. Donor Scholarships Under Statute XXI of the University Ordinance, 1911, every subscriber of $50,000 to the endowment fund of the University could nominate one scholar at a time to study at the University as an undergraduate without payment of composition fees, such nominee being a person qualified for admission to the University. For each additional $50,000 another scholar could be nominated by the same donor up to a maximum of four. The value of each award is now limited to $1,000 a year (except the John Swire Donor Scholarship which is of the value of $42,100 and the Ho Tung Donor Scholarship which is of the value of $2,000. In 2003, the Ho Tung Donor Scholarship which was first established in September 1967 was re-named as the Robert H.N. Ho Scholarships as requested by the donor). Only undergraduates are eligible for the award. Applications will be invited from first-year undergraduates. Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Scholarships In 2008, the Doris Zimmern Charitable Foundation agreed to establish two scholarships at HKU for its graduate students and alumni to pursue an MPhil degree at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. The scheme will run initially for five years, starting from the academic year 2009–10. In 2009, the Cambridge Overseas Trust expressed the intention to augment the existing scheme established by the Doris Zimmern Charitable Foundation by establishing a scholarship for MPhil graduates of HKU to pursue doctoral degrees at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. The scheme by Cambridge Overseas Trust will run initially for three years, starting from the academic year 2010–11. Edwin S.H. Leong Hughes Hall Scholarships In 2009, Mr Edwin Leong agreed to establish a scholarship scheme for graduate students and alumni of HKU to pursue Master’s and Doctoral degrees at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Scholarship at the doctoral level will be partially funded by the Cambridge Overseas Trusts. The value of each Master’s or first-year PhD scholarship shall be $450,000 (£30,000). Eliot Hall Memorial Scholarship In 1974, the Eliot Hall Golden Jubilee Commemoration Fund Trustees presented 6,100 Hong Kong Electric Company Limited shares to the University for the establishment of a scholarship to be awarded to residents of the Old Halls. In 1992, after the demolition of the Lugard Wing and the subsequent closing of the Old Halls, the Trustees of the Fund agreed not to restrict the recipients of the scholarships to Old Hall residents, but to make it available for undergraduates in any faculty. The George William Hong Choy Memorial Scholarship In 1997, the family and friends of Mr George William Hong Choy donated a sum of $400,000 to establish a scholarship fund in his memory to be awarded to first-year students in any faculty or school. Î´Ã Ãû-4 217 23/12/10, 8:11 º« CALENDAR 218 HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund The HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund was established as part of a package of measures to further develop Hong Kong into a regional education hub. The fund was set up to award Government scholarships to outstanding local and non-local students. The scholarship money available to the University of Hong Kong for the academic year 2008–09 is $2.47 million. HKU Foundation Entrance Scholarship In 2003, the HKU Foundation Entrance Scholarship was established to provide due recognition to those students who have been admitted into the University of Hong Kong’s undergraduate programs of study under the Early Admission Scheme for Secondary Six Students (EAS). HKU Foundation Scholarships The HKU Foundation Scholarships were established in 2000 to provide support to needy yet promising students. Approximately eight scholarships of the value of $10,000 each will be available for undergraduate students based on financial need, academic merit and extra-curricular involvement. HKU Sports Scholarship Scheme The HKU Sports Scholarships Scheme enables outstanding young men and women who have satisfied the minimum entrance requirements and specific faculty requirements — demonstrated exceptional sporting prowess — to enter the University of Hong Kong as Sports Scholars on the basis of preferred admission. Commencing from the 2002–03 academic year, cash awards shall also be awarded to suitably selected scholarship recipients. HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship and Bursary In 1997, HongkongBank established a local bursary and scholarship programme with a donation of $94,374 for award in the 1997–98 academic year. An additional sum of $94,763 was further donated for the award of bursaries and scholarships in 1998. In 1999–2000, the bursary and scholarship programme was re-named as The Hongkong Bank Foundation Local Bursary and Scholarship Programme and the Hongkong Bank Foundation has approved the sum of $94,500 for award in the 2005–06 academic year. From the 2000–01 academic year onwards, the annual allocation of funding by the Hongkong Bank Foundation to the University for award of the scholarships and bursaries was made on the basis of full- time undergraduate FTE in a given academic year. The Hongkong Bank Foundation will notify the University each year of the amount of the funds that will be available for award of the scholarships and bursaries in that particular academic year. In 2005–06, the local bursary and scholarship programme was re-named as HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship and Bursary, and was expanded to cover the Mainland and International students and students with disabilities. The Scholarship and Bursary Scheme continued in 2006–07 as follows for award to undergraduate students who are pursuing full-time studies in the second year (for degree curricula of three years of above) or in the penultimate year (for degree curricula of four years or above) in any discipline of study and who have acquired a minimum overall GPA of 3.30 or equivalent in a given academic year: HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship1, HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship for Students with Disabilities1, HSBC Scholarship for Mainland Students2, HSBC Scholarship for International Students2 and HSBC Mainland Scholarship for Hong Kong Students1. 1 Applications will be invited from Hong Kong students. 2 Applications will be invited from non-local ‘incoming’ students (Exchange students, viz. ‘outgoing’ students, are not included.) Î´Ã Ãû-4 218 23/12/10, 8:11 º« Scholarships, Bursaries and Loans 219 HSBC Overseas Scholarship Scheme Since 1997, the Hongkong Bank Foundation has offered three scholarship awards annually to enable three first-year or second-year undergraduate students to study abroad for one academic year. The successful students will receive a scholarship that will cover the international tuition fees of the overseas university, the economy return airline ticket expenses, and the student residence accommodation costs abroad. In 2006, the Scholarship Scheme was renamed as HSBC Overseas Scholarship Scheme and was extended to cover law and medicine students, i.e.

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