[bioundgrd] Fwd: FW: HKUST - Hong Kong PhD Fellowship info

[Janice Chang]

>
>Subject: FW: HKUST - Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
>
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>From: Miss Kandi Ho <<mailto:egkandi at ust.hk>egkandi at ust.hk>
>Date: November 19, 2010 3:32:06 AM EST
>Subject: HKUST - Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
>Reply-To: "<mailto:egkandi at ust.hk>egkandi at ust.hk" 
><<mailto:egkandi at ust.hk>egkandi at ust.hk>
>
>Dear Prof Reif,
>
>Greetings from the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology! I 
>wish to share with you the following information, in case you have 
>not heard, and hope that you can help disseminate this to 
>appropriate persons who might be interested.
>
>Beginning the academic year 2010-11, the Research Grants Council 
>(RGC) of HK has operated a new scholarship scheme, the Hong Kong PhD 
>Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), to attract top quality students to come 
>and pursue PhD studies in Hong Kong. It is a generous scheme for 
>anyone interested and qualified, be they from Hong Kong, Mainland 
>China, or other continents. For the 2011-12 year, there will be 135 
>awards for the whole of Hong Kong.
>
>We would like to invite you, as a good friend and supporter of our 
>University, to help disseminate information on this scheme and 
>encourage those qualified to apply. Deadline for close of 
>application is midnight of 6 December 2010 (HK Time).
>
>In gist, the HK PhD Fellowship provides each awardee a monthly 
>stipend of HK$20,000 (USD2,500 approx) for three years. In addition, 
>a travel allowance of HK$10,000 (USD1,280 approx) is provided 
>annually for three years for the awardee to attend conference or 
>similar events. At the end of the program of study, awardees are not 
>required to observe any completion-of-study conditions although Hong 
>Kong Government would most welcome these awardees to stay and work 
>in Hong Kong if they want to.
>
>Information on the Fellowship Scheme can be accessed at the 
>following URL: <http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs>http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs.
>
>As the deadline for application is less than 3 weeks away, to help 
>applicants understand the process, please find below a summary of 
>application procedures if they wish to apply.
>1.   File the "Initial Application Form" and obtain a reference number from
>              the Research Grants Council website for the Scheme 
>before 12:00 noon,
>              1 December 2010. The Initial Application Form can be accessed at:
> 
><https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/InitApp.do?method=init>https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/InitApp.do?method=init
>
>   More info at : 
><http://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/apply.html#initial>http://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/apply.html#initial
>2.   Submit the completed application through the HKUST Online 
>Admissions System
>  before the deadline 
>(<https://admission.ust.hk/admission/login.do>https://admission.ust.hk/admission/login.do).
>  The reference number obtained from Step 1 above needs  to be quoted in the
>  application or else it will NOT be considered for HKPFS;
>3.   Ensure all supporting documents are uploaded by the deadline 
>mentioned above
>to the HKUST Online Admissions System before the application is 
>submitted, which
>  include transcripts, referee reports, and other supporting documents; and
>4.   Settle the application fee (HK$180 per program) before the deadline.
>
>Related websites:
>HKUST website dedicated to fellowship: 
><http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs>http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs
>General questions related to the online application:
><https://www.ab.ust.hk/arr/adm/pg/admissions/RPG/apply.html>https://www.ab.ust.hk/arr/adm/pg/admissions/RPG/apply.html
>HKPFS website: 
><http://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/apply.html#initial>http://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/apply.html#initial
>For more details about the Fellowship Scheme and the application 
>procedures, please visit 
><http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs>http://www.ust.hk/hkpfs.
>In case of enquiries regarding the HKPFS or general application 
>issues, please contact the Postgraduate Admissions Team at 
><mailto:gradmit at ust.hk>gradmit at ust.hk.
>
>We look forward to your continued support on the work of the University.
>
>Khaled Ben Letaief
>Dean of School of Engineering
>Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
>Email : <mailto:eekhaled at ust.hk>eekhaled at ust.hk
>
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