| Fellowship / Scholarship Scheme | RGC Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) | PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) | PolyU Research Postgraduate Scholarship (PRPgS) |
| Objective | To support the best and brightest students in the world with a prestigious fellowship to pursue their full-time PhD studies | To offer an attractive scholarship package to outstanding PhD applicants to support their research studies at PolyU and living expenses in Hong Kong | To provide financial support to full-time PhD and MPhil students during their normal study period, allowing them to fully focus on their studies |
| Monthly Stipend (for the entire normal study period) | HK$27,600 | HK$27,290 | HK$18,470 (HK$18,890 for PhD students who have confirmed their registration) |
| Conference Grant (for the entire normal study period) | HK$13,800 per year | HK$25,000 | HK$25,000 |
| Cash Award | HK$40,000 in the first year HK$20,000 per year from the second year to the end of the normal study period | HK$40,000 in the first year HK$20,000 per year from the second year to the end of the normal study period | N/A |
| Research Excellence Scholarship (in the form of a tuition fee waiver) | Yes | Yes | No (Students are required to pay the annual tuition fee.) |
| University Accommodation | A guaranteed hall place for 2 years Please refer to this link for the hall admission policy and fees. | Please refer to this link for the hall admission policy and fees. | Please refer to this link for the hall admission policy and fees. |
| Selection Criteria | RGC’s HKPFS criteria | The quality of applicants in terms of academic merits and research credentials/potential | The quality of applicants in terms of academic merits and research credentials/potential |
| Application Procedures | All HKPFS applicants will concurrently be considered for the award of PPPFS/PRPgS. No separate application for PPPFS/PRPgS is required.
| All full-time PhD applicants will concurrently be considered for the award of PPPFS. No separate application for the fellowship is required.
| All full-time MPhil/PhD applicants will concurrently be considered for the award of PRPgS. No separate application for the scholarship is required. |
- The fellowship/scholarship schemes are offered to PolyU full-time PhD and/or MPhil students only. They are mutually exclusive, and each student will be eligible to receive the fellowship/scholarship via ONE scheme only.
- Renewal of the awarded fellowship/scholarship is subject to the student's satisfactory performance and funding availability.
- PolyU reserves the right to revise the fellowship / scholarship / fees without prior notice.