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Conference and Research-related Allowance

Eligibility

Full-time PhD or MPhil students receiving full studentship during the normal study period are eligible to apply for reimbursement of prescribed research student expenses. UIC and self-funded students are not applicable.

Funding Support 

The prescribed research student expenses and their maximum amounts to be supported are as follows:

Supported items

Max. Supported Amount

A. Conference/Seminar

B. Non-local International Attachment

C. Other (Field Trip, Study Tour, etc.)

PhD students   : Max. HK$20,000

MPhil students: Max. HK$10,000

(Multiple claims are allowed if there is an available balance)

D. Thesis Editing Fee*

Max. HK$6,000 (one-off)

E. Incentives for Oral Presentation at Non-local International Conferences

HK$3,000 (one-off)

*Students may apply for thesis editing fee before the submission of the final thesis (for graduation), if necessary.

2-Staged Procedures for Reimbursements

The reimbursement of the above expenses has two stages (see Application Procedures): 

 
 
to be submitted to the Graduate School at least 3 weeks before the event takes place
 
 
 
to be submitted to the Graduate School in 1 week after you have returned to Hong Kong

 

 

It is important that the supporting documents provided are relevant, arranged and numbered in chronological sequence, and printed in Chinese or English as far as practicable. Otherwise, your application will be withheld from processing. Incomplete application will delay the process and may result in the denial of your reimbursement application.