To recognize academic excellence and support outstanding new students, the Department of English is pleased to announce the launch of the Entrance Scholarship for BA-ENG Year 1 Local Students for the 2025/26 academic year.
This scholarship is open to newly admitted local students of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English (BA-ENG) programme. Students who have achieved excellent academic results in the 2025 senior secondary public examinations will be considered for this prestigious award.
Each selected student will receive a scholarship valued at HK$30,000.
For further details, please contact the Department of English.
Eligibility & Criteria
- For Year 1 entry undergraduate local student newly admitted to the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English programme in the academic year 2025/26;
- Attained 332A2 in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, or equivalent, meeting the minimum admission requirement in 2025;
- Only students admitted to the University, in Semester 1 with current year admission results are eligible;
- Academic results of combined HKDSE certificates will not be considered;
- Students will be considered for any entrance scholarship only once during their study at the University. Any student who is transferred/re-admitted to the same or another programme for whatever reasons will not be considered for any entrance scholarship;
- Selected applicants will be invited to an interview and a written test conducted by the BA-ENG Programme Team;
- Priority consideration will be given to eligible students who have achieved Level 4 or above in English Language;
- Special cases will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the BA-ENG Programme Team.
Application/ Nomination Procedure
- Eligible students will be selected and nominated by the programme office of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English for endorsement by the Department Head and School Dean, and approval by the University’s Scholarship and Financial Assistance Committee.
- Applicants should make themselves aware of the “ Guiding Principles for Scholarship/ Award and Financial Assistance Schemes” as stipulated by the Scholarship and Financial Assistance Committee.
Please visit https://www.hsu.edu.hk/hk/admissions/ to learn more about the application procedures for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English programme.
