Student Support

Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)

HKPFS provides extra financial support for awardees.

Visit the Graduate School’s website for details


Fees and Financial Support

The application fee is HKD 300 per programme. The tuition fees for MPhil and PhD Programmes is HKD 42,100 per annum. The University provides Postgraduate Studentship (PGS) for all full-time MPhil and PhD students during their normative study period.

Starting from 1 July 2018, the HKSAR Government provides a tuition waiver for all local students enrolled in full-time CUHK Business School MPhil and PhD Programmes.

Visit the Graduate School’s website for details


Research Grants and Awards

  • Competitive Postgraduate Research Grants (up to HKD 20,000 per grant)
  • Thesis Research Grants (up to HKD 30,000 per grant)
  • Conference Funds (up to HKD 15,000 per academic year)
  • Postgraduate Research Output Awards (University-level)
  • Postgraduate Research Awards (Faculty-level)

Postgraduate Research Output Awards (University-level)

2020 GE Lin, PhD in Marketing
2019 DANG Chu, PhD in Marketing
2018 HUANG Hong, PhD in Accountancy
2017 HUANG Feifei, PhD in Marketing
2016 SI Kao, PhD in Marketing
2015 ZHANG Melody Jun, PhD in Management
2014 LEUNG Jerrel Chu Yip, PhD in Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics

CUHK Young Scholars Thesis Awards

2020 CHEN Xiaole, PhD in Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics
2019 ZHONG Zhiheng, PhD in Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics
2018 HUANG Feifei, PhD in Marketing
2017 ZHANG Shuran, PhD in Finance
2016 TIAN Xiaocong, PhD in Management
2015 SUN Yixia, PhD in Marketing
2014 CHEN Tao, PhD in Finance


Sponsorships

CUHK Business School sponsors MPhil and PhD students to present at academic conferences, conduct thesis-related research, and purchase research hardware and software. In the past few years, we have sponsored students to present at many international academic conferences, including:

  • American Accounting Association Annual Meeting
  • The Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association
  • Association of International Business Conference Annual Meeting
  • The Financial Management Association International Conference
  • The INFORMS Society for Marketing Science Conference
  • The INFORMS Annual Meeting

CUHK Business School also subscribed to many business databases to support research in different fields.

Visit the University Library website for details


Accommodation

The University provides accommodation in the Postgraduate Hall for students taking full-time research programmes.

Visit the Postgraduate Hall website for details


Getting Started

After accepting the admission offer and settling the admission deposit, students should register before commencing their studies.

Visit the Graduate School website for details

Ready to Kick Start Your Research Journey?

Contact us to find out more about CUHK MPhil-PhD Programmes.