STEM Internship Scheme 2022 (Summer & Term 1 intake)
[2022/23 Winter & Term2 Intake]
For CUHK students, please refer to here;
For interested employers, please refer to the Note for Employer or a presentation slide for more details.
[2022 Summer & Term1 Intake]
Application Deadline: 15 July 2022 5pm
Launched by the Innovation and Technology Commission, the STEM Internship Scheme to encourage STEM students to gain innovation and technology (I&T)-related work experience during their studies and to foster their interest in pursuing a career in I&T after graduation, so as to enlarge the local I&T talent pool.
Eligibility of Students
The Scheme is open to undergraduates and postgraduates who are -
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local and non-local students
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Local students are in accordance with the classification adopted by the Education Bureau for the purpose of admission to post-secondary programmes.
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Non‒local students are students not classified as local students and should be subject to the conditions of stay of the visa/entry permit issued to them by the Immigration Department. The number of non-local students receiving the allowance under the Scheme should not in principle exceed 20% of the total number of students in the university receiving the allowance in any academic year, unless prior approval by ITC has been given.
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enrolling in one of the full-time STEM programmes offered by the eligible Universities.
Internship Placements
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Local or non-local full-time placements with duration of at least 4 consecutive weeks (28 days) and maximum in three months (90 days).
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The placement must be sufficient I&T-related which actual work contains I&T.
Allowance and Funding
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Allowance for each student intern will be HK$10,500 per month (30 days), capped at three months (i.e. 90 days) in one academic year.
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The duration of an internship period is the number of calendar days in the contract period and the start/end days must be working days for the intern.
Enquiry:
Please provide recruitment details by completing the online form at https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13648017. We will contact you by email shortly.
For more information, please refer to the Note for Employers downloadable from the website. Please contact the Centre at cpdc@cuhk.edu.hk for any assistance.