SFM Chinese Talent Scholarship

On the Donor

Commencing in the academic year 2008-09, scholarships shall be awarded to Mainland Chinese journalists or students to fully or partially support their studies in the postgraduate programmes offered by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC) of The University of Hong Kong through the JMSC Journalist Grant Scheme (China). The Scheme shall be funded by the income of taught postgraduate programmes with an initial fund from the Master of Journalism programme. With the establishment of the School of Future Media in October 2025, the Scholarship is renamed to “SFM Chinese Talent Scholarship”.

Purpose and Scope

The Scholarship shall be awarded to students from the Chinese Mainland who wish to pursue postgraduate studies at the School of Future Media, and who:

• are Chinese Mainland residents;
• have maintained consistently good performance in the news industry and/or in academic results; and
• have enthusiasm towards journalism and aspire to pursue a career in journalism.

The Scholarship shall be awarded on the basis of academic or professional merit; financial need will be considered when candidates are of equal merit. The Scholarship awarded to each awardee shall support fully or partially his/her tuition fee of the awarding year. The number and the value of the Scholarship shall be determined by the Selection Committee based on the fund available. In any event, the value of each scholarship shall range between HK$10,000 and HK$200,000.

Value of Award	Please see "Purpose and Scope"
Renewal Conditions	--
Type of Scholarships	Entrance Scholarships for New Students *for students who are in financial need
Place of Origin of Students	Chinese Mainland
Level of Study	Postgraduate
Faculty	Social Sciences