JMSC Journalist 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 the Master of Journalism Programme with an initial fund.

Purpose and Scope

The Scholarship shall be awarded to Mainland Chinese students who wish to pursue postgraduate studies at the JMSC, and who:

• are Mainland China 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.