HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund - Talent Development Scholarship
香港特別行政區政府獎學基金 - 才藝發展獎學金
On the Donor
With a view to attracting outstanding local students to advance their studies at home, and meritorious non-local students to pursue higher education opportunities in Hong Kong, the HKSAR Government established in 2008 the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund (the Fund) to recognize outstanding local and non-local students.
Purpose and Scope
The Talent Development Scholarship (TDS), which is granted on a competitive basis, aims at giving recognition to students who have demonstrated achievements or talent in non-academic areas and provide support for these students to further develop their talent and potential.
The scheme is open to students who are currently pursuing full-time publicly/UGC-funded undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Awardees will be selected on the basis of (i) academic merit, and (ii) the scale and level of the non-academic achievement.
Notes to Applicants:
- The minimum CGPA requirement is 2.5. For research postgraduate students, recent supervision progress monitoring reports are required.
- Applicants need to have received an award, with documentary proof, in a/an inter-institution, local, regional or national event within recent three years (from January 1, 2020 - present) in one of the following areas:
1. Sports and games;
2. Music and performing arts;
3. Culture, arts and design; or
4. Innovation, science and technology.
Instructions of Award Proof Submission
Applicants MUST indicate the activity number in their applications. Please click on the hyperlinks above to find the relevant activity number.
- Students who only participated in an activity but did not receive an award are NOT eligible for the TDS.
- Participation in intra-institutional activities, internship, job placement, musical instrument examinations (e.g ABRSM Exam) or language proficiency tests (e.g IELTS, TOEFL, etc) are NOT eligible.
- A student may be awarded the TDS more than once throughout his/her studies, and each application shall be considered based on individual merit and against other applications received in that year. Students who have been awarded the TDS before must be able to provide new evidence of award(s) and achievement(s) attained after receiving the TDS
Application Timeline
Applications are usually accepted in November/December of each academic year. Please click here for application details. Results are expected to be announced in May/June 2024.
| Value of Award | A one-off grant of HK$10,000 |
| Renewal Conditions | -- |
| Type of Scholarships | Merit-based Scholarships for Current Students |
| Place of Origin of Students | Not specified |
| Level of Study | Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Not specified |
