Belt and Road Scholarship in Statistics and Data Science (Taught Postgraduate)

On the Donor

In 2023, a Scholarship was established for outstanding students from participating Belt and Road countries in support of their studies in Master of Statistics or Master of Data Science.

Purpose and Scope

A maximum of six scholarships shall be awarded annually to new students who are from one of the participating Belt and Road countries and have enrolled in the Master of Data Science programme or Master of Statistics programme, on the basis of academic merit and financial need upon admission. Interview performance shall be taken into consideration if necessary.

Each scholarship shall entail: 

• waiver of the prevailing composition fees of the Master of Data Science programme or Master of Statistics programme; 
• an additional allowance of HK$10,000 to cover the cost of living and travel expenses.

The Scholarship cannot be held concurrently with other scholarships and/or financial aids (except for Government Financial Assistance Schemes).

Should a recipient fail to meet the graduation requirements; or withdraw from or transfer to another programme after being awarded the Scholarship, he/she shall be required to return the disbursed scholarship amount to the School of Computing and Data Science.

Value of Award	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	Other places
Level of Study	Postgraduate
Faculty	School of Computing and Data Science