Application Procedures and Admission Timeline
Semester 1 Intake (September)
| Time | Schedule |
| September |
- Call for applications: RGC Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) / PolyU Presidential PhD Fellowship Scheme (PPPFS) / PolyU Research Postgraduate Scholarship (PRPgS)
- Interested applicants are highly recommended to make contact with a potential supervisor before submitting the online application. For contact information, please refer to theMajor Research Areas of CEE Staff. |
| 1 December at Hong Kong Time 12:00 (GMT +8 hours) |
(HKPFS) Deadline for submitting initial application to Research Grant Council of Hong Kong to obtain a reference number via the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme Electronic System |
| 1 December at Hong Kong Time 23:59 (GMT +8 hours) |
(HKPFS) Deadline for submission of full application and payment of application fee via the eAdmission System of PolyU |
| Mid December |
(HKPFS) Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a video conferencing interview |
| Mid-Apr of the following year |
(PPPFS/PRPgS) Deadline for submission of full application and payment of application fee via the eAdmission System of PolyU *Exact deadline varies from schemes to schemes. For details, please contact potential supervisors. |
| April/May of the following year |
Notification of result |
Semester 2 & 3 Intake (January / May)
Semester 2 (January) & Semester 3 (May) Intake is only open to individual applications upon the request of potential supervisors at CEE.
- Please make contact with a potential supervisor. For contact information, please refer to the Major Research Areas of CEE Staff.
- Submission of full application to PolyU should be made via the eAdmission System by the end of August (Semester 2 intake) / end of December (Semester 3 intake)
*Semester 2 & 3 intake is not applicable to HKPFS applicants
