IDEAS Emerging Scholars Scheme | PolyU Faculty of Business

IDEAS Emerging Scholars Scheme

For BBA applicants

Full Sponsorship for Summer School in the UK or the US

The London School of Economics and Political Science

LSE Summer School offers over 100 courses taught by LSE faculty
Meet international students from around the globe

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University of California, Berkeley

Summer Sessions offer more than 800 courses in a wide variety of disciplines
Experience American culture and make friends from the US and other countries

Photo credit: University of California, Berkeley

Full Sponsorship for Student Exchange

Study at an overseas university for a semester

Full sponsorship to join Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) activities in the US

Membership of Advanced Competition Club (ACC) and participation in international competitions

Mentorship and Student Ambassadorship

How to enrol?

JUPAS students

JUPAS students admitted to PolyU Faculty of Business's BBA programme with a total score* of 32 or above in their best 5 HKDSE subjects in the current year are automatically admitted to the IDEAS Emerging Scholars Scheme. No interview is needed.
Selected JUPAS students admitted to PolyU Faculty of Business's BBA programme with a total score* below 32 in their best 5 HKDSE subjects will be invited for an interview for possible admission to the IDEAS Emerging Scholars Scheme.

Non-JUPAS and other students

Selected non-JUPAS and other students will be invited for an interview for possible admission to the IDEAS Emerging Scholars Scheme.

Remarks:

Participation in summer school is subject to the availability of courses and admission granted by the offerors (LSE and UC Berkeley).
Sponsorship to participate in CGI U is dependent upon application made to and accepted by CGI U.
PolyU Faculty of Business reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the IDEAS Emerging Scholars Scheme without prior notice.

For details, please email fb.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk or call +852 2766 5084

PolyU Scholarship

Admittees with a total score* of 32 or above in their best 5 HKDSE subjects are entitled to the PolyU Entry Scholarship with an amount of at least HK$10,000. Awardees with financial needs can apply for additional support, which is 20% of the awarded Scholarship amount.

For details, please click here.

PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarship at any time. In case of any dispute/disagreement, PolyU's decision is final.

* HKDSE level attainments are converted to score points where Level 5**=8.5, 5*=7, 5=5.5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2, 1=1 and Unclassified=0