The Undergraduate Student Research Competition aims to showcase the theoretical knowledge and research skills of undergraduate students, and expand the frontiers of their knowledge in the fields of hospitality, tourism, MICE and related fields.
Awardees will be invited to attend and present their research at IMPACT2023, which will be held at Hotel ICON in Hong Kong on 7-8 December 2023.
Eligibility
Current
undergraduate students or recent graduates within 1 year of completing their undergraduate degree at universities worldwide offering hospitality and tourism programmes are eligible to enter the competition. If the focal research has been conducted under faculty supervision, the student must be the first author.
Awards
- First prize (one student)*: A travel scholarship of up to HK$16,000 to defray travel costs to Hong Kong and related expenses for presenting the paper at
IMPACT2023
- Second prize (two students)*: A travel scholarship of up to HK$8,000 to defray travel costs to Hong Kong and related expenses for presenting the papers at IMPACT2023
- If the winning students of the first and second prizes apply and are accepted into the MSc programme offered by the SHTM for a PolyU degree for the 2024/25 academic year, they will receive a full scholarship (recipients must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher during their studies)
* The Selection Committee reserves the right to select fewer than one 1st prize and two 2nd prize awardees, depending on the quality of the submissions.
Submission Requirements
Submissions, in APA format, should be a full paper (5,000-9,000 words) presenting a completed research, including title, abstract, keywords, figures, tables, references, and where applicable, appendices.
Please send, via email attachment, two MS Word files: 1) Manuscript without author details, and 2) A title page with author contact details.
Important Dates
- Paper submission deadline: 8 September 2023
- Notification of awardees: 31 October 2023
Please direct all enquiries to Dr Vincent Tung, SHTM Associate Professor:
vincent.tung@polyu.edu.hk
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