Overview | School of Hotel and Tourism Management

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) offers a wide variety of scholarships and awards to deserving students who demonstrate a high level of academic merit, exhibit strong involvement in extracurricular activities, and participate actively in community and charitable activities.

Since SHTM was established, the hospitality and tourism industry as a whole, as well as individual donors in Hong Kong and overseas, have donated a large number of scholarships to encourage academic and personal excellence amongst our students. These scholarships and awards have benefited our students immensely, helping them to consummate their academic achievements and develop into all-round graduates.

The School has also established its own entry, exchange and service scholarships at the postgraduate level to provide MSc students with the opportunity to render their services and make administrative and study-related contributions to the School.

In most cases, the School nominates students for scholarships based on their academic merit, but some scholarships are open to application by all students. In addition to academic merit, other factors such as leadership potential, financial need, and active involvement in community services or extracurricular activities are also considered. Applicants are usually invited to attend interviews, after which a panel of judges will examine and determine their suitability.

Disclaimer

The SHTM reserves the ultimate right on the use of the informational content of the scholarships listed herein and any changes/revisions made thereof. All scholarship information provided here is provided for reference only and is subject to change without prior notice. To ensure that you have the most up-to-date information on each scholarship, visit this site frequently.

Entry Scholarships

Global Hospitality Business Scholarship
Dean's Scholarship for Excellence

The Dean's Scholarship for Excellence (full or half of the tuition fees) targets to award prospective students with outstanding academic performance in their undergraduate studies and/or distinguished non-academic achievements. The Dean's Scholarship for Excellence also includes scholarships specifically for students applying from developing economies.

Recipients are expected to have obtained substantial industry experience and demonstrate strong potential in future leadership; and/or potential contributions to the tourism and hospitality industry development in developing economies.

The scholarship can be renewed in the second year of the study and the following are the criteria for the renewal:

a. Scholarship recipient is required to obtain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above and the continued study of the MSc programme in PolyU; and

b. Scholarship recipient must take the subject - “Research Project” during his/her study of the programme.

Candidates should complete the application form and return it to the School before 30 April 2025.

SHTM Scholarship for Non-local (International) Students

Scholarship Name	No.	*Value of each scholarship (HKD)**	Scholarship Tenure^
School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) Scholarships for Non-local (International) Students – Full Scholarship	2	$160,000	4 years
School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) Scholarships for Non-local (International) Students – Half Scholarship	2	$80,000	4 years

* Please note that the award and renewal conditions of these entry scholarships will follow that of the University entry scholarships.
^ The scholarship tenure will normally be the normal duration of the scheme/programme concerned.

School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) Scholarship for JUPAS Students (Subject to approval)

Tier	HKDSE Requirements # ^^	No. of Scholarship	Scholarship Amount (for offsetting the tuition fees)
Tier 1	Attain Level 5** in 1 subject OR Attain an aggregate DSE score of 26 or above for the Best 5 subjects	8	Renewable scholarship of HK$42,100
Tier 2	Attain Level 5* in at least 1 subject AND Attain an aggregate DSE score of 25 or above for the Best 5 subjects	12	Renewable scholarship of HK$20,000
Tier 3	Attain an aggregate DSE score of 25 or above for the Best 5 subjects	20	Renewable scholarship of HK$15,000

# Students meeting more than one of the HKDSE requirements listed will be awarded the better tier of scholarship.
^^ Students must meet the University’s General Minimum Entrance Requirements for HKDSE applicants in order to be considered for any SHTM scholarship.

School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) Entry Scholarship for Senior Year Programme Applicants

Scholarship Name	No.	Value of each scholarship (HKD)	Scholarship Tenure
School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) Entry Scholarship for Senior Year Programme Applicants	10	$10,000	1 year

Association/Society Related Scholarships

School of Hotel and Tourism Management Alumni Association Scholarship

Exchange Scholarship

SHTM Scholarship for Overseas Exchange

School of Hotel and Tourism Management Service Scholarship for SHTM MSc Students
The MSc Service Scholarship is offered to the SHTM's enrolled MSc students. The value of the scholarship is up to HKD20,000, and awardees are expected to carry out up to 200 hours of service to the School in the areas of school activities, administration, research, or designated office duties. Students will be informed of the application procedure when they are successfully admitted to the programme concerned.

The following scholarships have been designated for the School of Hotel & Tourism Management for the 2023/24 academic year.

Scholarships

Chan Chow Yuen Yee Florence Scholarship
Dr Ng Tat-lun Memorial Scholarship
Dunwell Enviro-Tech (Holdings) Ltd. Scholarship
For Our Future Scholarship
Fung Scholarship
HKAUW Undergraduate Scholarship
HKSAR Government Scholarship
Hong Kong Hotels Association Scholarship
HSBC Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong) Scholarships
HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship
HSBC Overseas Scholarship
Kai Chong Tong Scholarship
Kwok Hospitality Award
Li Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Scholarship
Manuel Woo Awards for Excellence
Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Scholarship
Padma and Hari Harilela Scholarship
President Emeritus Professor Poon Chung-kwong Scholarship
Prof. Bob McKercher Scholarship
SHTM Alumni Association Scholarship
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Award Scheme
The Cheng Foundation Scholarship
The D. H. Chen Foundation Scholarship Program
Tourism Education Scholarship - Peter L. Atkins Memorial Fund

Mr Willie Chan
Tel: +852 3400-2187
Fax: +852 2362-9632
Email: willie.h.chan@polyu.edu.hk