Applications are invited from high calibre students with PhD offers from top universities in the world. Successful applicants are offered attractive scholarship package to pursue full-time PhD studies at SO. Consideration of applications is on rolling basis until all fellowship quotas are filled. For more details, please click here.

A limited number of studentship places are available for full-time research postgraduate students. Students will be offered financial support, allowing them to focus fully on their studies. Granting of studentships/assistantships will be reviewed on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory performance. Recipients of studentships are required to provide support for teaching and scholarly activities. For more details, please click here.

Deadline for application: here

Some projects are currently seeking research students. Interested parties are advised to contact the principal investigator by email.

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The School has established a Residency Programme (Research Stream) for applicants who are interested in clinical research. Eligible candidate must be a graduate with an optometric qualification recognized by the Hong Kong Optometrists Board for Part I of the Optometrist Register. They should have good clinical performance in their optometric training. Research students via this route are required to provide quality teaching and eye care services with an appointment under the Residency Programme as well as devote oneself to a PhD study.

Application period for Residency Programme
The application period is scheduled to open each each year in either April or May.

Please click here for further information of our RPg programmes and required application documents.