Hong Kong Scholarship
If you are a Hong Kong resident, who has gone to school in Hong Kong, then you are eligible for the St John’s Hong Kong Scholarship. The amount of the Scholarship is determined by the financial circumstances of the recipient of the Scholarship.
The Scholarship was awarded for the first time to two Hong Kong residents entering the College in October 2018.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the Hong Kong Scholarship, you have:
- to be offered a place to study at St John’s College for an undergraduate course **
- to be a Hong Kong resident, and
- to have gone to school in Hong Kong.
**All undergraduate courses, either 3 or 4 year ones, are eligible, apart from Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Application
In order to be considered for the St John’s Hong Kong Scholarship, you have to apply through UCAS and go through the normal application and selection procedure for admission to St John’s College, University of Cambridge. The UCAS deadline for the University of Cambridge is 15th October, at 6pm (UK Time).
All eligible Hong Kong students, who receive an offer from St John’s College for a place in an undergraduate course, will be invited by the College to apply for the Hong Kong Scholarship. Shortlisted candidates usually attend an interview in Hong Kong.
The selection of the recipient of the Scholarship will be made on the basis of academic excellence, academic potential and financial need.
Further Information
Recipients of the Hong Kong Scholarship
2018: Christopher Cho Shim from Hong Kong International School, who came to St John's to read Human, Social & Political Sciences
2018: Benjamin Wang from Harrow International School, who came to St John's to read Mathematics
2019: Roger Chui from Methodist College, who came to St John's to read Mathematics
2019: Jovian Hui from St Paul's Co-educational College, who came to St John's to study Human, Social & Political Sciences
2020: Melany Henot from Oxford International College, who came to St John's to study Natural Sciences
2020: Ian Leung from St Paul's Co-Educational College, who came to St John's to study Natural Sciences
2020 (Honorary): Christian Suen from St Paul's Co-Educational College, who came to St John's to study HSPS
Contact
If you would like to find out more about the St John's Hong Kong Scholarship, please contact the Scholarship Administrator, either by email or by phone at +44 (0)1223 338789.
Links
Applying to St John's College, Cambridge
UCAS application for undergraduate study at Cambridge