Master of Philosophy

In addition to the general qualifications required for admission to a M.Phil. programme by Graduate School, applicants should have a medical degree of M.B. Ch.B. or equivalent or a recognised bachelor’s degree in a field related to life sciences.

Doctor of Philosophy

In addition to the general qualifications required for admission to a Ph.D. programme by Graduate School, applicants should have a medical degree of M.B. Ch.B. or equivalent or a recognised Master’s degree in a field related to life sciences.

English

All applicants must fulfill the “English Language Proficiency Requirement” as stipulated by the Graduate School before being considered for admission. Please refer to the most updated Postgraduate Prospectus for details on such requirement.

Please send the original official English test results to the division.

Quota

Every year we have very limited quota and our programmes are highly competitive. All applicants are encouraged to send a copy of resume, certificates and transcripts for initial assessment by email.

Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)

For the HKPFS applicants, brilliant and highly motivated candidates with the criteria listed below are expected.

  • Bachelor’s Degree with 1st Class Honours or Graduation of Excellence from good university 
  • Research Master’s Degree from good university
  • Outstanding GPA >90% or 3.80/4.00
  • Excellent academic scholarships or awards, good publications and exceptional community service

Besides the regular PhD and the HKPFS quota, there are 4 additional schemes provide extra quota* for the Division.

Scheme RequirementsPreparation
Non-mainland Non-local Students– Non-mainland students from overseas and

– Highest degree from Top 100 THE/QS universities		– Identity verification documents

– Official and original certificate(s) of the latest Master’s Degree from Top 100 THE/QS universities
Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarship– High-calibre students with a clear record of academic and/or research achievements and potential for
academic/professional leadership to pursue PhD studies at CUHK		– Official and original documents that fulfills the minimum requirement
Joint PhD Training Scheme with Mainland Strategic Partners

1) The list of strategic
mainland partners
2) CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute(SZRI), Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), CUHK Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Research Institute (Futian) (FITRI) and partner institutes		– Half of the normative study period on CUHK campus while the other half will be based at partner institutions/CUHK GBA Research Institutes to conduct research– Background information on the research collaboration

– Submit a detailed study and research plan including a thesis study proposal and a proposed timetable setting out milestones to be achieved at CUHK and at the partner institution
Strategic Research Areas and High-impact Interdisciplinary Research
&
International joint supervision of PhD students scheme with key international partners		– 4 Strategic Plan

a. China: Tradition and Modernity
b. Innovative Biomedicine
c. Information and utomation Technology
d. Environment and Sustainability
– Academic merit
– Target for high quality candidate		– Proof and verification to demonstrate high competence as follows:

1. Academic merits, with interdisciplinary collaborative nature;
2. Relevancy to the Strategic Areas; and
3. Potential contribution to the University’s research development

*These quotas are immensely limited and varies each year. Interested applicants should clearly state which and why they found themselves are strongly competitive to the captioned scheme. For enquiry, please contact obsgyn@cuhk.edu.hk