Division of Life Science

Lee’s Pharmaceutical –
Kanya Lee Postgraduate Scholarship
for Lab Rotation Scheme

Purpose and Scope:

The Division of Life Science in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is home to 35 full-time faculty members and over 200 postgraduate students conducting research at the cutting edge of areas including neuroscience, structural biology, cell & developmental biology, genomics, and biotechnology. The Division houses state-of-the-art equipment in genomics, proteomics, imaging, and structural biology. The Division has now established a one-off prestigious Scholarship with the objective of attracting the best candidates from around the world to pursue full-time postgraduate studies in our division.

The selection for the Lee’s Pharmaceutical – Kanya Lee Scholarship is highly competitive and the quota is restricted to 5 awardees per year. The Scholarship details are as follows:

1. Applicant should follow 4-year PhD Program or 2+3 Track (MPhil + PhD Programs).
2. Each awardee will receive an award of HK$20,000 upon entry into the program¹.
3. Each awardee will have the opportunity to rotate through 2 to 4 laboratories over the span of one semester, to receive multi-disciplinary training before selecting a postgraduate thesis laboratory.
4. Each awardee will receive monthly postgraduate studentship² of HK$18,390 for 2023/24.

For interested applicants, please upload your latest transcripts, grading system, and CV to online application form. Short-listed candidates will be invited to participate in symposium-style interview to meet potential supervisors.

Application Deadline:

20 May 2023 for 2023/24 Fall Admission

Note:

¹Awardees remain eligible to apply to the Hong Kong PhD fellowship scheme.

²The postgraduate studentship rate is reviewed annually by Fok Ying Tung Graduate School (FYTGS) and may be adjusted upward or downward.