Scholarships and Awards
(1) Admission Scholarship
The aim of this scholarship is to attract students who cannot afford to pay the full tuition fee but have good academic and English test results to study this Programme.
The criteria of the scholarship:
(i) The student must satisfy a minimum score of 7.0 in International English Language Testing System; or
(ii) The student must satisfy a minimum score of 540 in CET-6 English test; and
(iii) The student should have good GPA in his/her undergraduate studies. Members of the Programme Board will assess each application on a case by case basis.
(iv) Students who belong to ethnic minority or are disabled (EM&D) have the priority to a full-scholarship.**
(v) Students awarded with the admission scholarship must obtain a GPA of at least 2.5 in the first semester of the full time study.
A scholarship of HK$10,000 maximum will be offered and the MSc in EPHM Programme Board reserves the right of final decision in case of dispute.
*Not eligible for the awardee of the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowship and the awardee of the scheme of “50% discount on the tuition fee of MSc in Environmental and Public Health Management for HKBU and CIE degree holders.*
**This condition is triggered: a) when the applicant is one of the last to fill the quota for admission scholarship for the academic year, or/and b) the applicant fulfils either condition (ii) or (iii) but not both. In any academic year, no more than two EM&D students can enjoy such priority.**
(2) Part-time Student Admission Scholarship
The aim of the scholarship is to encourage more candidates with working experience to upgrade their skills and knowledge and to raise the technical standards of practitioners in environmental management and public health management in Hong Kong.
The criteria of the scholarship:
Applicants eligible for this scholarship must, at the time of study, be in full-time employment in the environmental and/or public health fields. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that their work duties are directly relevant to environmental management or environmental science or public health management at the time of application.
Members of the Programme Board will assess each application on a case by case basis by the following criteria.
(i) job relevance, evidence of career commitment, reliability of the evidence, recommendations from the employer (50% combined),
(ii) academic merits (50%) of the applicants and any other criteria as deemed appropriate.
(iii) Students awarded with the admission scholarship must obtain a GPA of at least 2.5 in the first year of the part-time study.
A scholarship of HK$10,000 maximum will be offered and the MSc in EPHM Programme Board reserves the right of final decision in case of dispute.
*Not eligible for the awardee of the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowship and the awardee of the scheme of “50% discount on the tuition fee of MSc in Environmental and Public Health Management for HKBU and CIE degree holders.*
(3) Career Commitment Bursary
Award criteria:
(i) Part-time student upon take up of the EPHM study
(ii) Students who at the time of study are in full-time employment in the environmental and/or public health fields.
(iii) Other criteria to be considered: job relevance, reliability of the evidence, evidence of career commitment, recommendations from the employer, etc.
* Applicants of the part-time admission scholarship can choose to transfer the application for the Bursary should his/her application to the part-time admission scholarship is not successful.*
The awards of $5,000 each are awarded and it will be decided by the Programme board.
*Not eligible for the awardee of the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowship and the awardee of the scheme of “50% discount on the tuition fee of MSc in Environmental and Public Health Management for HKBU and CIE degree holders.*
(4) Award of Outstanding Student Scholarship
The scholarships should be offered on merit grounds with TWO awardees from every group of graduates in an academic year.
The criteria of the award:
(i) The top TWO students with the highest GPA in the graduation group and;
(ii) The student must also have a GPA above 3.5.
A scholarship of $10,000 maximum each is awarded to six outstanding graduates (two graduates from each group) and it will be decided by the Programme Board.
(5) Scholarship for WHO Internship
To relief the financial burden of students who have been offered internship position by the World Health Organization.
The Programme will offer HK$12,000 worth scholarship for each successful intern.
(6) Performance Award
The criteria of the award:
(i) Upon completion of the study
(ii) The student must have a GPA above at or 3.3
The awards of $2,000 each are awarded to five students with the highest GPA in each graduation batch and it will be decided by the Programme Board.
(7) Publication Award
The criteria of the award:
(i) Author of a SCI paper during the study or within one year of graduation
(ii) The SCI journal must have an impact factor of 0.5 or higher
(iii) Joint authorship with dissertation supervisor
An award of $2,000 each and awardees will be decided by the Programme Board
Awardee of the Scholarships
Outstanding Student Award
| Academic Year | Student name |
| 2012-13 | Cheng Long Kiu |
| 2012-13 | Lee Wing Man |
| 2012-13 | Lui Yick Sze |
| 2012-13 | Wong Ngo Man |
| 2013-14 | Cheung Kin Man |
| 2013-14 | So Chit Kwan |
| 2014-15 | Tan Yiyan |
| 2015-16 | Chan Sze Nga |
| 2015-16 | Lam Wai Yan |
| 2015-16 | Ng Yui Hong |
| 2016-17 | Chang Kit |
| 2016-17 | Liu Qinyi |
| 2017-18 | Pang Yuk Lam Janet |
| 2017-18 | Wen Quan Luke |
| 2017-18 | Bai Ling |
| 2018-19 | Ho Ngai Yin |
| 2018-19 | Lo Wing Yi |
| 2018-19 | So wing Yi |
| 2018-19 | Chan Cheuk Ki |
| 2019-20 | Li Tin Long |
| 2019-20 | Feng Qianjin |
| 2020-21 | Lau Kim Lung |
Parttime Student Scholarship
| Academic Year | Student name |
| 2016-17 | Cheung Ka Chung |
| 2016-17 | Ho Ngai Yin |
| 2017-18 | Wong Pak Lun |
| 2017-18 | Wong Wing Ho |
| 2017-18 | Chu Kam Wa |
| 2017-18 | Ho Cheung San |
| 2018-19 | Lau Wai Fung |
| 20466382 | Kong Cheuk Lam |
| 20467338 | Lam Shing Lok |
Career Commitment Bursary
| Academic Year | Student name |
| 2019-20 | Leung Chu Kin |
| 2019-20 | Ma Chung Lun |
| 2019-20 | Cheung Yu Li |
| 2019-20 | Yick Hon Ting |
| 2019-20 | Leung Wai Kit |
| 2020-21 | Chung Mei Ki |
| 2020-21 | Ma Ching Him |
| 2020-21 | Wong Sin Yee |
| 2020-21 | Wong Ka Ho |
Admission Scholarship
| Academic Year | Student name |
| 2014-15 | Lam Wai Yan |
| 2015-16 | Chen Biqian |
| 2015-16 | Liu Jingwen |
| 2017-18 | Bai Ling |
| 2017-18 | Chang Liqiong |
| 2018-19 | Gao Hui |
| 2018-19 | Li Xinxin |
| 2018-19 | Gao Peng |
| 2018-19 | Xi Tingting |
| 2019-20 | Feng Qianjin |
| 2019-20 | Wen Zheyu |
| 2019-20 | Wang Yinghe |
| 2019-20 | Xie Haiming |
| 2019-20 | Yan Weiqi |
| 2019-20 | Yang Zhen |
| 2020-21 | Leung Wing Tung |
| 2020-21 | Brenda Guadalupe Lopez Alatorre |
WHO Scholarship
| Academic Year | Student name |
| 2015-16 | Ng Yui Hong |
| 2016-17 | Chang Kit |
| 2018-19 | Ho Ngai Yin |
| 2018-19 | Bai Ling |
Performance Award
| Academic Year | Student name |
| 2018-19 | Ip Pak Ho |
| 2018-19 | Di Xin |
| 2018-19 | Zhou Qi |
| 2018-19 | Gu Weiyao |
| 2018-19 | Tian Ruili |
| 2018-19 | Wong Man Ting |
| 2018-19 | Gao Peng |
| 2018-19 | Ye Xin |
| 2018-19 | Chen Zhangling |
| 2019-20 | Chu Hoi Mang |
| 2019-20 | Li King Yu |
| 2019-20 | Lin Kai Nok |
| 2019-20 | Chin Wing Lun |
| 2019-20 | Wong Pak Yin |
| 2019-20 | He Yingyi |
| 2019-20 | Jiang Shuyu |
| 2019-20 | Chan Yat Hin |
| 2020-21 | Ho Man Ting |
| 2020-21 | Lau Chi Yeung |
| 2020-21 | Cheung Yu Li |
| 2020-21 | Lai Sai Ming |
| 2020-21 | Cheung Siu Fung |
| 2020-21 | Yick Hon Ying Jason |
| 2020-21 | Chu Tin Lok |
| 2020-21 | Chan Sze Man |
| 2020-21 | Leung Wing Tung |
Special Features for HKBU Staff
10% Tuition Fee Discount to ALL HKBU Staff Members
To encourage our colleagues to engage in life-long learning and raise environmental protection awareness on campus, the Department of Biology is offering a 10% discount off the MSc in Environmental and Public Health Management tuition fee to ALL CURRENT HKBU staff members(during the application period).