[ecrea] Doctoral scholarships in Hong Kong

Applications are invited for the Hong Kong Postgraduate Fellowship
Scheme (HKPFS) studentships to commence study in September 2016.  HKPFS
is a special scheme run by the HK University Grants Council designed to
attract the best students for doctoral study in Hong Kong.  The scheme
is extremely generous in terms of remuneration and benefits and it is
open to all applicants irrespective of nationality.  You can find out
more about the scheme at: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html .  I
attach a copy of HKBU’s information about the scheme.

Over the last few years, the School of Communication at Hong Kong
Baptist University has been increasingly successful in helping students
obtain these very competitive awards. We should like to ask you to
encourage any of your students who are interested in pursuing doctoral
studies to apply to us.  The School is a large one with a wide range of
research interests.  We are interested in potential students who wish to
research in the following areas:

Film Studies (documentary studies, television studies and Asian cinemas
are particularly strong specialisms)

Journalism (comparative media systems, media education and literacy,
and Chinese media are particularly strong specialisms)

Communication Studies (advertising and public relations, organisational
and health communication are particularly strong specialisms)

Students with other interests within these general areas are strongly
encouraged to contact the School to discuss whether we possess the
expertise to supervise them should they decide to apply.

Our doctoral programme is very international in orientation and
composition.  Roughly 30 per cent of our doctoral students are from
outside China.  We have students from Europe, the US, Africa, South Asia
and East Asia and we are keen to maintain such a cosmopolitan student
body.  A student interested in applying can find further details of the
School at: http://www.comm.hkbu.edu.hk/.   The general conditions for
admission to the university’s Graduate School are at:
http://gs.hkbu.edu.hk/.

Hong Kong is an excellent place to study for a doctoral degree and a
very exciting place to live.  HKBU is very well supported by the UGC and
research is one of our main priorities.  Universities enjoy a  high
level of academic freedom. (Incidentally, despite its name, Hong Kong
Baptist University is a secular public university that welcomes students
of all religions and none.)  Hong Kong bills itself as “Asia’s World
City” and has a diverse population.  Faculty and students are active
participants in the city’s vigorous civic life.

There is a two-step application process.  Potential students must first
register their interest with the UGC at the URL above and obtain a
registration number.  They then apply to HKBU through the Graduate
School using that registration number as a reference.  Applications are
exclusively electronic. The deadline for applications for a September
2016 start is 12.00 Hong Kong time (GMT+8) on 1st December 2015.

Should any of your students be interested in learning more about these
opportunities, they can feel free to contact me directly at
(sparksc /at/ hkbu.edu.hk) <mailto:(sparksc /at/ hkbu.edu.hk)>.

Best wishes

Colin Sparks

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