Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies (FTSS)

As announced in the 2024 Policy Address, the Hong Kong Government has set up the Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies (FTSS) to attract meritorious local students to pursue further studies in strategic priority areas that support the development of Hong Kong.

In recognition of HKMU’s commitment to offering innovative and multidisciplinary programmes that nurture talent for a diverse range of sectors, the Education Bureau (EDB) has allocated to HKMU 98 scholarship places across 22 taught postgraduate programmes for 2025/26 academic year —the first cohort under the FTSS.

For more information about the Scheme, please visit the EDB website.

Amount of Scholarship

The FTSS offers a maximum scholarship of HK$100,000 per eligible student for the entire programme, regardless of the programme’s duration or mode of study (full-time/part-time).

If the net tuition fee (after deducting other scholarships or subsidies) is less than HK$100,000, the scholarship amount will be adjusted downward accordingly.

The scholarship only covers the tuition fees for courses required to fulfil the prescribed graduation requirements of the designated programme. Any additional courses or credits taken beyond these requirements will not be covered by the FTSS and remain the student’s financial responsibility.

Eligibility

Local students¹ admitted to the designed TPG programmes for the 2025/26 academic year, either in full-time or part-time study mode;
To prevent double subsidy, students receiving other forms of government scholarships, including the Continuing Education Fund (except student financial assistance), for pursuing the same programme will not be considered.

Notes:

Scholarship applications are restricted to local students enrolled in designated programmes. According to the EDB, non-local students are defined as those holding any of the following documents issued by the HKSAR Immigration Department:
- student visa / entry permit, or
- visa / entry permit under the “Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates” (IANG), or
- dependent visa / entry permit issued when aged 18 or above.

List of Designated Programmes

The following is a list of 22 TPG programmes selected by EDB for the first cohort of the FTSS (2025/26 Intake). A total of 98 scholarship places are available.

School	Programme	Code	Mode of Study	Main Priority Area^
A&SS	Master of Arts in Applied English Linguistics	MAAELF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
A&SS	應用英語語言學文學碩士	MAAELF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
A&SS	Master of Arts in Chinese Literature	MACLF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
A&SS	中國文學文學碩士	MACLF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
A&SS	Master of Arts in Creative Industries and Cultural Assets	MACICAF	Full-time/ Part-time	Creative
A&SS	創意產業與文化資產文學碩士	MACICAF	Full-time/ Part-time	Creative
A&SS	Master of Arts in Creative Writing	MACWF	Full-time/ Part-time	Creative
A&SS	創意寫作文學碩士	MACWF	Full-time/ Part-time	Creative
A&SS	Master of Arts in Cultural and Heritage Tourism	MACAHTF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
A&SS	文化及保育旅遊文學碩士	MACAHTF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
B&A	Master of Accountancy	MACF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	會計學碩士	MACF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	Master of Corporate Governance and Compliance	MCGCF	Full-time/ Part-time	Law
B&A	企業管治及合規審查碩士	MCGCF	Full-time/ Part-time	Law
B&A	Master of Professional Management in Food and Beverage Business (in Chinese)	MPMFBBCF	Part-time	Sustainable city
B&A	餐飲業專業管理碩士（中文）	MPMFBBCF	Part-time	Sustainable city
B&A	Master of Professional Management in Global Business and Marketing	MPMGBMF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	環球商業及市場學專業管理碩士	MPMGBMF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	Master of Professional Management in Global Sports Business	MPMGSBF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	環球運動商業專業管理碩士	MPMGSBF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	Master of Professional Management in Hotel Business	MPMHBF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
B&A	酒店業專業管理碩士	MPMHBF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
B&A	Master of Professional Management in Wealth Management	MPMWMF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
B&A	財富管理專業管理碩士	MPMWMF	Full-time/ Part-time	Financial
E&L	Master of Education in Educational Technology and Innovation	MEDETIF	Full-time/ Part-time	Digital
E&L	教育科技與創新教育碩士	MEDETIF	Full-time/ Part-time	Digital
E&L	Master of Education in Teaching Chinese as an International Language	MEDTCILF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
E&L	國際中文教學教育碩士	MEDTCILF	Full-time/ Part-time	Cultural
N&HS	Master of Chinese Medicinal Pharmacy	MCMPHF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
N&HS	中藥藥劑學碩士	MCMPHF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
N&HS	Master of Nursing (with specialisation in Advanced Respiratory Nursing/ Extensive End-of-Life Care / Management and Leadership)	MNARNF MNEELCF MNMLF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
N&HS	護理學碩士 (專研 : 高級呼吸系統護理 / 全面紓緩照護 / 管理及領導）	MNARNF MNEELCF MNMLF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
N&HS	Master of Nursing (with specialisation in Chinese Medicinal Nursing / Executive Administration)	MNCHMNF MNEACF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
N&HS	護理學碩士 (專研: 中醫護理 / 高級行政管理）	MNCHMNF MNEACF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
S&T	Master of Applied Science/Master of Science in Intelligent Construction and Building Information Modelling	MASCICBIMF MSCICBIMF	Full-time/ Part-time	Digital
S&T	智慧建造和建築信息模擬應用理學/理學碩士	MASCICBIMF MSCICBIMF	Full-time/ Part-time	Digital
S&T	Master of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Science	MASCMLSF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
S&T	醫療化驗科學應用理學碩士	MASCMLSF	Full-time/ Part-time	Health
S&T	Master of Computing	MCOMPF	Full-time/ Part-time	STEM
S&T	電腦學碩士	MCOMPF	Full-time/ Part-time	STEM
S&T	Master of Science in Chinese Environmental Studies	MSCCESF	Full-time/ Part-time	Sustainable city
S&T	中國環保研究理學碩士	MSCCESF	Full-time/ Part-time	Sustainable city
S&T	Master of Science in Global Environmental Management for Sustainable Development	MSCGEMSDF	Full-time/ Part-time	Sustainable city
S&T	可持續發展的全球環境管理理學碩士	MSCGEMSDF	Full-time/ Part-time	Sustainable city

^ Main Priority Area

• Creative: Creative industries
• Cultural: East-meets-West cultural exchanges and humanities
• Digital: Digital transformation and innovation
• Financial: Hong Kong as an international trading and financial centre
• Health: Healthy living and caring community
• Law: Law, dispute resolution and intellectual property trading
• STEM: Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
• Sustainable city: Sustainable city and regional development

Assessment Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on a merit basis; assessment criteria include, but not limited to, the following:

Academic achievements
Professional qualifications
Work experience in the priority area
Achievements in the priority area
Interview performance
Student’s personal statement regarding his/her commitment and plan for contributing to the priority area of Hong Kong after completing the programme

Application Procedures

Stage 1 – Application Submission

All eligible students will be invited to submit an online application for the scholarship. Invitation will be sent upon issuance of admission offers.
Each applicant can only submit one application for the Scheme.
Applicants are required to submit the online application form of the Scheme, together with the following supporting documents:
- A copy of the HKID card
- A personal statement outlining
  (i) how the applicant would contribute to the relevant priority area; and
  (ii) the applicant’s commitment to join the relevant industries/sectors and stay in Hong Kong (or the Greater Bay Area) upon graduation.
  
  The statement should be limited to 2 pages and in 11-point font size
- Any supporting documents that demonstrate applicant’s aspiration, commitment and contribution to the relevant priority sector in Hong Kong (combined in 1 pdf file)
Applicants will be considered for the scholarship only after they have received an admission offer, accepted the offer and settled the tentative tuition fee.
Application Deadline:
Autumn Term intake – 20 August 2025 (Wednesday)
Spring Term intake – 10 December 2025 (Wednesday)

Stage 2 – Selection and Interview

Shortlisted applicants will be invited by their respective School to attend an interview.

Stage 3 – Result Announcement

Awardees of the scholarship will be notified by the Registry by the end of September for the Autumn Term Intake and by the end of January for the Spring Term Intake.

Enquiry

Admissions & Enrolment Team (Taught Postgraduate), Registry

regae@hkmu.edu.hk

2768 6606

HKMU students taking postgraduate programmes may apply for the following HKMU or Government financial assistance.

• Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)
• Continuing Education Fund (CEF)

The Government provides the above schemes administered by the Student Finance Office (SFO) of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA). Please visit the following websites for details:

• ENLS: 2150 6223 (http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/en/postsecondary/enls/overview.htm)
• CEF: 3142 2277 (http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef)

Students who are existing principal cardholders of any BOCHK UnionPay credit cards can apply for the “Interest-free Tuition Installment Plan” (“IFTI Plan”), subject to specified terms and conditions, to facilitate their tuition payment.

For any eligible HKMU student who would like to enjoy BOCHK’s offer of the IFTI Plan during the transition period but has not yet got a BOCHK UnionPay credit card, please visit BOCHK website at https://www.bochk.com/en/creditcard/details.html to apply for the credit card and contact BOCHK directly for any related enquiries.

For any enquiries related to tuition payment and the offer of the IFTI Plan, please contact the relevant departments of the HKMU during office hours at:

Registry:
Tel. (852) 2768 6601 [for Part-time & Postgraduate programmes]