Prince Philip Scholarship

5pm to 6:30pm on September 9th, 2010 (Thursday) in The Seminar Room, 22nd Floor, Bank of East Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

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Dear Principal,

Re: Prince Philip Scholarship - Application Scheme

Every year, through the Prince Philip Scholarship, The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong support the most talented local young people to pursue their tertiary education in one of the most renowned universities in the world – Cambridge University. As part of our on-going effort to introduce Cambridge University and the Prince Philip Scholarship to the top students in Hong Kong, you and your students are cordially invited to participate in the following events:

PRINCE PHILIP SCHOLARSHIP SEMINAR
The Prince Philip Scholarship Seminar, which provides important information about the Scholarship, e.g. the application procedures, selection criteria and working schedule, will be held from 5pm to 6:30pm on September 9th, 2010 (Thursday) in The Seminar Room, 22nd Floor, Bank of East Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong. Current undergraduate students of Cambridge University, as well as representatives from the scholarship’s Selection Committee, will be present to meet you and your students and offer their advice on the Scholarship as well as studies at Cambridge.
Since 2005, secondary six students can also apply for the Scholarship under “the Form 6 Application Scheme”. Along with teachers and secondary seven students, secondary six students who are interested in the scholarship are also welcome to the seminar. (For further information and downloading the application form, please refer to our website http://www.cambridge.org.hk/scholarship.html )

Due to limited seats, we can only allocate at most three places per school on a first-come-first-served basis. Please kindly sign up by filling out the online form
(http://www.cambridge.org.hk/ppseminar.html) to provide the names and contact details by 8th of September (Wednesday).

ALUMNI EXPERIENCE SHARING
Our Cambridge alumni in Hong Kong are delighted to visit their own secondary schools to talk to students in secondary five to seven and share with them the experience and benefits of studying abroad and particularly at Cambridge. We believe such experience sharing would give the students an invaluable opportunity to learn more about overseas studies in an informal way. We will be happy to arrange an alumnus/alumna of your school who has studied at Cambridge to conduct a sharing session at your school if resources allow, and if the demand warrants, a separate seminar may be held.

Should you be interested, please feel free to contact Ms Cannie Kwan at 3608 8277 for further details.

We very much look forward to seeing you and your students at the forthcoming seminar.
Yours truly,

David K.P. Li

Chairman, Executive Committee

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Applying to Cambridge

The Prince Philip Scholarship includes a non-means tested cash award of 2,900 pounds per annum. One Hong Kong-London-Hong economy class return air ticket will also be awarded free of means test results. Scholars may also claim, where necessary, the full costs of tuition and subsistence. Decisions about this extra claim are based on a means test comparable to the one operated by universities in Hong Kong.

The Scholarship is reviewed annually in the light of academic progress and is normally extended for the duration of the undergraduate course of three or four years.

To be eligible for a Scholarship a student should either have been born in Hong Kong or have acquired "Hong Kong belonger" status through long residence. Students eligible for United Kingdom Home Fee Status will not be considered for a Prince Philip Scholarship.

All applications for a Prince Philip Scholarships should be submitted by the 15th of October each year.

Selection is primarily by a panel representing the University of Cambridge and including members from the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Selected candidates will be called for interview in Hong Kong in late November or early December of each year. Candidates who will not be in Hong Kong at this time may be interviewed in the United Kingdom.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
The Prince Philip Scholarship

NOTES

The generosity of a number of Hong Kong citizens has allowed the establishment of the Scholarship to enable Hong Kong students to attend the University of Cambridge with, where necessary, full financial support. His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, being Chancellor of the University, has graciously allowed his name to be associated with the Scholarship.

Value of the Scholarship

The Scholarship includes a non-means tested cash award of ?2,500 per annum. One Hong Kong-London-Hong Kong economy class return air ticket will also be awarded free of means test results. Where necessary, the Scholarship also provides financial assistance for the students to meet the costs of tuition and subsistence. Decisions about this extra claim are based on a means test.

Tenure

The Scholarship is reviewed annually in the light of academic progress and is normally extended for the duration of the undergraduate course of three or four years.

Eligibility for a Scholarship

To be eligible for a Scholarship, a student should either have been born in Hong Kong or have acquired “Hong Kong belonger” status through long residence. Students eligible for United Kingdom Home Fee Status will not be considered for a Prince Philip Scholarship.

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