[Students-l] Fwd: [chineseinternetresearch] Generous PhD Fellowships in Hong Kong

[Michel Menou]

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*Subject:* [chineseinternetresearch] Generous PhD Fellowships in Hong Kong





Dear all,



Please pass this on to any students who might be interested:



Hong Kong Universities are looking for PhD students with evidence of 
academic excellence, research ability and potential, and good 
communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities for full-time PhD 
study in Hong Kong within the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme.



The scheme pays for:

- Full 3 year tuition scholarship

- Monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600)

- Annual book and equipment allowance of HK$20,000 (approx. US$2,600) - 
not at all universities !!!

- Annual Conference Funding of HK$10,000 (approx. US$1,300) - not at all 
universities !!!



THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS VERY COMPETITIVE!



DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: December 1, 2014 for a September 2015 start.



HOW TO APPLY:

General information: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html



- Identify and approach potential supervisors as soon as possible (see 
below);

- Develop a research proposal with interested supervisor;

- Submit application forms (incl. references) and research proposals by 
the deadline.





University websites to start looking for departments and supervisors:

Hong Kong University - http://www.hku.edu.hk/

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - http://www.ust.edu.hk/

Chinese University of Hong Kong - http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/

City University of Hong Kong - http://www.cityu.edu.hk/

Hong Kong Polytechnic University - http://www.polyu.edu.hk/

Hong Kong Baptist University - http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/

Lingnan University - http://www.ln.edu.hk/

Hong Kong Institute of Education - http://www.ied.edu.hk/





My own info for interested students:

Dr. David Kurt Herold, Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS), HK 
Polytechnic University

Email: David.Herold at polyu.edu.hk <mailto:David.Herold at polyu.edu.hk>

Research interests:

- Internet in China; Internet users and their practices (=culture?); 
online/offline crossovers

- Cross-cultural comparisons; cross-cultural (mis-)communication

- Qualitative Research Methods, online research methods

- Social Theory, Theories of knowledge, Theories of society





FROM EXPERIENCE, THE FOLLOWING ARE EXPECTED OF APPLICANTS:

- Undergraduate degree and postgraduate degree from different 
universities, preferably in different countries;

- Good universities, very good GPA;

- Very good research proposal (incl. literature review, interesting and 
doable project, etc.);

- There is a preference for non-Chinese (there are different programs 
for Chinese students) to increase their ratio among Hong Kong students.





Additional information: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/



Best,

David





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Dr. David Kurt Herold

Assistant Professor

Department of

Applied Social Sciences



HK Polytechnic University

Hung Hom, Kowloon

Hong Kong

Phone: (+852)-3400 3015

Email: David.Herold at polyu.edu.hk <mailto:David.Herold at polyu.edu.hk>

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