Application for the Scholarship for Year 1 University Studies is open between 8 May and 3 Jul 2025 (before 4:59pm). The application requires a nomination from the secondary school that the eligible student is attending. Interested secondary schools should submit the Letter of Intent for Nomination on or before 4:59pm on 28 May 2025.
Student applicants must be a Secondary Six full-time student who will be applying university studies in the current year and is nominated by their secondary school. Each secondary school can nominate up to one eligible student and submit the application online.
The nominee must be:
Link has commissioned HKCSS to send an e-invitation to school principals of all local secondary schools including government-aided and government secondary schools, aided special schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme schools and private secondary schools.
* HKCSS will provide a separate login information to the nominee and invite them to upload the proof of admission offer in early August 2025.
Item | Schedule (in 2025) |
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HKCSS to send Link University Scholarship e-invitation to all local secondary schools | 8 May |
Secondary schools to submit Letter of Intent for Nomination (School principal must complete the form with signature and email to sch@hkcss.org.hk) |
28 May (before 4:59pm) |
Secondary schools to submit nomination on online application system | 3 Jul (before 4:59pm) |
Scholarship interview day | 8 Nov (tentative) |
Scholarship results announcement | On or before late Dec |
Awarded students to attend Link Scholarship Presentation Ceremony |
Feb or Mar 2026 (tentative) |
Scholarship disbursement+ +At the time of awarding the scholarship, the awarded student must still be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate programme at a local university# in the 2025/26 academic year; in the meantime, Link reserves the right of final decision on scholarship arrangements # Twelve Local Universities are (in alphabetical order): City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Lingnan University, Saint Francis University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The University of Hong Kong. |
On or before late Mar 2026 |
Each awardee will receive a grant of HK$20,000.
Awarded students can make use of the grant to realise their goals and plans for improving of their learning environment and/or seeking further learning opportunities. Awarded students will be automatically admitted to the Link Scholars Alumni, through which Link will provide talks, workshops, volunteer activities as well as priority consideration to the company’s internship programme. Awarded students are eligible to apply for the scholarship in the next funding cycle.
Encourage participation in the Link Scholars Alumni activities, including the Scholarship Presentation Ceremony, volunteer activities and other promotional activities organised by Link. We encourage students to continue their care for our society and participate in community service activities. Attendance rate might be assessed in the next year’s scholarship application.
For enquiries, please contact HKCSS (sch@hkcss.org.hk) or Link (linktogetherinitiatives@laml.com).
According to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Link and HKCSS will use the personal data for various contact and verification purposes, and also for direct marketing of the Link Programmes defined in the Personal Information Collection Statement issued by Link (click here) and Guideline for the Use of Personal Data of HKCSS (click here).If there is any inconsistency, Link’s documents shall prevail.