Tuition fees and the costs of University-provided accommodation differ for local and non-local students. To help you pursue your dream at HKUST, the University provides various forms of financial support, including admissions scholarships for outstanding students upon admissions. There are also other scholarship opportunities for current students.
In addition, the university is committed to ensuring that students are not deprived of the right to receive education due to financial problems. Students can apply for financial aid through different schemes. For details, please visit the Scholarships and Financial Aid Office’s website.
You are considered as a non-local student if you are a holder of the following documents issued by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR:
- a student visa/entry permit; or
- a visa/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangement for Non-local Graduates; or
- a dependant visa/entry permit who were 18 years old or above when they were issued with such visa/entry permit by the Director of Immigration.
Please click here for definitions of local and non-local students.
Local and non-local applicants are considered under various admissions schemes and are required to pay different rates of tuition fee. Applicants are required to provide identity documents to support their claim of local / non-local status during the admissions process.
Any changes in local / non-local status after submission of application will lead to a corresponding change in the admissions scheme. Offers made under the initial admissions scheme may be revoked, and applicants will be re-considered in competition with other eligible applicants under the appropriate admissions scheme.
| Tuition Fee (Local Students)* |
|
HKD44,500+ |
| Accommodation Fee (Local Students)^ |
|
University-provided Accommodation HKD 14,178 – HKD 22,518
|
| Living Expenses |
| Personal Expenses ~HKD 60,000 per academic year |
Remarks:
*Any changes in local / non-local status will lead to corresponding changes in the rate of tuition fee, accommodation fee, scholarships, etc.; please refer to the above for definitions of local and non-local students. Students with financial difficulties may apply for financial assistance. Various types of financial assistance and related services are available. For more details, please visit the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office website.
+For local students admitted to the five-year Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management, the tuition fee for the fifth year of study will be set at a different rate from the first four years of undergraduate studies, which is funded and set by the Government. As reference, the DDP 5th year tuition fee is HKD60,000 for 2024/25. Subject to annual review and adjustment.
#Visiting students of 2024/25 Intake: HKD5,700 per credit; visiting interns: HKD1,754 per credit.
^The hall fees listed above are ONLY for new students admitted to HKUST in fall 2024 for the entire residential period. Please visit the Student Housing and Residential Life Office website for more details.
HKUST offers academic scholarships to students from different backgrounds and with different qualifications.
- Admissions scholarships are awarded to top students from all backgrounds based on academic merit and non-academic achievements.
- All applicants are considered for academic scholarships.
- No separate application is required for academic scholarships.
Students with 40 or more total points in the IB (including bonus points) will be awarded IB Diploma Scholarship funding. Details are as follows:
| IB Total Points | Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 45 | Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD60,000 p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 43-44 | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 42 | Full tuition, one-off |
| 40-41 | Half tuition, one-off |
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All IB Diploma candidates/holders are automatically considered for the award based on their verified IB total points. The University selects qualifying students and informs the selected students of their scholarship awards in due course.
Remarks:
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
Candidates who are admitted with GCEAL/International AL qualifications and attained an A* in at least 3 AL subjects (excluding Chinese) are considered for this scholarship. Details are as follows:
| No. of AL subjects with Grade A* (Chinese subject is not considered) | Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 4 or above | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 3 | Full tuition, one-off |
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All GCEAL candidates/holders are automatically considered for the award based on their verified grades. The University selects qualifying students and informs the selected students of their scholarship awards in due course.
Remarks:
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
Candidates who are admitted with Advanced Placement (AP) qualification and attained an at least 3 Grade 5 subjects with SAT Reasoning Test or ACT are considered for this scholarship. Details are as follows:
| SAT Reasoning Test >= 1530 or ACT >= 34; AND No. of AP subjects with Grade 5 (AP subject requirement to be specified for each applicant) |
Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 4 or above | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 3 | Half tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All candidates/holders are automatically considered for the award based on their verified grades. The University selects qualifying students and informs the selected students of their scholarship requirements and awards in due course.
Remarks:
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
To recognize the academic achievement of students, HKDSE candidates attaining Level 5* in one or more Category A subjects or M1 / M2 in one single sitting of HKDSE will be eligible for HKDSE Scholarships. The HKDSE Scholarships range from HKD 5,000 to a full scholarship of “full tuition fee plus living allowance of HKD 60,000” per annum, renewable for normative duration of study.
Students do not have to apply for these scholarships. The University will identify qualifying HKDSE entrants and inform selected students of the scholarship awards in due course.
Details of University Admissions Scholarship Scheme for HKDSE Holders are as follows:
| Total number of * attained ^+ | Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 12 or above | "Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD60,000" p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 10 - 11 | "Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD30,000" p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 9 | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normal duration of study |
| 8 | Full tuition, one-off |
| 6 - 7 | Half tuition, one-off |
| 4 - 5 | HKD10,000, one-off |
| 1 - 3 | HKD5,000, one-off |
Remarks:
^ Mathematics Extended Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics) and Mathematics Extended Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus) are also counted as independent subjects in the subject requirements of the Scholarship Scheme. Results for Applied Learning subjects (Category B) and Other Language subjects (Category C) are not considered in the Scholarship Scheme.
+ (Level 5** and 5* combined) = No. of subjects with 5** x 2 + No. of subjects with 5*
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
Academic scholarships are also awarded to top students with other qualifications based on academic merit.
Applicants are considered for these scholarships holistically, based on their profiles. Awards may be one-off or renewable, and may fully or partially waive tuition fees. The largest amount of scholarship funding is equivalent to the full tuition fee plus an allowance of HKD60,000 per academic year, renewable for the normative duration of study (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
No separate application is needed. Normally, applicants are notified of our scholarship decision when they receive their offer of admissions.
The University sets up the Scholarship Scheme to honour outstanding International/Asian Olympiad Medalists.
International Olympiad Gold Medalists
| The International Biology Olympiad | Full tuition plus living allowance of HK$60,000 p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| The International Chemistry Olympiad | |
| The International Mathematics Olympiad | |
| The International Olympiad in Informatics | |
| The International Physics Olympiad |
International Olympiad Silver Medalists
| The International Biology Olympiad | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| The International Chemistry Olympiad | |
| The International Mathematics Olympiad | |
| The International Olympiad in Informatics | |
| The International Physics Olympiad |
Asian Olympiad Gold Medalists
| The Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad | Full Tuition plus living allowance of HK$30,000# p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| The Asian Pacific Olympiad in Informatics | |
| The Asian Physics Olympiad |
Students do not have to apply for the Scheme. The University will select qualified students based on Schools' or Program Office's nominations and inform the selected students of the scholarship awards in due course.
Remarks:
# Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HK$60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
The WISE Scholarship was set up to encourage top caliber female students in the JUPAS pool to join our School of Science, School of Engineering or Interdisciplinary Programs Office. Female students with a strong interest in science or engineering who obtain Level 5** in at least one Category A subject are eligible for consideration for the WISE Scholarship. On top of academic strengths, WISE Scholars are expected to demonstrate non-academic talents, achievements in science and technology competitions, and good interview performance. Students do not have to apply for the scholarship. The University will identify qualifying JUPAS entrants and inform selected students of the scholarship awards in due course.
In the 2024/25 intake, each awardee will receive funding ranging from a one-off award of HKD10,000 to a renewable award of HKD20,000 p.a., and will also be entitled for the University’s JUPAS Scholarship Scheme#. The number of awardees will vary from year to year depending on the academic and non-academic merits of the eligible candidates, as well as the available funding.
Remarks:
# The maximum scholarship limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 living allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
At HKUST, we celebrate diversity and recognize the various talents our students bring to the university community.
Separate applications are required for non-academic scholarships. The application deadlines are as follows:
For Applicants with International Qualifications:
- Early Round Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
- Main Round Deadline: Jan 9, 2025
(Late SAAS applications will be considered case by case till Mar 31, 2025)
For JUPAS Applicants:
- Application Deadline: Jan 9, 2025 (SALSA/SAAS)
(Late SAAS applications will be considered case by case till Mar 31, 2025) - Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025 (BAAS)
Being a student athlete is never easy, as it takes immense effort to juggle academic and sporting commitments. We are committed to supporting student athletes who wish to develop their full sporting potential without sacrificing their academic studies.
Through the Student Athletes Admissions Scheme (SAAS) and its associated Sports Scholarship, elite student athletes can pursue their sporting dreams while still receiving a high-quality education.
- HKUST recognizes students who display talent in sports and contribute to sports development
- Up to 'Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD60,000' per academic year per award (renewable)
- Special consideration for admissions
For more details of the SAAS, please visit the SAAS page.
At HKUST, we celebrate diversity and recognize the different talents our students bring to the university community.
Balancing interests and schoolwork can be tough. It takes immense effort and dedication to achieve double. We pledge to support young talents who wish to realize their full potential without sacrificing their academic studies.
Through the Beyond Academic Admissions Scholarship (BAAS), young talents can pursue their dreams while receiving a quality education.
- Scholarships of HKD50,000 (one-off)
- Favorable admissions consideration(s)
For more details of the BAAS, please visit the BAAS page.
School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) is designed to recognize a diversity of talents by admitting students who demonstrate non-academic competencies which could not be fully assessed by HKDSE exam.
Students will be awarded for SNDAS Scholarship automatically if they accept SNDAS firm offer and register with HKUST. The Scholarship amount is HK$50,000 (one-off).
The English version shall always prevail in case of any discrepancy arises with the Chinese version.
Apart from scholarships, financial aid may be available to students experiencing financial difficulties. For more details of scholarships and financial aid, please visit the Scholarship & Financial Aid Office website.
| Tuition Fee (Non-local Students)* |
|
HKD185,000(~USD23,700) |
| Accommodation Fee (Non-local Students)^ ** |
|
University-provided Accommodation HKD 18,144 – HKD 29,664 (~USD 2,320 – USD 3,780)
|
| Living Expenses |
| Personal Expenses ~HKD 60,000 (~USD 7,700) per academic year |
Remarks:
*Any changes in local / non-local status will lead to corresponding changes in the rate of tuition fee, accommodation fee, scholarships, etc.; please refer to the above for definitions of local and non-local students. Students with financial difficulties may apply for financial assistance. Various types of financial assistance and related services are available. For more details, please visit the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office website.
#Visiting students of Intake 2024/25: HKD5,700 per credit; visiting interns: HKD1,754 per credit
^Hall fees listed above are ONLY for new students admitted to HKUST in fall 2024 for the entire residential period. Please visit the Student Housing and Residential Life Office website for more details.
**Non-local students are provided with university accommodation in their first two years of study at HKUST. Students are advised to plan ahead to arrange off-campus accommodation thereafter, and should expect to pay HKD6,000 (~USD770) to cover their accommodation costs. Please visit the Off-Campus Housing Section website for full details.
HKUST offers academic scholarships to students from various backgrounds and with various qualifications.
- Admissions scholarships are awarded to top students from all backgrounds based on academic merit and non-academic achievements.
- All applicants are considered for academic scholarships.
- No separate application is required for consideration for academic scholarships.
Students with 40 or more total points in the IB (including bonus points) will be awarded IB Diploma Scholarship funding. Details are as follows:
| IB Total Points | Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 45 | Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD60,000 p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 43-44 | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 42 | Full tuition, one-off |
| 40-41 | Half tuition, one-off |
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All IB Diploma candidates/holders are automatically considered for the award based on their verified IB total points. The University selects qualifying students and informs the selected students of their scholarship awards in due course.
Remarks:
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
Candidates who are admitted with GCEAL/International AL qualifications and attained an A* in at least 3 AL subjects (excluding Chinese) are considered for this scholarship. Details are as follows:
| No. of AL subjects with Grade A* (Chinese subject is not considered) | Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 4 or above | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 3 | Full tuition, one-off |
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All GCEAL candidates/holders are automatically considered for the award based on their verified grades. The University selects qualifying students and informs the selected students of their scholarship awards in due course.
Remarks:
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
Candidates who are admitted with Advanced Placement (AP) qualification and attained an at least 3 Grade 5 subjects with SAT Reasoning Test or ACT are considered for this scholarship. Details are as follows:
| SAT Reasoning Test >= 1530 or ACT >= 34; AND No. of AP subjects with Grade 5 (AP subject requirement to be specified for each applicant) |
Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 4 or above | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 3 | Half tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All candidates/holders are automatically considered for the award based on their verified grades. The University selects qualifying students and informs the selected students of their scholarship requirements and awards in due course.
Remarks:
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
To recognize the academic achievement of students, HKDSE candidates attaining Level 5* in one or more Category A subjects or M1 / M2 in one single sitting of HKDSE will be eligible for HKDSE Scholarships. The HKDSE Scholarships range from HKD 5,000 to a full scholarship of “full tuition fee plus living allowance of HKD 60,000” per annum, renewable for normative duration of study.
Students do not have to apply for these scholarships. The University will identify qualifying HKDSE entrants and inform selected students of the scholarship awards in due course.
Details of University Admissions Scholarship Scheme for HKDSE Holders are as follows:
| Total number of * attained ^+ | Scholarship Amount for Students Admitted in the 2024/25 Academic Year |
|---|---|
| 12 or above | "Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD60,000" p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 10 - 11 | "Full tuition plus living allowance of HKD30,000" p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 9 | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| 8 | Full tuition, one-off |
| 6 - 7 | Half tuition, one-off |
| 4 - 5 | HKD10,000, one-off |
| 1 - 3 | HKD5,000, one-off |
Remarks:
^ Mathematics Extended Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics) and Mathematics Extended Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus) are also counted as independent subjects in the subject requirements of the Scholarship Scheme. Results for Applied Learning subjects (Category B) and Other Language subjects (Category C) are not considered in the Scholarship Scheme.
+ (Level 5** and 5* combined) = No. of subjects with 5** x 2 + No. of subjects with 5*
Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HKD60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
Academic scholarships are also awarded to top students with other qualifications based on academic merit.
Applicants are considered for these scholarships holistically, based on their profiles. Awards may be one-off or renewable, and may fully or partially waive tuition fees. The largest amount of scholarship funding is equivalent to the full tuition fee plus an allowance of HKD60,000 per academic year, renewable for the normative duration of study (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
No separate application is needed. Normally, applicants are notified of our scholarship decision when they receive their offer of admissions.
This scholarship was established to support the University strategic objective to enhance diversity of the student community.
Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. All undergraduate program applicants from underrepresented nationalities are automatically considered. Normally, students are notified of our scholarship decision when they receive their offer of admissions.
Successful awardees will receive a full tuition waiver, renewable for normal duration of study (subject to satisfactory academic performance).
The University sets up the Scholarship Scheme to honour outstanding International/Asian Olympiad Medalists.
International Olympiad Gold Medalists
| The International Biology Olympiad | Full tuition plus living allowance of HK$60,000 p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| The International Chemistry Olympiad | |
| The International Mathematics Olympiad | |
| The International Olympiad in Informatics | |
| The International Physics Olympiad |
International Olympiad Silver Medalists
| The International Biology Olympiad | Full tuition p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| The International Chemistry Olympiad | |
| The International Mathematics Olympiad | |
| The International Olympiad in Informatics | |
| The International Physics Olympiad |
Asian Olympiad Gold Medalists
| The Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad | Full Tuition plus living allowance of HK$30,000# p.a., renewable for normative duration of study |
| The Asian Pacific Olympiad in Informatics | |
| The Asian Physics Olympiad |
Students do not have to apply for the Scheme. The University will select qualified students based on Schools' or Program Office's nominations and inform the selected students of the scholarship awards in due course.
Remarks:
# Top-up scholarship may be offered by School/Program Office provided that the maximum limit of "Full Tuition Fee + HK$60,000 allowance" p.a. is not exceeded.
At HKUST, we celebrate diversity and recognize the various talents our students bring to the university community.
Separate applications are required for non-academic scholarships. The application deadlines are as follows:
For Applicants with International Qualifications:
- Early Round Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
- Main Round Deadline: Jan 9, 2025
At HKUST, we celebrate diversity and recognize the different talents our students bring to the university community.
Balancing interests and schoolwork can be tough. It takes immense effort and dedication to achieve double. We pledge to support young talents who wish to realize their full potential without sacrificing their academic studies.
Through the Beyond Academic Admissions Scholarship (BAAS), young talents can pursue their dreams while receiving a quality education.
- Scholarships of HKD50,000 (one-off)
- Favorable admissions consideration(s)
For more details of the BAAS, please visit the BAAS page.
Apart from scholarships, financial aid may be available to students experiencing financial difficulties. For more details of scholarships and financial aid, please visit the Scholarship & Financial Aid Office website.