Selection criteria:The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Selection will be made via application and will be judged by past academic results, personal statement, and academic reference. Academic merit will be judged on previous years' academic performance which should be evidenced by a transcript.
Please submit the following:
- A CV including qualifications achieved to date, and a covering letter. In the covering letter, please include your University of Aberdeen Applicant Reference Number (this is the 10-digit number which you will find on any correspondence you have received from the Admissions department).
- A personal statement outlining your commitment to contributing to environmental sustainability on your return to Hong Kong or Mainland China. Making reference to your academic achievements and ability, motivation for the postgraduate taught degree programme, and any relevant work experience, please give reasons why you believe you should be considered for an award.Applicants are invited to disclose within their personal statement any personal or family connection they may have with the Trust and to provide brief details where relevant.
- A copy of your academic transcript i.e. undergraduate degree
- A copy of your Offer of Admission for one of the eligible MSc degree programmes listed.
- An academic Reference on your academic achievement.
Postgraduate
Eligibility
The scholarship will support one outstanding student from Hong Kong or Mainland China.
Applicants must be nationals of Hong Kong or Mainland China, permanently domiciled in Hong Kong or Mainland China, and classified by the University as International for tuition fee purposes. Applicants who are ordinarily resident in Mainland China or Hong Kong and who are temporarily living elsewhere for study purposes are also eligible.
Criteria
The scholarship is open to applicants holding an offer of admission for one of the following campus-based, one-year, full-time master's degree programmes starting in September 2027.
School of Biological Sciences
- MSc Environmental Management
- MSc Biodiversity Conservation
School of Geosciences
- MSc Geographical Information Systems *
- MSc Sustainability Transitions *
- MSc Sustainable Water Management
- MSc Rewilding and Nature Recovery
- MSc Climate Politics and Policy
