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Scholarship and Financial Aid
United College offers a wide variety of scholarships and financial aids to our students. These scholarships aim to promote and foster ethical, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development in students as well as to help them in financial matters. In the academic year 2025-2026, the total amount of scholarships and financial aid offered by the College reaches HK$14 million, with 2,100 awards. Among the scholarships, United College Ming De Scholarship and Xin Min Scholarship are the two highest honours of the College’s Scholarship Awards, awarding our students who have achieved academic excellence and performed outstanding services to the College and the Community at large during his/her tenure at the University. Each award consists of one prize of HK$50,000. The award recipient will be honoured with a public citation at the College’s Anniversary Ceremony, and a record of his/her accomplishments will be kept in the College archives.
On top of the University’s Admission Scholarships, United College provides Admission Scholarship Package to the outstanding freshmen based on their HKDSE results. Students are not required to submit application.
New Students Admitted through JUPAS
(Only for freshmen who have put United College as the 1st College Preference)
New Students Admitted through Non-JUPAS (Local)
(For the details of CUHK Admission Scholarships, please visit: https://admission.cuhk.edu.hk/scholarships/admission.html)
(a) United College Whole-person Education Admission Scholarships Scheme
| Award Name | Award Area |
Scholarship Amount |
| Dr. Thomas Chen Si Yuan Social Service Admission Scholarships | Outstanding contributions in social services |
HK$10,000 each |
| Innovation and Culture Admission Scholarships | Outstanding performance in arts and culture | HK$10,000 each |
| Tien Chang Lin Sports Scholarships | Outstanding performance in sports activities | HK$20,000 each |
(b) First-in-the-Family Tertiary Education Admission Scholarships
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Freshmen as the first generation in the family to pursue tertiary education in United College are eligible to receive the scholarship with the amount of HK$2,500.
(c) Belt and Road First-in-the-Family Tertiary Education Admission Scholarship (Application period in September. Details will be announced on UC Scholarships and Financial Aids Website in due course)
- The applicant must be a non-local Year-one undergraduates of United College (through Non-JUPAS) coming from *Belt and Road countries and the first-generation university student in the family. Selection will primarily be assessed by the applicant’s public examination results. Successful applicants will be awarded HK$20,000 each. The Scholarship is renewable in the normative period of study for a maximum tenure of 4 years if the awardees attain a GPA of 3.0 or better with good conduct.
* Reference of Belt and Road countries: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/list/c/10076
(a) Student Financial Aid
The College provides various financial aid and interest-free loan programs for students who are experiencing financial difficulties or urgent financial needs. The type and amount of support provided varies depending on individual needs. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
(b) Student Hostel Residence Grant Scheme
The Student Hostel Residence Grant Scheme provides financial support to student residents in need.
- Hostel Residence Grant: A successful applicant can receive HK$1,410 for each semester (Application is eligible for students who have successfully applied for regular-term residence on campus; applications are opened in the first semester and the second semester)
- Off-campus Residence Grant: A successful applicant can receive up to HK$5,640 for one academic year (For students who failed to apply for a hostel place on campus and need to rent an off-campus unit for accommodation; applications are accepted throughout the year)
(c) Student Non-residence Grant Scheme
Non-residence Grant aims at supporting non-resident students (i.e. students who have not been allocated hostel accommodation) with financial difficulties, and to encourage them to actively participate in various college activities on campus during their spare time. Each successful applicant is required to participate in at least one non-formal educational activity organised by the College or the non-residential halls in each term. A grant of HK$500 will be subsidized for each term.