The scholarships are to be awarded to those PRC candidates who have successfully applied and been offered a place in
the Master of Science in Computer Science Programme as full-time students in Hong Kong. The scholarships shall be used to meet part of the composition fees for a full-time programme of studies leading to the degree. Successful applicants will need to pay the balance of the total composition fees minus the amount of scholarships awarded when they accept the offer.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or any relevant qualification of equivalent standard from this University or from another university or comparable institution accepted for this purpose.
The purpose of this study is not to offer a conversion course for non-Computer Science graduates but rather, to offer an opportunity of advanced education in various areas of Computer Science. It is the students’ responsibility to acquire the necessary prerequisite knowledge on their own.
English Language Requirement
Applicants who wish to be admitted on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching and /or examination is not English is required to obtain:
i. a score of 550 or above (paper-based test) or 80 or above (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An applicant who took the TOEFL should request the Education testing Service (ETS) to send an official score report to the University directly. For this purpose, the HKU TOEFL code number is 9671. Test scores more than two years old will not be accepted.
ii. A minimum overall band of 6 with no subtest lower than 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
iii. Grade C or above in the Overseas General Certificate of Education (GCE); or
iv. Grade C or above in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE); or
v. Grade C or above in the Cambridge Test of Proficiency in English Language;
unless in exceptional circumstances they are exempted from this requirement.
Scholarship Application Deadline:· First Round: February 28, 2011
· Second Round: April 30, 2011
My name is Aynalem Belachew Ashenef, 23, presently a faculty member
of Mizan-Teppi University, Teppi ,Ethiopia.
I have graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at
Mekelle University, Ethiopia last July, 2010 with a GPA of 3.42.
I want Free MSc scholarships in your university related to my
field of study in which my great dreams and praying always make a
difference.
Please allow me to anticipate favorably. Should this opportunity
come, I know it is heaven sent as I have been praying for this
last few months.