Featured byThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
HK$80,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Since its inception in June 2013, the Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP) has been working towards building shared vision, mission and objectives for enhancing the professional development of teachers and school leaders in Hong Kong. To achieve these goals, COTAP has launched T-excel@hk, an overarching project which comprises eight areas of focus.
Benefits
The quota for the Scholarship for Teachers is 20.
A total amount of HK$80,000 will be awarded to each awardee.
Eligibility
- Are permanent residents of Hong Kong.
- Are regular teachers in local primary or secondary day schools (including special schools) offering a formal curriculum at the time of application;
- Have no less than five years of full-time teaching experience in local primary or secondary day schools (including special schools) offering a formal curriculum;
- Adhere to the standards of professional conduct of teachers and have no records of professional misconduct and punishment imposed by EDB and/ or schools;
- Have not been awarded this Scholarship before; and
- Have been enrolled to start the first year of study in a local part-time master’s degree programme offered by a local higher education institution.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Education
Locations
Hong Kong (SAR)
Nationality
Hong Konger
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
12 Jun 2026
The Scholarship for Teachers (2026/27) is open for application from 15 May to 12 June 2026.
Teachers who are interested may submit an application together with the supporting documents through the on-line application system, including a copy of the offer letter7 from the institution concerned, to the Education Bureau on or before the deadline.
Applications should be supported by the Recommendation Form (Annex II) to be completed by the Principal of the applicant’s serving school and submitted separately on or before the deadline. For details of application, please visit the EDB website.