Lingnan University in Hong Kong offers merit-based entrance scholarships to non-local students starting a four-year undergraduate degree. Its Office of Global Education presents them as fully funded degrees for international students.
Applicants to the university’s UGC-funded first-year programmes are considered automatically when they apply for admission. Awards range from half tuition to a full scholarship that also covers hostel and some living costs.
Benefits & funding
- One of three levels: Full Scholarship (tuition, hostel, and part of academic and living expenses), Full-tuition Scholarship, or Half-tuition Scholarship.
- For scale: non-local tuition for UGC-funded programmes is HK$205,000 for 2027–28.
- Renewable up to the normal length of study, subject to an annual review of academic performance and the award’s other terms.
Eligibility
- Applicants to a UGC-funded first-year undergraduate programme at Lingnan; the scheme names UGC-funded programmes only.
- Non-local status: Lingnan counts as non-local holders of a Hong Kong student visa or entry permit, an IANG visa or entry permit, or a dependent visa or entry permit issued at age 18 or above.
- Any nationality; a recognised qualification (IB, GCE A-Level/IAL, selected national curricula and others) is required.
- English: one recognised result, e.g. IELTS Academic 6.0 overall.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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“Non-local students are holders of: … Student visa / Entry permit … Visa / Entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) … Dependent visa / Entry permit issued by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR when they are 18 years old or above” Eligibility
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Apply for UGC-funded programmes on Lingnan’s Online Admission System (opens 8 Oct 2026); there is no separate scholarship form.
- 2Pay HK$200 per programme choice; applicants from eligible countries may ask the non-local recruitment team for a fee waiver.
- 3Submit by one of the round deadlines below.
Program timeline
Applications open
8 Oct 2026
Early round deadline
30 Nov 2026
Main round deadline
28 Feb 2027
Final round deadline (non-local applicants)
30 Jun 2027
Academic year starts
1 Sep 2027