Name of the Organization : Hong Kong Society For Deaf
Name of the Scholarship :Simon K.Y. Lee & Lee Chi Hung Scholarship For Hearing Impaired Students 2014/15
Location : Hong Kong
Country : China
Website : http://www.deaf.org.hk/
Related : CUHK Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship Scheme : www.statusin.org/3523.html
Simon K.Y. Lee & Lee Chi Hung Scholarship :
The Simon K. Y. Lee & Lee Chi Hung Scholarship Fund offers an award of scholarship to the hearing impaired students for pursuing post—secondary education in Hong Kong commencing in the 1994-95 academic year.
Application Deadline : 8 September 2014
Principles of Selection :
1. The Scholarship Fund is open to all needy and outstanding hearing impaired individuals whose hearing loss in the better ear is in the region of 50db or higher. Applicants must have resided in Hong Kong continuously for not less than three years.
2. The scholarship is intended to enable hearing impaired individuals who have normally completed Form 5 or equivalent to pursue local post-secondary education in accredited institutions in Hong Kong.
3. Priority will be given to those who have – nancial hardship in pursuing study.
Obligations of Successful Applicants :
1. All applicants are required to attend an interview. For previous applicants, they have to reapply together with their academic reports and attend an interview each year. Upon satisfactory results of their academic performance, the scholarships may be renewable as required by specific programmes for a period of not more than five years.
2. Successfull applicants are required to sign an undertaking to work in Hong Kong for at least 3 years upon completion of the study programme. In default, he/she will be required to repay such sum, not exceeding the total amount of the award’so received, and upon such terms as the Education and Scholarship Committee deems appropriate. It is hoped that the accomplishments of these hearing impaired individuals will demonstrate to the deaf community and society at large the abilities of hearing impaired persons, when their potentials are given opportunity for development.
Award of Scholarship:
The Scholarship will be granted on an annual basis. Depending on the need of the candidate, part of the cost of technical aids and supportive services like sign language interpretation and notes taking services will be granted.
Procedures of Application :
1. Interested parties can request the application form by mail or by phone. The application form can also be downloaded at The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf website
Download Form: https://www.deaf.org.hk/
2. The application form must be completed and returned along with relevant documents to :
“Simon K.Y. Lee & Lee Chi Hung Scholarship”
Counselling Centre, Tseung Kwan 0 Multi Services Centre
The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf
6/F, Sheung Mei House, Sheung Tak Estate
Tseung Kwan 0, New Territories
Enquiry :
Tel. 2711-1974(Social Worker of Counselling Centre) Fax I 2761- 4390
Deadline : 08/09/2014 (Monday)