The aim
of the Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers is to attract persons
proficient in English to pursue relevant local bachelor degree programmes and/or
teacher training programmes, which will qualify them to become English teachers
on graduation. Each local student will be awarded HK$50,000 per year and each
non-local student, HK$80,000 per year. The scholarship amounts are
detailed in the following table.
|
Study
programmes |
Scholarship amounts |
|
Local
students |
Non-local
students |
|
BEd |
HK$50,000 per
year |
HK$80,000 per
year |
|
BA & BEd Double
Degree |
HK$50,000 per
year |
HK$80,000 per
year |
|
BA followed by
full-time/part-time PGDE |
HK$50,000 per year
(BA); and
HK$50,000 (for the whole PGDE programme) |
HK$80,000 per year
(BA); and
HK$80,000 (for the whole PGDE
programme) |
“The
Scholarship” is tenable for the normal duration of the study programmes. For
awardees pursuing the three kinds of study programmes lasting for more than one
year listed above, a renewal exercise is conducted every year. To have the
scholarship renewed, awardees are obliged to put forward good conduct and
academic performance while complying with the terms and conditions of the
Undertaking which they sign when they accept the award of
scholarship.
OUHK students who are taking the
following programmes are eligible to apply for the
Scholarship:
For students taking the
Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE):
- Bachelor of English
Language Studies with Honours
- Bachelor of Education with
Honours in English Language Teaching and Bachelor of English Language Studies
with Honours
For students taking the
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE):
- Bachelor of English
Language Studies with Honours (4 years)
- Bachelor of Education with
Honours in English Language Teaching and Bachelor of English Language Studies
with Honours (5 years)
For students taking the HKALE,
application will be open from 26 July to 4 August 2012.
For
students taking the HKDSE, application will be open from 17 August
to 27 August 2012.
Details
for the Scholarship are obtainable from the EDB’s website
at http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=7746&langno=1. |