Lingnan University invites applications for admission to MPhil and PhD programmes 2016-17

30 Oct 2015

 

Lingnan University now invites applications for admission to its Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes for the 2016-17 academic year. 
 
With the vision to excel as an internationally recognised liberal arts university distinguished by outstanding teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement, Lingnan University is committed to providing quality whole-person education informed by the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions, and encourages its faculty and students to contribute to society through original research and knowledge transfer. Recently, the University has been named by Forbes as one of the “Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges in Asia” in 2015. 
 
At research postgraduate level, Lingnan offers MPhil and PhD programmes in Chinese, Cultural Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Translation, Visual Studies, Business (research areas include Accounting, Decision Sciences, Finance, Information Systems Management, Insurance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Operations Management), Economics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology and/or Social Policy.  The programmes will commence in September 2016. Admitted students will conduct in-depth study in specific research areas.
 
Applicants should hold a relevant bachelor’s degree with first or second class honours, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the University, and fulfil language requirements.  Some programmes have specified additional requirements.
 
Applicants may seek admission to our PhD programmes in two ways as follows:

  • Apply via the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) established by the Research Grants Council (RGC).  Applicants should login the Admission System of the RGC at www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd to make an initial application by 1 December 2015 (Hong Kong Time 12:00 noon).  Each applicant will be allocated a reference number and he/she is then required to submit a full application directly to Lingnan’s Online Application System at www.LN.edu.hk/admissions/applyonline on or before 2 December 2015.  Successful Fellowship awardees will be provided with HK$240,000/year (HK$20,000/month) and a conference/research-related travel allowance of up to HK$10,000/year for a maximum of three years. Applicants who apply for and do not get the Fellowship can still be considered for the regular PhD places at the University.
 
  • Apply to the University directly from 2 November 2015 to 29 January 2016 through our Online Application System.  Normally, full-time students will be awarded Postgraduate Studentships of HK$15,150/month* (rate subject to review).
    * To be raised to HK$15,460/month after confirmation of candidature.

We also offer research-based two-year MPhil programmes.   Applicants may apply for admission to our MPhil programmes directly from 2 November 2015 to 29 January 2016.  Full-time MPhil students will also be awarded Postgraduate Studentships which offer a monthly stipend of HK$14,940 (rate subject to review).
 
Further information is available at the University website: www.LN.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad.  Enquiries should be directed to the Registry of the University (Tel: (852) 2616 8750; Fax: (852) 2572 5178; Email: [email protected]).