2018 Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers Government of Hong Kong

The Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers (the Scholarship) is set up by the Education Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as one of a series of measures to enhance the professionalism of English teachers in Hong Kong. The aim of the Scholarship 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. 

The Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers is one of a series of measures to enhance the professionalism of English teachers in Hong Kong. It aims 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. The Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers is tenable for the normal duration of the intended study programmes. Upon graduation, awardees have to undertake to teach English full-time in primary or secondary schools in Hong Kong (day schools offering a formal curriculum). For awardees on undergraduate degree programmes, the duration of teaching obligation is three years. 3. “The Scholarship” will be open for application from 7 to 17 August 2017. Only applicants who will pursue year one study in relevant study programmes starting from the 2017/18 school year are eligible to apply for “the Scholarship”. Hence, schools are requested to notify students who are interested in “the Scholarship” of its details so that students could be reminded to reprioritise their JUPAS programme choices, if necessary, after the release of results for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination. The list of relevant study programmes is available on the website of the Education Bureau (http://www.edb.gov.hk/scholarship). From: Secretary for Education Ref.: (4) in EDB/LTQ/PRO/49 Pt.2 Date: 28 June 2017 To: Heads of all secondary schools 4. In this connection, please draw the attention of your students who will graduate from secondary school in 2017 to “the Scholarship” and kindly distribute to them copies of the attached letter (Annex 1), the Information Sheet (Annex 2), the Application Form (Annex 3) and the Recommendation Form (Annex 4). Enquiries 5. For further information about “the Scholarship”, please contact Ms Louisa YUNG (Tel. 2892 5760) or Mr Eddie KWAN (Tel. 2892 5492) of the Professional Development and Training Division, Education Bureau.

http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/teacher/qualification-training-development/training/scholarship-for-eng-teacher/index.html

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