Student Residence Lee Shaukee Hall (Hall 6) Scholarships

City University of Hong Kong

Student Residence – Lee ShauKee Hall (Hall 6) Scholarships

Regulations

Lee ShauKee Hall is committed to the pursuit of all round excellence, but with an academic emphasis, and most importantly seeks to provide residents with a relaxing and nourishing atmosphere for the all-round development of its members.To encourage residents to develop personally, whilst balancing the academic, the intellectual, the cultural, the social and the physical aspects of student life, a scholarship scheme has been established. The following regulations shall apply as of 2016/17 (hereafter “award year”):

1. The Scholarships shall be known as the "Student Residence – Lee ShauKee Hall Scholarships”.
2. The number of scholarships awarded shall be FOUR to SIX for each award year.
3. The maximum amount of each scholarship shall not exceed the amount of hall fees payable for one semester of double-room occupancy in the following academic year, i.e. 2017/18 (hereafter “aid year”). Payment shall be made to the scholarship recipients by offsetting in PART or in FULL of the recipients’ hall fees payable for either Semester A or Semester B of the aid year, whichever is appropriate. If the scholarship recipient is not required to pay for the hall fees in the aid year, the hall- fees grant will automatically be forfeited.
4. Eligibility:
   The Scholarships will be awarded to the Lee ShauKee Hall residents who have achieved outstanding academic results and demonstrated an outstanding contribution to Lee ShauKee Hall. To be eligible for the Scholarships, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

1. Good academic results based on their GPA (normally>3.0) in Semester A;
2. Outstanding personal achievements/qualities leading to:

-Contribution to the Hall /and Floor (e.g. active participation in Inter-hall sports teams, Intra-hall sports activities, Cheering Team, Residents’ Association, Floor Committee);

-Development of a supportive learning environment (e.g. creating learning atmosphere, forming study/interest groups and providing academic assistance to the residents)

1. Has been residing at Lee ShauKee Hall for at least one semester at the time of application (summer term excluded);
2. Will continue to reside in Lee ShauKee Hall in one of the semesters of the aid year;
3. Be a non-final year student at the time of application; and
4. Not a recipient of this scholarship in the past.

5.Conditions of Award Acceptance:

1. The recipients must stay in Lee ShauKee Hall in at least one of the semesters of the aid year and play an active role in organising hall-life related activities.
2. The recipients are required to propose at least one activity to the Lee ShauKee Hall Management Team in the aid year. Once the proposed activities were approved by the Lee ShauKee Hall Management Team, the recipients are required to organize the approved activities accordingly.
3. A resident is not eligible for the Scholarships if his/her hall fees will be covered by any other scholarship/award scheme in the aid year.
4. If a resident hasreached the upper limit on the total amount of merit-based awards[1] of the University an undergraduate / sub-degree student may receive in an academic year(i.e. HK$160,000), he/she is no longer eligible for the Scholarships.
5. Should a scholarship recipient fail to meet the requirements as stated in the Regulations or violate the Code of Student Conduct / Regulations Governing Student Residence / Hall Rules, the Student Residence Office or the Residence Master reserves the right to withdraw the award of scholarships at any time of the year, including the aid year.
6. With an objective to nurture our students and to promote caring culture, scholarship recipients are expected to donate at least HK$200 annually to CityU for student support purpose via “CityU Alumni Giving Club” after graduation.

Administrative Arrangements

Procedures and Time Schedule for the Scholarships:

1. Application:

1. Each interested applicant should submit a completed application form.
2. All application information has to be submitted to the Drop Box at the security counter of Lee ShauKee Hall by March each year. Late submissions will not be considered.
3. All applicants will be automatically considered for the Chan Sui Hung Best Student Award.

b. Selection Interview:

1. Shortlisted candidates may be requested to attend an interview with a Selection Panel on a date to be announced by Lee ShauKee Hall.
2. The Selection Panel will comprise the Residence Master of Lee ShauKee Hall, Director of SRO or his/her designate, and a staff member of the University.

c. Results Announcement:

1. The results will be announced by April/May each year.
2. All decisions by the Selection Panel are final. No further appeals will be accepted.

(Last updated by SRO/hc: 8 Feb 2017)
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City University of Hong Kong

Student Residence – Lee ShauKee Hall (Hall 6) Scholarships
2016/17

Application Form

1. Contribution to the Hall and/or Floor; and
2. Development of a supportive learning environment.

1. I declare that the details given above are true, complete and correct and I understand that any misrepresentation of facts would lead to disqualification of the captioned scholarship.

1. I agree that should there be any subsequent changes of my personal data, or change of my status as a CityU student (e.g. withdrawal, termination of studies), I should inform the Residence Master of Lee ShauKee Hall immediately.
2. I agree to the data usage as mentioned below:

1. I understand that the University reserves the right to withdrawn the scholarship, partially or in full, should they fail to fulfil the obligation (s) as required in the Hall Scholarships Regulations.

[1]Scholarships / Awards designated for exchange activities, placements and course-required projects are excluded.