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Scholarships and bursaries
"Learning is a lifelong project, and it begins with learning about yourself and from others."
Vincent Cheng, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
In 2006, The Hongkong Bank Foundation contributed HKD8 million in scholarships, bursaries and other development awards to more than 300 students from tertiary institutions in Hong Kong.
A range of options
The awards cover a wide range of studies and extend from bursaries of a few thousand dollars to scholarships that enable students to spend a year of their degree course at an overseas university.
- Local and overseas scholarships and bursaries
- One-year overseas study scheme
- Social work scholarship programme
- China career development programme for undergraduate students
- HKSAR-Mainland exchange programme for performing arts and early childhood education students
- HSBC Diversity Grant to facilitate integration and mutual learning between local and non-local students
Vincent Cheng, and Teresa Au, Head of Corporate Sustainability Asia Pacific Region (centre), picture with scholars at the reception.
