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SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDIES
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A NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED TO HONG KONG STUDENTS FOR A TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSE AT THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES LEADING TO THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE.
DONATED BY LEADING LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE TENABLE AT ATLANTIC COLLEGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PEARSON COLLEGE IN CANADA, AMERICAN WEST COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ADRIATIC COLLEGE IN ITALY.
THESE FOUR COLLEGES TOGETHER MAKE UP THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES, WHICH HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH EDUCATION,
THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE IS RECOGNISED FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRY PURPOSES IN HONG KONG AND IN MOST OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE COLLEGES IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AND WILL TAKE THE FULL TWO-YEAR COURSE.
THE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES IN THE COLLEGES ARE INTERWOVEN AND FORM JOINTLY THE BASIS FOR STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND AESTHETIC IN NATURE.
EACH SCHOLARSHIP WILL NORMALLY COVER PART OF THE TUITION AND BOARDING FEES DURING THE TWO YEARS. HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT BE ADEQUATE TO COVER OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES SUCH AS AIR FARES TO AND FROM THE COLLEGE, MAINTENANCE DURING LONG VACATIONS AND PERSONAL ALLOWANCE.
INTENDING APPLICANTS ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MEET THESE EXPENSES.
APPLICANTS MUST BE OVER 16 AND UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1985. THEY SHOULD ALSO POSSESS A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH AT LEAST FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE C OR ABOVE, INCLUDING GOOD RESULTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, OR ITS GCE EQUIVALENT OR HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF OBTAINING SUCH RESULTS IN THE 1985 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
SELECTION CRITERIA WILL INCLUDE PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS, EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRINCIPALS, PERSONALITY AND PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH.
ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS. WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW.
SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES
/SUCCESSFUL CANDIDAZES