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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1975

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS 1976

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HONG KONG STUDENTS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL PROMISE ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF 1976 SCHOLARSHIPS BEING OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SRI LANKA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,AND NIGERIA.

THESE AWARDS ARE MADE UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN.

+THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE INTENDED FOR PERSONS WHO MAY BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LIFE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES ON THEIR RETURN FROM STUDY ABROAD,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

+THEY ARE PRIMARILY AVAILABLE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY OR RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES NORMALLY EXTENDING OVER A PERIOD OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS, HE ADDED.

THE EMOLUMENTS WILL COVER APPROVED EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL, LIVING AND STUDY DURING THE TENURE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP.

CANDIDATES SHOULD BE COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS NORMALLY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE GRADUATES OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES OR HOLDERS OF EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS.

APPLICANTS SHOULD BE PREFERABLY LESS THAN 28 YEARS OF AGE AND NOT MORE THAN 35 AT THE TIME THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMENCES.

APPLICATION FORMS AND OTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE, BONAVENTURE HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR, 91 LEIGHTON ROAD, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED FORMS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE NOT LATER THAN OCTODER 21, 1975.

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