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Facebook Scholarship in Public Policy and Sustainability Leadership.
“Facebook Scholarship in Public Policy and Sustainability Leadership” is launched under the HKU-Meta (formerly known as Facebook) Tech for Good Initiative to support outstanding students in the University’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Social Sciences in the field of Sustainability Leadership and Governance (MSLG) programs. Meta kindly pledged an initial donation of HK$350,000 per year from the academic years 2021-22 to 2023-24 to support outstanding young scholars to conduct research on public policy, governance and sustainability, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics and Big Data governance.
All students of the following programmes will be considered for the scholarship:
- Master of Public Administration (MPA); and
- Master of Social Sciences in the field of Sustainability Leadership and Governance (MSocSc(SLG)).
The Selection Committee will take the below criteria into consideration for the award of the Scholarship:
- Academic merits (obtaining an average GPA of 3.6 or above);
- Performance at scholarship interview;
- Students who have satisfactorily completed any programme course and/or assignment with a focus on Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented/Virtual Reality, (AR/VR), Smart City and Digital Governance will be given priority; and
- Any other considerations deemed relevant by the Selection Committee.
The Scholarship shall be of the value of HK$87,500 each, and it shall be used to support the awardee’s study and research in related fields, and may cover part of the costs of a study trip to Meta’s Headquarters in Silicon Valley in the United States.
For details of the Scholarship, please may refer to theHKU Scholarships page.
- CHAN Tak Wing Caesar (MPA)
- CHENG Cho Sin Joyce (MSocSc(SLG))
- CHENG Hiu Lam Kelly (MSocSc(SLG))
- WONG Kai Ki Fiona (MPA)
BROOMHALL Jessica Kate (MSocSc(SLG))
LIE Man Wa (MPA)
LUI Rowena (MPA)