The fourth cohort of SNDAS will be open for application by Secondary 6 students taking the 2025 HKDSE Examination and commencing their undergraduate studies in September 2025.
(i) | Local students pursuing the local secondary curriculum and taking the 2025 HKDSE ExaminationNote(2); and |
(ii) | MUST apply for admission to universities through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) in parallel. |
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(1) | Student nominees CANNOT simultaneously apply for admission to universities via the School Principal’s Nominations Scheme (SPN) under JUPAS or the respective direct admission schemes for prospective student-athletes established by the eight University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded universities under the UGC’s Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme. |
(2) | To also cover schools for Hong Kong children on the Mainland listed under the HKDSE Participating School List published by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority; HKDSE graduates from the related schools for Hong Kong children on the Mainland are eligible for nomination provided that they fulfill the criteria listed under “Eligibility” of SNDAS. |
SNDAS will be implemented in parallel with the JUPAS route. Students nominated for SNDAS should submit their JUPAS applications and any necessary documents in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines set by the JUPAS Office.
Moreover, student nominees MUST include the chosen SNDAS-participating undergraduate programme as one of their 20 JUPAS programme choices; student nominees who failed to do so will not be considered by the participating universities for SNDAS.
Participating universities may also require student nominees to include their chosen SNDAS-participating programme as one of their JUPAS Band A programme choices. Please study the specific admission requirements for each participating programme.
The eight UGC-funded universities have designated a total of around 300 publicly-funded undergraduate programmes to participate in the fourth cohort of SNDAS. Please click herefor the specific admission requirements for each programme (updated as at 25 November 2024).
Participating universities will arrange interviews for ALL students nominated for SNDAS to assess the suitability of the nominees for specific programmes between January and early June 2025. Written / practical assessments may also be arranged.
The objectives of the MES have been successfully accomplished upon reaching the scholarship scheme’s 10-year milestone. In order to support more students with remarkable achievements in arts, sports and/or community service, starting from the 2025/26 academic year, a new scholarship scheme will be introduced for successful SNDAS admittees. Among the students being formally admitted to their respective universities under the SNDAS, each of the eight UGC-funded universities will be invited to nominate SNDAS admittees demonstrating outstanding performance in arts, sports and/or community service for award of the scholarships in addition to the firm offers made. The quotas of nominations and scholarships will be distributed proportionally having regard to the number of students admitted to each university by SNDAS. Each awardee, not subject to means testing, will be granted a scholarship of $10,000 per year across his/her 4-year tuition period. HYAB will provide universities with general guidelines and selection criteria for reference, while universities shall enjoy the autonomy to select and nominate awardees for the new scholarship.
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