Special Consideration

JUPAS applicants applying to CUHK shall be considered on the basis of the results they obtained in HKDSE, and their academic and extra-curricular achievements. Special considerations such as conditional offers and/or bonus points may be given to applicants in the following schemes.


School Principal’s Nominations

JUPAS applicants who have outstanding non-academic achievements may be recommended by their school prinicpals for consideration by programmes via School Principal’s Nominations (SPN). For details of SPN, please refer to the JUPAS website.

CUHK Sports Scholarship Scheme

The CUHK Sports Scholarship Scheme was launched to enable members of the Hong Kong National Squad and Youth Squad with HKDSE qualifications and exceptional sporting prowess to sutdy at the Univeristy.

Students with outstanding sports achievements will be awarded sports scholarship of HK$15,000 to HK$80,000 per year. The maximum years of receiving scholarship is subject to respective study programmes. For details, please visit the website of Physical Education Unit.

Other Special Consideration for JUPAS Applicants

For information of other special consideration (e.g. applicants with disabilities, OEA), please refer to the JUPAS website.


School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme

School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) aims at recognising the talent of local secondary students that could not be fully assessed by the HKDSE examination. It is a “programme-student matching exercise” in essence that provides opportunities for secondary students who have demonstrated exceptional talents and interests in specific discipline / areas to be considered for direct admission to local universities. For details of SNDAS, please click here.