Why Study MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies?

Normative period:

MPhil – 2 years; PhD – 3/4 years

HK$44,500 per annum

Application deadline (main round):
1 Dec 2024
Application deadline (clearing round):
31 Mar 2025

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to fulfil the General Admissions Requirements and English Language Requirements for Admission to the Graduate School.

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School for MPhil-PhD programmes, applicants should:

  • have some knowledge of gender studies; and
  • have good background in their intended field of concentration (subject discipline).

Applicants may come from a variety of backgrounds. On their application forms, applicants must indicate the subject discipline for which they wish to be considered. Meanwhile, applicants must present a research proposal providing a brief description of the intended research topic, objectives, and methods. The research proposal should use the academic method and approach characteristic of the applicants’ intended subject discipline to explore a topic involving issues of gender. Applications will be jointly considered by the Gender Studies Programme and the subject department.

Application Method

4The application method for MPhil or PhD stream is different:

A. For student who apply to the MPhil stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies:

Step 1

Explore study/research options for MPhil in Gender Studies

Learn about the admission requirements, application methods and deadlines.

Decide on your intended subject discipline.

Decide on a topic of research.

(Optional) Find a potential supervisor from Gender Studies Programme or the department of your intended subject discipline and contact them.

Step 2

Preparation for your application

Prepare the documents/additional information required for application.

Write your research proposal.

Step 3

Create an Account to Submit Online Application

Input your intended subject discipline at the “Field of Study” in the application form.

Application for admission may be submitted from 1 September 2024.

Step 4

Ensure the required supporting documents  (including confidential recommendations from referees) are received by Gender Studies Programme by the application deadline

Soft copies of all the supporting documents must be uploaded to the online application system for our thorough review and consideration.

Please refrain from sending hard copies of the supporting documents to the Graduate School or Gender Studies Programme unless explicitly instructed to do so. 

The Gender Studies Programme will contact students with conditional offers separately in due course. 

Admitted students are required to submit original copies of those official documents for verification by the conditions fulfillment deadline. 

Note:
(1) Please be reminded that for the proof of English Language proficiency, TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years from the test date, while GMAT scores are considered valid for five years from the test date.
(2) For detailed guidance on the online application procedures, please refer to the CUHK Graduate School website.

Step 5

Check your Application Status

Check your email for correspondence from Gender Studies Programme and log in to the online application system to check your application status.

B. For student who apply to the PhD stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies:
To apply for a PhD in Gender Studies AND Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS):
Applications are opened from September 2023 (Hong Kong Time).

Step 1

Submit HKPFS Application

Submit an initial application to the RGC through their on-line application system and obtain an HKPFS reference number.

RGC Application deadline: 1 December 2024 at Hong Kong Time 12:00 noon

Step 2

Submit your application of PhD stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies @CUHK

Follow the process below to apply for a PhD in Gender Studies AND quote the HKPFS reference number when completing the application form at the online application system.

Application deadline of PhD in Gender Studies for HKPFS applicants:

1 December 2024 at Hong Kong Time 11:59pm

Step 3

Check Your Application Status

Check your email for correspondence from Gender Studies Programme and log in to the online application system to check your application status.

To apply for PhD in Gender Studies only:
For applicants who wish to apply only for PhD in Gender Studies:

Application for Admission starts from September 2024

Step 1

Explore study/research options for PhD stream of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies

Learn about the admission requirements, application methods and deadlines.

Decide on your intended subject discipline.

Decide on a topic of research.

(Optional) Find a potential supervisor from Gender Studies Programme or the department of your intended subject discipline and contact them.

Step 2

Preparation for your application

Prepare the documents/additional information required for application.

Write your research proposal.

Step 3

Create an Account to Submit Online Application

Input your intended subject discipline at the “Field of Study” in the application form.

Step 4

Ensure the required supporting documents  (including confidential recommendations from referees) are received by Gender Studies Programme by the application deadline

Soft copies of all the supporting documents must be uploaded to the online application system for our thorough review and consideration.

Please refrain from sending hard copies of the supporting documents to the Graduate School or Gender Studies Programme unless explicitly instructed to do so. 

The Gender Studies Programme will contact students with conditional offers separately in due course. 

Admitted students are required to submit original copies of those official documents for verification by the conditions fulfillment deadline. 

Note:
(1) Please be reminded that for the proof of English Language proficiency, TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years from the test date, while GMAT scores are considered valid for five years from the test date.
(2) For detailed guidance on the online application procedures, please refer to the CUHK Graduate School website.

Step 5

Check Your Application Status

Check your email for correspondence from Gender Studies Programme and log in to the online application system to check your application status.

Admission Talk

Information Session for Admission of MPhil-PhD in Gender Studies at CUHK with Tips on Writing a Research Proposal

Date: 24 Oct 2024 (Thu)

Time: 4:00pm – 4:45pm (HKT)

Venue: Online via Zoom

Speaker: Professor Jing SONG (Graduate Division Head, Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Registration Link: https://t.ly/tLgsO

Tuition Fee

HK$44,500 per annum 

For local full-time students, please refer to the Tuition Waiver Scheme for Local Research Postgraduate (RPg) for details.

Scholarship & Financial Assistance
  1. Postgraduate Studentship (for students admitted within quota)
    • For full-time research postgraduate students.
    • Annual studentship of HK$216,300 (approx. US$27,730). Payable during normative period of study.
    • The award of the studentship will be made known to students with the admission offers.
  2. Research Postgraduate Student Grant for Overseas Academic Activities  (for students admitted within quota)
    • Full-time Research Doctoral Student: Maximum HK$15,000 in total during the normative period of study.
    • Full-time Research Master’s Student: Maximum HK$10,000 in total during the normative period of study.
  3. Tuition Waiver Scheme (for local research postgraduate students)
    • Starting from the 2018-19 academic year, the Government grants a tuition waiver to all current and newly admitted local1 full-time research postgraduate (RPg) students enrolled in UGC-funded RPg programmes for their entire normative period of study.
    • Local1 full-time RPg students who are admitted to the University without postgraduate studentships are not eligible for this Scheme.
    • For more details, please visit the website of University Grants Committee (UGC).
  4. Tertiary Student Finance Scheme
    • Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) administrated by the Student Finance Office of the Hong Kong Government.
    • For full-time local students taking up exclusively UGC-funded or publicly-funded programmes
  5. Other scholarships or funding: 
    • The University offers a number of scholarships, prizes and awards to recognize students’ outstanding academic and non-academic performance. Outstanding PhD applicants are particularly encouraged to apply for the HKPFS and CUHK VC Scholarship. Other exchange scholarships, university bursaries and loans are also available.

Please visit the website of the Graduate School for details and the most up-to-date information.

Accommodation

Full-time M.Phil. and Ph.D. students are eligible to apply for on-campus residence. Information can be found here.

Supporting Documents for Application

Required supporting documents for application of MPhil-PHD in Gender Studies:

  1. All the documents listed in the Graduate School’s website
  2. A CV (Optional)
  3. A Research Proposal (in word or pdf format)

The quality of the research proposal is crucial to the success of an application. The purpose of the proposal is to briefly describe to the Admission Panel the research project the applicants wish to pursue. A brief description of the intended research topic, objectives, and methods should be presented. The proposal should include the following items:

  • What is the topic of the proposed study? What questions will be addressed?
  • Why is this topic important and why does it interest the applicants? A full survey of the literature is not expected to be offered, but if possible, do indicate how the research will differ from research that has already been done.
  • What methodology do the applicants propose to use in the research
  • The proposal can be written in English or Chinese. Providing an English abstract will be appreciated if the proposal is in Chinese. The recommended length of the proposal should be between 5 to 8 pages.

*Please upload an electronic copy of all your supporting documents to the online application system. For a CV or research proposal which do not have their own category in the upload system, please upload them under the “certificates” category.

Application Deadline

Main Round: 1 December 2024

Clearing Round: 31 March 2025

(Applications in the Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.) 

Enquiry
Tel:  (852) 3943 1429
Email:  genderstudies@cuhk.edu.hk
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