Fully Funded Scholarship at the University of Macau is offered for PhD degree. The UM Macao PhD Scholarship (MPDS) was established by the University of Macau (UM) to attract excellent students in the world to pursue their PhD studies in the UM. The University of Macau is offering fully-funded scholarships for excellent students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in the UM. This scholarship is available to International students. Anyone seeking full-time PhD students in the UM, irrespective of their country of origin, prior work experience and ethnic background, should be eligible to apply.

The applicant should have the bachelor or master degree with proven academic records, including degree certificate(s), academic awards, publications, etc. The top-ranked applicants with outstanding academic achievements or potential will be selected for the Scholarship.

Applicants seeking full-time PhD study in the UM should submit application for the MPDS simultaneously when submitting the online application to PhD programmes via the online application system. Whether applicants will be awarded the Scholarship (awardee) is subject to final decision by the UM Selection Panel.

Scholarship

The MPDS provides each awardee with a monthly stipend of MOP20,000 and a conference or research-related travel allowance up to MOP10,000 per academic year for a period up to 4 years. Tuition and/or any other kinds of fees that may incur during the course of studies will not be covered by the Scholarship.

Eligibility:

• The scholarship is open to all nationalities.
• The applicants must have efficient English Communication skills.
• The students must not be the holder of the scholarships in any of the previous years.

Application Procedure:

• Applicants are required to select full-time PhD programmes of the UM.
• They are required to submit the application for the MPDS directly to the UM at the time when they submit the application for admission.
• Applicants are required to fully comply with the admission requirements of their selected programmes. Candidates not selected for the MPDS award are eligible for regular PhD admission.