This entrance scholarships will be offered to Year one local students who are admitted to the Bachelor of Psychology (BPsych) degree programme through the JUPAS Scheme with outstanding results in HKDSE.

In 2010, Dr Patrick S C Poon kindly pledged to The University of Hong Kong for the establishment of Dr Patrick S C Poon Scholarship in Actuarial Science in support of outstanding students to pursue Actuarial Science studies at HKU.

This entrance scholarships will be offered to Year one students who are admitted to the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree programme through the JUPAS or non-JUPAS Scheme with outstanding results in HKDSE or recognized international qualification examinations.

Each year, eight local Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (FinTech) undergraduates will receive this scholarship funded by the Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF). Scholarships will be awarded based on academic performance with the possibility to renew to a full scholarship.