The Scholarship for Prospective English Teachers (“the Scholarship”) is one of a series of measures to enhance the professionalism of English teachers in Hong Kong. It aims to attract persons proficient in English to pursue relevant local bachelor degree programmes and / or teacher training programmes which will qualify them to become English teachers on graduation. The Scholarship is tenable for the normal duration of the intended study programmes. Upon graduation, awardees have to undertake to teach English full-time in primary or secondary schools in Hong Kong (day schools offering a formal curriculum). For awardees on undergraduate degree programmes, the duration of teaching obligation is three years.

The Scholarship (2024/25) will be open for application in August 2024 to students who are admitted to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in Language Education - English (BA&BEd(LangEd)-English) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in English / General Linguistics. Students who are interested in the Scholarship have to choose BA&BEd(LangEd)-English or BA as their first choice when applying for admission to the University of Hong Kong in the 2024/25 school year.