EDUCATIONAL FUNDS

CEDARS administers the following funds:

The First-in-the-Family Education Fund (FIFE Fund) supports full-degree full-time local undergraduate students who are the first generation of university students from low income families and admitted to HKU after 2008 to take part in different learning activities outside the classroom. Please visit http://www.fife.hku.hk for details.

HKU 81 Inclusion Fund provides funding for projects which promote social inclusion and understanding of people with a disability.

Moreover, Henry Chan Inclusive Education Award is given to students with a disability who have excellent academic and extra-curricular performances, whereas Henry Chan Inclusive Education Grants supports ethnic minority students and students with a disability or special learning needs to procure learning aids, equipment and services to facilitate their learning.

The SERVICE 100, Yang Tuck Ming & Wong Fung Ying Service Learning Fund and We Are With You Project Fund aim to promote the service spirit of the HKU community and encourage students to take action to address local and global issues. The Chui’s Student Excellence Scheme supports outstanding students to engage in prestigious academic, cultural and sports activities, and to lead innovative service projects.

Grants to student societies is available to bona-fide student societies of the HKUSU or the Postgraduate Student Association (PGSA). Awards are made as token subsidies to encourage societies to organize activities of various kinds, including exhibitions, workshops, competitions, performance and community service.

Details are available at http://cedars.hku.hk/financial.php.