Ph.D. Student Recruitment

For Fall 2026 Ph.D. admission, applications are accepted only through the Mainland Collaboration Joint Ph.D. Scheme1 or the Self-financing Scheme2. To be eligible, applicants should have:


When inquiring, applicants are advised to:

Supervision inquiries and applications that do not adhere to the guidelines and minimum requirements will not be processed. 

1Joint Ph.D. applications are accepted only from doctoral students currently enrolled in the C9 League universities.

2CityUHK and the supervisor will not provide any form of financial assistance or stipend.

3A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 is required.

4A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for the overall band as well as for all four subcategories (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking).