Application
Fostering More Chiropractors to Serve the Community
The Scholarship for Chiropractic Studies Programme is now accepting applications
Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation (HKCCF) aims at establishing a chiropractic college in Hong Kong through fundraising. It wishes to foster more local chiropractors to serve the general public in Hong Kong. As of today, there are only around 280 practitioners to serve nearly 7.5 million local people, that is, each chiropractor needs to serve as many as 26,800 people. This is far from sufficient! At present, all registered chiropractors in Hong Kong are mainly graduated from USA, Canada, UK and Australia. The number of local chiropractors has been increasing at a slow pace.
With the objective of supporting young people who are interested in pursuing a chiropractic career, HKCCF, a charitable organization, is funding the Scholarship to let eligible people study Chiropractic (Master of Chiropractic) in Health Sciences University (formerly AECC University College), UK. The scholarship covers the entire tuition fees for the 4 or 5 years of study (depending on the entry year level Year 0 or 1).
Eligibility for Scholarship
Confirmation of Conditional Offer for Admission to the Health Sciences University.
Academic Requirements
- At least B grades in GCE A-Level in Biology and one more science subject; or
- Level 5 in HKDSE in Biology and one more science subject (not including combined science) or equivalent; or
- Score of 34 or above in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which should include higher level Biology and one other science subject. Score for higher level Biology should be grade 5 or above; and
- IELTS 6.5 or above or equivalent
Non-academic Requirements
- Hong Kong permanent resident
- Responsible, well disciplined and has integrity
- Presently residing in Hong Kong
- Return and practice in Hong Kong after graduation for no less than 3 years, otherwise full amount of scholarships must be returned
Working professionals with relevant background are also welcome to apply.
The scholarship will be granted on the following conditions:
- The scholarship covers the entire tuition fees for the four – five years of study depending on the entry year level (Year 0 or 1).
- It is subjected to the AECCUC’s endorsement and its continued award shall be conditional on successful completion of each academic year of the programme of study.
- Failure to complete successfully an academic year of study may lead to revocation of the award.
- There is no maintenance component to the award. The scholarship holder is responsible for all living, travelling and incidental costs and expenses for the duration of the programme of study.
- Drop out of school or failure to complete successfully each academic year of study, the total amount of scholarships received must be returned
- Failure to meet the requirements of the scholarship committee may lead to revocation of the award.
- Personal reflection needs to be submitted every semester.
Timeline of the application procedure
Interested parties should write with detailed resume, passport sized photograph, two recommendation letters, together with a statement of 400 words (your statement may include: your passion in Chiropractic; whether you have any intention of pursuing it as a career; The ethics and qualities a chiropractor should possess; and your commitment to return and serve Hong Kong after graduation) to:
The Scholarship Committee, Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation
11/F China Hong Kong Tower, 8-12 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
or email to scholarship@hkccf.org.hk
For enquiries: 2152 1715
Any other supporting documents which can assist us in assessing your application can also be attached in your application.
The Scholarship Selection Panel of Hong Kong Chiropractic College Foundation will invite those shortlisted candidates for interviews. The Panel comprises doctors from the medical and chiropractic fields. The successful candidate(s) will be notified individually by the end of July.
Information provided will be used only for scholarship assessment purpose by HKCCF.