Over 6,000 students were granted scholarships and awards under the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund and the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund in the 2023-24 academic year.

Among those awarded, around 580 students with special educational needs were given the Endeavour Merit Award or the Endeavour Scholarship under the two funds.

Funds allocated via the scholarships and awards totalled about $180 million, the Government said.

Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin presented certificates to awardees under the two funds today at a joint scholarship presentation ceremony.

The HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund was established to encourage outstanding local students to advance their studies at home, and meritorious non-local students to pursue higher education opportunities in Hong Kong.

In the 2023-24 academic year, more than 1,200 local and around 700 non-local students were awarded by the fund.

The Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme, established under the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund, aims to promote high-quality and sustainable development in the self-financing post-secondary sector.

In the 2023-24 academic year, scholarships and awards were offered to about 2,300 students to pursue undergraduate studies, and to about 1,800 students pursuing studies at sub-degree level.