PhD Early Admissions Scheme

About the Scheme
The PhD Early Admissions Scheme (PhD-EAS) is an elite program created by the ECE department for outstanding students from top universities in China to enter the PhD research early and directly. The PhD-EAS mainly targets Year 3 Undergraduate students. Currently, our partner universities include
- Fudan University
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Nanjing University
- Nankai University
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- South China University of Technology
- Southeast University
- Sun Yat-sen University
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Xi'an Jiao Tong University
- Zhejiang University
Over the past years, PhD-EAS students have made outstanding achievements in frontier research. Many PhD-EAS students were awarded Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). Undergraduates with strong academic profile and research motivation are encouraged to apply for the PhD-EAS through their home universities.
Application
- Home university/ institution to nominate top Undergraduate students
- Application form to be completed by nominees
- ECE faculty members to interview candidates in two rounds
- Successful candidates to be informed and asked for acceptance
PhD-EAS exercise for 2022-23 Fall admissions has started. The nomination deadline from partner university was closed. Interested students should ask their home schools about the application. Inquiries can be also sent to eceeas@ust.hk.