COVID-19 Arrangement

日本國駐香港總領事館可供申請的日本政府（文部科學省）獎學金計劃有不同種類，志在給予申請人於日本的大學或專門學校學習及進修，相關計劃只接受香港或澳門身分證及香港或澳門特區護照或簽證身份書持有人之申請。獎學金包括入學註冊費及學費、每月生活津貼及赴日來回機票

申請及截止日期

申請指引及申請表格可於https://www.hk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_zh/study.html 下載。截止日期為 2021年5月31日（下午5:00）（研究留學生）及 2021年6月9日（下午5:00）（學部／專修學校留學生）。

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日本國駐香港總領事館（電話： 2522-1184，電郵： infojp@hn.mofa.go.jp）

A subsidy scheme named “Subsidy Scheme for International Internship (SSII)” has been approved by the management of the University to provide sponsorship to our students who have successfully landed an international internship. If you are going to join an offshore internship in academic year 2020/21, please check if you are eligible to apply for the Scheme.

Objective

The establishment of the Scheme:

to encourage students to have internship offshore to gain working experience which can enhance their competitiveness and employability;
to enable students to immerse in different culture and environment to enhance their global outlook; and
to hone students' communication skills and soft skills related to workplace.

Value of Subsidy

HK$5,000 – HK$20,000 each (or 50% of programme fee whichever is lower), depending on destination and availability of remuneration/sponsorship, to an awardee who has successfully landed a physical or virtual offshore internship which is recognized by the OUHK.

Eligibility

The applicant should:

be a full-time undergraduate student of the OUHK;
be offered an offshore internship in the academic year 2020-2021 (Sep 2020 – Aug 2021) and the duration of the internship should not be less than 4 weeks;
obtain an average GPA not lower than 2.0; and
not be suspended, on disciplinary hearing, or on academic probation.

Important Note

Student can only be awarded this Scheme once throughout his/her studies in the OUHK;
Priority will be given to those who have landed offshore internships relevant to students' study programmes and/or career goals;
Priority will be given to internship programmes which organized/ recognized by the Student Affairs Office (SAO) (please refer to the programme list below), and self-solicited opportunities will have to seek recognition by SAO/ School first;
For internship opportunities in Mainland China, priority will be given to internship programmes which are not sponsored by the Youth Development Commission (青年發展委員會) under the Funding Scheme for Youth Internship in the Mainland and are not stipulated by study programme requirement (e.g. credit-bearing internship, practicum, placement, etc.);
Priority will be given to Career Success Scheme (CSS) members who have gone through substantial pre-placement training;
Awardees of this Scheme may also apply for other subsidies from funding sources outside the OUHK e.g. Reaching Out Award (ROA) in the same year; and
The awardees of the David Chan Outbound Internship Award in academic year 2020/21 are not eligible to apply for this Scheme.
For your own safety, students should avoid scheduling your internship in a city/ country with significant/ severe threat. If your internship place is identified with significant/ severe threat by the Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) System of Security Bureau [Webpage], your application for SSII may not be approved by the Scheme Panel.

Obligation of the Awardees

Each awardee must complete the internship with satisfactory performance and provide a proof of completion of the internship (e.g. job reference letter from employer/ host organization with company letter head). Your host organization will be invited to complete a post-internship evaluation;
Each awardee must also submit the following documents to SAO by 30 September 2021:
- a reflective journal (no less than 500 words either in Chinese or English);
- at least 5 high resolution photos (no less than 1MB file size each) relevant to your internship experience and your portrait should be seen; and
- complete the student post-internship evaluation required (normally sent by email in Sep 2021).
If you have completed the above tasks and the documents have been verified by SAO, the subsidy will be given to the awardee 2 months after the submission deadline. Please also note that your internship stories may be published electronically or otherwise.

Scheme Calendar

Date	Event
Oct 2020 to Apr 2021	Recognized Offshore Internship Programme Promotion and Application Period
16 May 2021	Application Deadline
May 2021	Selection and Nomination
By mid-Jul 2021	Results Announcement
By 30 Sep 2021	Deadline of Required Documents Submission
Sep to Dec 2021	Internship Experience Sharing Sessions and Marketing Events
By the end of Dec 2021	Payment to Verified Awardees

Application Method

Please submit the following documents on or before 16 May 2021 via your OUHK email to career@ouhk.edu.hk . Please note that applications put in the Collection Box will not be accepted.