Admission Details
Program Fee
The program fee is HK$142,000 (full-time mode) and HK$128,000 (part-time mode), to be paid in 3 and 4 installments, respectively:
| Payment Deadlines | Full-time | Part-time |
| Upon accepting offer | HK$32,000 (non-refundable deposit) | HK$32,000 (non-refundable deposit) |
| Fall Admission | ||
| August | HK$55,000 | HK$11,000 |
| The following January | HK$55,000 | HK$42,500 |
| The following August | Non-applicable | HK$42,500 |
| Spring Admission | ||
| January | HK$55,000 | HK$11,000 |
| The following August | HK$55,000 | HK$42,500 |
| The following January | Non-applicable | HK$42,500 |
Note:
- The fees stipulated above only covers maximally 31 and 27 credits, for full-time and part-time students, respectively.
- The fee stipulated above only covers a registered study period of 12 months and 18 months, for full-time and part-time mode, respectively.
- Students are required to pay HK$5,300 per credit if they take extra credit or stay in the program beyond the registered period covered by the nominal fee.
- Students admitted with credit transfer are also required to pay the nominal program fee.
- Major intake of full-time mode is usually in the Fall term of every academic year, hence, the admission places available for the following Spring term would be very limited, and mainly for local students.
Scholarships available to MSc BIOT students
1. Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies
The Master of Science in Biotechnology Program is one of the programs awarded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) to attract meritorious local students in pursuing further studies in areas of strategic priority for the development of Hong Kong.
Eligibility:
1. Applications are open to local students admitted to the MSc in Biotechnology Program
2. The award of scholarships will be based on merit, taking into accounts the following factors:
-Academic achievements
-Professional qualifications
-Relevant working experience and achievements in other areas
-Planning and commitment in contributing to the relevant priority area(s), joining the relevant industries/sectors, and staying in Hong Kong (or the Greater Bay Area) upon graduation
3. Applicants who have been awarded a scholarship under the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme (TPgFS) in the past for another program will not be considered.
Scholarship amount:
FTSS scholarship awardees are required to pay a minimum tuition being the prevailing rate of the UGC-funded full-time degree programs (i.e. HK$44,500 for 2025/26 academic year and HK$47,000 for 2026/27 academic year). The differences will be subsidised by the scholarships subject to a cap of HK$100,000 for each student for the settlement of tuition fee, regardless of the actual study period of the program and the mode of study.
Application Procedures:
Candidates who are interested in applying for the FTSS scholarship should complete the following steps by the application deadline:
1. Submit your application for admission to Postgraduate Program at the HKUST Online Admission System
2. Complete your FTSS application form here and download the response summary, and
3. Upload the response summary of your FTSS application to the HKUST online application
Successful candidates will be notified by individual Program Offices via email in mid-to-late July 2025.
Application Deadline for 2025/26 academic year: 22 June 2025 (Sunday)
More information at HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School (Here)
2. Admission Scholarship (For student(s) admitted in the Fall semester)#
The Master of Science in Biotechnology Program offers Admission Scholarship to both local and non-local full-time students on the basis of their outstanding academic performance. Students do not have to apply for this scholarship. The Program will select qualified students and inform the selected students of the scholarship awards in due course.
Admission Scholarship will be awarded to no more than 10% of student intake of that particular year. The value of each Admission Scholarship is HK$10,000.
3. Biotechnology Scholarship#
Students with exemplary academic performance during the MSc degree period may be awarded one-off scholarships# up to HK$10,000. Both local and non-local full time students are eligible for consideration.
#Scholarships are subject to availability of funding
Financial Assistance
Continuing Education Fund (CEF)
One of the required courses of the program, BTEC 5220 Business Operations in Biotechnology, is an approved reimbursable course for CEF purposes. Applicants who apply for CEF for the first time or applicants who have opened CEF accounts before 1 August 2022 (regardless of whether their accounts were closed in the past), they may submit claims for reimbursement of fees for CEF reimbursable courses commenced on or after 1 August 2022. The maximum entitlement for new applicants is HK$25,000. For applicants who have opened CEF accounts before 1 August 2022, they are eligible for claiming the additional HK$5,000 subsidy and the unused balance (if any) of the original subsidy of HK$20,000. The co-payment ratios by learners (i.e. the percentage of fees to be borne by learners) for the first HK$10,000 subsidy is 20% of the course fee and that for the remaining HK$15,000 subsidy is 40% of the course fee. For details and updates of eligibility, application, and reimbursement procedures (in particular the reimbursement period from the date of application), please check the CEF Office at https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef or 3142-2277 (24-hour enquiry hotline).
| Name of Institution | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| CEF Institution Code | 003 |
| CEF Course Title |
BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (MODULE FROM MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY) |
| CEF Course Code | 36Z145709 |
Accommodation Arrangement
Our program does NOT provide accommodation on-campus or off-campus to students. Students admitted to the program are required to arrange accommodation at their own accordance. You are advised to carefully consider the financial aspects associated with your studies in Hong Kong.
For students who look for off-campus accommodation, please find the reference information Here.