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Scholarships
The following scholarships are exclusive to Music Majors:
  • Bernard Van Zuiden Prize
  • C.C. Liu Scholarship 2025–2026
  • Helen Moore Williams Music Prize
  • Hong Kong Children's Choir Scholarship
  • Jao Yu Tsong Memorial Prize in Music
  • Professor Robert Lord Memorial Prize in Music
  • Rayson Huang Scholarship
  • Vincent and Mandy Chan Prize in Music​
Students eligible for these scholarships are identified by the General Office and awarded through consultation with teachers in the Department.
Brilliant Shine Bursary
~ Purpose
The Brilliant Shine Bursary covers the cost of music performance lessons for students at HKU so that they can develop their talent without financial concerns. Performance lessons are subsidized by the University; the Brilliant Shine Bursary covers the remaining cost for these lessons that would normally be borne by the student
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~ Eligibility
The Brilliant Shine Bursary shall be awarded to all
  • first-year students as well as music majors and minors in years 2, 3 and 4 taking Chamber Music Workshop, Conducting Workshop or Instrument Workshop under MUSI1022/2066/3021/4001 Performance study 1/2/3/4 [1] [2] [3]
  • on the condition that they have attended all their Workshop lessons [4]
  • and attain an overall grade of B- or above.
~ Procedure
The bursary is awarded retrospectively. Students pay up front towards the cost of their Workshop lessons and apply for the bursary at the end of the course. The bursary will cover the exact cost that each student pays for his or her lessons in the Workshop. A reminder to apply for the Brilliant Shine Bursary will be sent to all performance students at the end of the academic year; students will need to fill in a form (available by announcement) to apply for the bursary.
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[1] Since students do not choose their majors until year 2, all first-year students taking lessons in a Music Department performance course shall be regarded as potential music majors or minors.

[2] The Brilliant Shine Bursary is not applicable to exchange students, whether they are visiting the HKU on a one-semester or one-year basis.

[3] The Brilliant Shine Bursary only reimburses year 1 students as well as students majoring and minoring in music as declared on the application form. Changes in status subsequent to the confirmation of course enrolment will not be taken into account.

[4] Lessons missed due to illness or exceptional personal circumstances are not counted against a student’s attendance record; a doctor’s certificate and/or written permission from the teacher copied to the course coordinator is required in such circumstances.