Application for Honours Academy
To nurture future leaders at HSUHK through an exciting three-year undergraduate journey, Honours Academy (HA) is assembling the most promising students each academic year, a cohort of around 20 beginning year-two and year-three students through a comprehensive selection process. You are invited to join a community of young scholars who are all driven by a commitment to academic excellence, global competence and civic leadership!
To apply for Honours Academy (HA) at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, please complete this online application form, with all of the required documents submitted in digital form.
- Dedicated to life-long learning and committed to betterment of the society
- Current HSUHK year-one undergraduates (admitted in the Academic Year 2025/26), HSUHK year-two undergraduates (admitted in the Academic Year 2024/25), external undergraduate students who will study year-two or year-three in HSUHK in the Academic Year 2026/27
- Committed to finishing our entire Honours Academy programme
- at or above 3.30 cumulative GPA in the Academic Year 2025/26, Semester 1 (Please note that final offers will be contingent on fulfilling the requirement of cGPA 3.30 in Semester 2)
We select the finest, because we offer the finest: the finest educational experiences and resources for our high-ability students.
A thorough review on the applicants:
- academic performance
- extracurricular participation
- personal statement
- recommendation from HSUHK staff members
- admission interview
To gain the best HA experience, you need to accomplish every single step in our well-planned curriculum (For more details, please refer to the FAQ and P.3 of the HA Brochure here.)
| Application deadline (for 2026/27 cohort): | 20 May 2026, 11:59 pm |
| Briefing (Online): | 23 Apr 2026, 3:00 - 4:30 pm (Registration: Here) |
| Interview notification: | Mid Jun 2026 |
| Interview period (face-to-face): -1st round -2nd round | 22 - 26 Jun 2026 (tentative) 28 Jul - 7 Aug 2026 (tentative) |
| Notification to successful applicants: | Early-Mid Aug 2026 |
| Acceptance of the offer by successful applicants: | Early-Mid Aug 2026 |
| Honours Academy Orientation: | Late Aug - Early Sep 2026 |
| Honours Academy Inauguration: | Oct 2026 (tentative) |
1. Complete the application form by 20 May 2026 (Wed), 11:59 pm, which requires softcopy of:
- Your gradesheet/transcript in Academic Year 2025/26, Semester 1
- Personal statement
- Your most-updated curriculum vitae
- Career aspirations
- At least one recommendation by a staff member at HSUHK by 22 May 2026 (Fri)
- Any other documents, e.g. certificates, proof of your achievement helping you with this application
(For exact details and requirements of the documents above, please view the application procedures (for HSUHK members only) thoroughly)
2. Attend the face-to-face interviews (1st and 2nd round)
3. Submit your undertaking of offer acceptance by the indicated deadline, if applicable
4. Attend Honours Academy Orientation in late Aug-Sep 2026
5. Attend Honours Academy Inauguration Ceremony in Oct 2026 (tentative)