Background
HKUST Business School aims to nurture young business professionals to make a positive impact on society by utilizing the business knowledge learnt in the university. With generous funding donated by Centaline Charity Fund, business undergraduates are encouraged to apply to the Fund for support of the implementation of their community service projects.
Objectives
- To encourage our business undergraduates to serve and contribute to local underprivileged groups
- To enhance students’ understanding of and foster their sense of commitment and responsibilities
- To nurture students’ all-round qualities, especially integrity, perseverance, teamwork, leadership and compassion
- To strengthen students’ professional knowledge and skills by applying concepts, knowledge, skills and methodologies learned from business courses to specific, real-world problems and issues
Funded Projects in the Past
Hand in Hand (Partnered with “Save the Children”)
Student Eligibility
- All non-final semester HKUST business undergraduates and dual degree program students are welcome
- Students can apply either individually or in a group
- With a strong passion to serve the community!
Funding Support
The funding for each approved project will be up to HK$10,000. All approved projects must be implemented within a specific period. The amount of funding for each project shall be decided on a case-by-case basis by the Assessment Panel.
The UG Programs Office of HKUST Business School reserves the right on the final decision of the application result and funding amount for each approved project.
Application Method
Please stay tuned to emails from mailto:bmcareer@ust.hkbmcareer@ust.hk for the opening of application.
Assessment Panel
Shortlisted applicants may be invited for interviews (note: for group application, at least half of the team must attend the interview). Assessment Panel will review all proposals according to the following criteria:
- The degree of students’ initiatives and participation
- The degree of understanding on the background of the target beneficiaries
- Alignment with the funding’s objectives
- The degree of operational feasibility
- Potential impact on societal issues or problems
- Number of beneficiaries and its impact on beneficiaries (note: over 50% of project beneficiaries must be from the local community)
- The degree of justifiability of the budget
- If appropriate and adequate evaluation of project outcomes are clearly planned
- Level of support from other resources such as NGO partners
Financial Guidelines and Arrangement
Students will have to agree to the financial guidelines upon acceptance of the funding support. Guidelines will be shared with the approved project team.
Post-project Report
Student organizers are required to submit a final report (note: a template will be sent to the student organizers concerned), financial report, survey sample and results, participant list (student full name and student ID are required) and 10 photos (at least 1.5MB for each photo) within one month of completion.
Enquiries
For more details, please contact Ms. Karen Law or Ms. Elaine Leung of the Undergraduate Student Development & Career Services Team (HKUST Business School) at bmcareer@ust.hk.
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