Miss Valerie Tanya Chan, a 2nd-year student of the BSc in Biomedical Sciences Programme of the School of Biomedical Sciences, received the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships for Excellence 2022/23.

The Presentation Ceremony was held on 27 November 2023 at Cho Yiu Hall, University Administration Building. Prof Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President gave a Welcome Address followed by a Self-introduction by awardees and a Vote of Thanks by Student Representative.

The scholarship is offered to the most outstanding freshmen admitted to the full-time undergraduate programmes. 8 non-renewable awards of HK$50,000 each are given out to the distinguished new students admitted to any full-time undergraduate programmes, irrespective of the admission channel and residency each year.

Selection criteria for the scholarship was based on both academic and non-academic achievements, including their entrance results, first-term academic results, language proficiency, track record of distinguished leadership, commitment to service and awards attained.

We sincerely congratulate Miss Chan on winning this scholarship with her exceptional performance.