HKU Sports Admissions Scheme offers an alternative admission pathway for outstanding athletes to study in the University. HKU provides Sports Scholars with various supports, which would include personalized academic advising, flexible learning arrangements, counselling, and strength & conditioning training so that they can pursue academic and sport excellence at the same time.

For more details, please visit website: https://cse.hku.hk/teamhku.asp?pageid=162

School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS)

School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) is a school nominations scheme introduced by the Education Bureau (EDB) and takes effect from the 2022/23 entry.

SNDAS aims at recognising the talent of local students that could not be fully assessed by the HKDSE. Local students pursuing the local secondary curriculum and taking the 2026 HKDSE examination, and in parallel holding a valid JUPAS application for 2026/27 entry, will be eligible for nomination by respective local secondary schools under SNDAS to participating UGC-funded programs. 

Eligible students who wish to be nominated by their secondary schools to HKUST under SNDAS shall submit an online application to HKUST online application system following specific timeline. For full details of SNDAS and enquiries, please refer to the official SNDAS page by HKSAR Government.

Student Athletes Admissions Scheme (SAAS)

At HKUST, we celebrate diversity and recognize the different talents our students bring to the university community. In support of the newly launched Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission (SALSA) Scheme by the University Grants Committee that encourages local athletes to pursue undergraduate studies at local universities through sport achievement-based admissions, HKUST has further adjusted our SAAS admissions arrangement.

SAAS applicants would receive special admissions consideration based on their sport achievements. Successful applicants would enjoy scholarships, living allowance, our full support and great flexibility in their study arrangements, allowing them to chase their sporting and academic goals at the same time.

Beyond Academic Admissions Scholarship (BAAS)

At HKUST, we celebrate diversity and recognize the different talents our students bring to the university community.

Balancing interests and schoolwork can be tough. It takes immense effort and dedication to achieve double. We pledge to support young talents who wish to realize their full potential without sacrificing their academic studies.

Through the Beyond Academic Admissions Scholarship (BAAS), young talents can pursue their dreams while receiving a quality education.

Find out more: https://join.hkust.edu.hk/

Student-athletes admitted to UGC-funded undergraduate programmes of EdUHK under the following schemes will be considered automatically by the SALSA Scheme. No further application is required.

• EdUHK Nomination Scheme for Elite Athletes (NSEA)

• EdUHK Self-Nomination Admissions Scheme (Self-Nom)

Students-athletes who are interested in the self-financed sports and health related programme of EdUHK can view more details here.

Application deadline: 31 December 2025

For more details, please visit website: https://www.apply.eduhk.hk/ug/salsa

HKAPA is a global top 20 institution in the QS World University Rankings for the Performing Arts subject. Committed to nurturing a new generation of performing artists and cultural leaders with a global impact, firmly rooted in Hong Kong’s rich East-West cultural heritage, our interdisciplinary opportunities will strengthen and deepen students’ understanding of the arts and prepare them for diverse careers in the performing arts, media arts and technical arts, as well as arts administration, arts education and entrepreneurship. 

Application deadline: 8 December 2025

For application or more details, please visit website: https://apps.hkapa.edu/prsa/

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) offers two specials admission schemes for Undergraduate Admissions with the following details:

1. STUDENT ATHLETES ADMISSIONS SCHEME (SAAS)

2. BEYOND ACADEMIC ADMISSIONS SCHOLARSHIP (BAAS)

Lingnan University (LU) offers two specials schemes to help top athletes who meet the minimum university entrance requirements for Undergraduate Admissions with the following details:

1. Direct Entry Stream for Top Athletes (DESTA)

2. Entrance Scholarships for Elite Athletes(ESEA)

Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) offers Principal Recommended Admission Scheme for students with extraordinary achievement in academic/ non-academic aspects. 

Students who have made distinguished achievements in academic and/or non-academic areas such as sports, music, etc., contributed to community services, or demonstrated leadership abilities. Admission quotas have been reserved for eligible nominees and conditional offers will be given before the release of HKDSE examination results. 

To stimulate students with extraordinarily, distinguished performance in academic and/or non-academic areas to study at HSUHK, firm offers, regardless of their HKDSE examination results, will be issued via the Scheme alongside conditional offers.