Scholarships and Internship
The Best Economics Students Awards
To provide an extra incentive to our students to discover the allure of economics, the Economics Department decided to award the “Best Economics Students Awards” to top students from Discipline Major in Economics of BSocSc (Hons) Programme, each student will be awarded up to HK$5,000:
The Awardees of the 2019-20 Best Economics Students Awards are (in Alphabetical order):
CHAN, Hon Chuen Fourth Year BSS (Economics Major)
CHANDRA, Sonal Third Year BSS (Economics Major)
YEUNG, Kong Lung Third Year BSS (Economics Major)
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The Awardees of the 2018-19 Best Economics Students Awards are (in Alphabetical order):
CHAN, Hon Chuen Third Year BSS (Economics Major)
WANG, Zhicheng Fourth Year BSS (Economics Major)
ZHONG, Yicheng Fourth Year BSS (Economics Major)
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The Best Economics Minor students Awards
To encourage non-economics major undergraduate students to choose economics as their minor programme, the Department of Economics has created the “Best Economics Minor Students Award” of HK$3,000 to go to deserving students:
The Awardees of the 2019-20 Best Economics Minor Student Awards is:
HUANG, Yijun Third Year BBA (Finance Stream)
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The Awardees of the 2018-19 Best Economics Minor Student Awards are (in Alphabetical order):
KWAN, Man Yuk Fourth Year BBA (Accounting)
WU, Ruizhu Fourth Year BBA (Translation)
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Full Scholarships offered by the MSc. in International Banking and Finance (MIBF) Programme and MSc. in International and Development Economics (MIDE) programme (AY2019-20)
MIBF: Up to TWO FULL SCHOLARSHIPS (each including a full tuition waiver plus a stipend of $50,000)* will be awarded to students from Discipline Major in Economics of BSocSc programme at Lingnan University.
MIDE: ONE FULL SCHOLARSHIP (including the full tuition fee waiver plus a stipend of $50,000)* will be awarded to student from Discipline Major in Economics of BSocSc programme at Lingnan University.
*subject to review
Summer Internship Programme
Effective from 2014-15, the Economics Department offers up to two internship opportunities to students in Discipline Major in Economics or International Economy and Politics (IEP) / Social and Public Policy Studies (SPPS) Stream of BSocSc (Hons) Programme via our annual Summer Internship Scheme. These students will have the opportunity to get solid trainings in conducting research in economics. They will be under direct supervisions by our economics professors and provide research support on serval economics projects in summer for two months. The application period will be in March/April every year.
Calling For Application AY(2019-20)
Duties:
The Department of Economics has openings for summer interns. Interns are expected to (1) provide research support to Economics professors for projects (duties include questionnaire construction, data collection, data analysis, literature review, and report preparation); and (2) provide assistance in organizing the Department’s teaching and learning activities.
Number of Vacancies:
Up to 2
Period of Internship:
15 June to 12 August 2020 (up to 2 months)
Application Deadline:
Monday, 20 April 2020
It has been an exceptional opportunity to join the internship offered by the Department of Economics. Under the supervision of Prof. Fan Cheng Ze, my main duties have been conducting literature reviews, data processing, and preparing experiments. The experiment was to test the influence of extracurricular activities on student educational outcomes. I had not previously realized how important it was to hold control variables constant rigorously in real society settings. I was privileged to work with researchers from universities in the Greater Bay Area.
Another task required summarizing output of Granger Causality tests for a research project regarding China’s external trade and political relations. This task not only enhanced my capability to process data and apply related software, but made me think more carefully about the rise of economic nationalism in the context where globalization appears to be in reverse. This experience in particular, but all of my experiences, likely will influence my future study and research.
In general, interning as a research assistant this summer was a rewarding experience. I look forward to applying my newly-acquired skills and knowledge acquired to more research projects.
The internship offers me a good chance to practice how to understand real-world activities with economic perspectives. As a student majoring in economics, it is important to apply the knowledge learnt from the classrooms and develop economics analysis practically. At the same time, I gained a deeper understanding of academic research. My research skills were improved within this period, such as preparing reports and data processing. Furthermore, this internship benefits me when I develop my future career plan. I wish I could equip with advanced analytical skills in the future study. Apart from my growth during this period, I was very glad to build friendships with many members of the Department of Economics. In general, I am grateful I could have this precious opportunity to improve myself.
My overall research skills have been enhanced. Under the guidance of Prof. Lin, I conducted a literature review for basic information about government outsourcing in Hong Kong. To be able to submit my work on time, I read them quickly and accurately. As a result, my speed of reading becomes faster. Furthermore, with all the relevant information, I needed to draft a report on the current situation of government procurement in Hong Kong. To present it in an objective manner, I needed to take the citations frequently and carefully.
Due to the time conflict with my exchange program, I have only worked for a month in this internship program. However, what I have learnt is very useful for me to boost my research skills. Having understood these skills, I am sure that they will be conducive to my further studies. All in all, this research has made me a fruitful experience in this summer holiday.
Apart from the technical knowledge I had from the internship experience, I also built up valuable friendships with teachers and other research assistants. From interactions with all these amazing people, I received a lot of useful information and it helped me to navigate my life better.