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Research Postgraduate - Supporting Documents for Application

Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles

**Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology**
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Applied Mathematics**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required.
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Personal Statement	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Applied Physics**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS); Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Personal Statement	Optional
Research Proposal	Optional - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Institute of Textiles and Clothing**
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Compulsory - i.e. publication records, scholarships, awards, international working/study experience (Please provide supporting documents.)
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

Faculty of Business

**School of Accounting and Finance**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	GMAT or GRE results are required.
Personal Statement	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form. Please provide prior research work.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies**
Academic Referee's Report	One Academic Referee’s report is compulsory, two are preferable.
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	GMAT or GRE results are required. Applicants with a GMAT score below 600; or a GRE score below 150 for verbal reasoning component and/or below 162 for quantitative reasoning component must have a strong academic record and/or extensive experience in their interested field to demonstrate their research potential. You are not required to submit the GMAT/GRE result at the time of application. However, you must fulfil the requirement before programme registration.
Research Proposal	Compulsory A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form. Please provide prior research work.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Management and Marketing**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Employer's Recommendation	Optional
Others	GMAT or GRE results are required. GMAT score no less than 650 or GRE score equivalent for normal track PhD and MPhil candidates. GMAT score no less than 550 or GRE score equivalent for Joint PhD Programmes Leading to Dual Awards candidates.
Research Proposal	Compulsory A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form. Please provide prior research work.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

Faculty of Construction and Environment

**Department of Building and Real Estate**
Academic Referee's Report	Optional - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Personal Statement	Optional
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Building Services Engineering**
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required (applicable to applications for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme)
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics**
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

Faculty of Engineering

**Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Others	Optional - i.e. proof of ranking in class and scholarships/awards received
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Biomedical Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Employer's Recommendation	Optional
Personal Statement	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Optional - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Computing**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS); Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory Certificate of the award of Bachelor's/ Master's degree Transcripts of studies

**Department of Electrical Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS); Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Optional - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Electronic and Information Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS); Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Optional - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required (applicable to applications for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme)
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Optional - i.e. proof of ranking in class and scholarships/awards received
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Mechanical Engineering**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Others	Optional - i.e. proof of ranking in class and scholarships/awards received
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

**Department of Applied Social Sciences**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required.
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Optional Publications, awards, etc. Please provide an official letter/document issued by corresponding University to indicate that your Master's degree study contains a significant research component, such as a dissertation.
Personal Statement	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory You must provide your final official academic transcript(s) and certificate(s) of the award of Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree. The academic transcript should show all the subjects you have studied and the marks/grades you have achieved. All pages of your official transcripts must be uploaded, including the legend (or grading system).

**Department of Health Technology and Informatics**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Optional Official certificates/transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate studies indicating your award classification and ranking in the graduation class Official documents proving that your master’s degree has a significant research component such as thesis or dissertation
Research Proposal	Compulsory A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form. Please indicate your proposed Chief Supervisor in your research proposal.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory - Official certificates/transcripts of your undergraduate and postgraduate studies indicating the credit unit of each subject you have completed. The explanatory notes on the grading system and classifications of your awards are required.

**School of Nursing**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports (applicable to applications for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme) Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Optional (strongly advised to submit)
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form should be used for submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory - If candidates apply for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, certificates for the award of both Bachelor's and Master's degrees should be submitted.

**School of Optometry**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS); Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Optional - Publication records, scholarships, awards/prizes and class rankings (with supporting documents)
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory Certificate(s) of Bachelor's/ Master's degree(s) Transcripts of studies with the explanatory notes of overall and maximum GPA/grades

**Department of Rehabilitation Sciences**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS); Optional - For PolyU Research Postgraduate programmes
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Optional - Training and Supervision Plan written by the Proposed Chief Supervisor
Personal Statement	Compulsory - A vision statement that does not exceed 1,500 words
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

Faculty of Humanities

**Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies**
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of Chinese Culture**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

**Department of English**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Others	Compulsory - Cover Letter to Supervisor is required
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory - Both Transcript(s) with grading system(s) and Certificate(s) are required

School of Design

**School of Design**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Others	Compulsory English language test result; OR An official document (e.g. transcript) issued by the corresponding university to indicate that English was the language of the institution Optional Supporting documents to indicate that the Master's degree study contains a significant research component. Published papers, awards, etc.
Personal Statement	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form. Please email sd.phd@polyu.edu.hk if further information is needed.
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory Certificate of the award of Bachelor's/Master’s degree Transcript of studies The explanatory notes on the transcript grading system and classifications of the award

School of Hotel and Tourism Management

**School of Hotel and Tourism Management**
Academic Referee's Report	Compulsory - Two Academic Referee's Reports are required
Curriculum Vitae	Compulsory
Personal Statement	Compulsory
Research Proposal	Compulsory - A standard form must be used for the submission of research proposal. Please click here to download the form..
Transcript / Certificate	Compulsory

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Research Postgraduate - Supporting Documents for Application