{"id":6389,"date":"2020-07-16T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/?page_id=6389"},"modified":"2026-02-11T06:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:33:50","slug":"hkums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/awards-prizes-gifts\/awards\/hkums\/","title":{"rendered":"HKU Museum Society Travel Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.6;\">Overview<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Through the generosity of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkums.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The University of Hong Kong Museum Society<\/a>, several grants are available each academic year to support art history students travel outside Hong Kong to view art in museum collection or other locations, to undertake art-related internship programmes, or to conduct research overseas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hkums.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"header-logo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/header-logo.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/header-logo-200x73.png 200w, https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/header-logo.png 377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Types of Grants<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-boxes flip-boxes row fusion-columns-2 flip-effect-classic equal-heights\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box-wrapper fusion-column col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box flip-right\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"flip-box-inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"flip-box-front\" style=\"background-color:#007c6e;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;color:#ffffff;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-front-inner\"><h2 class=\"flip-box-heading without-text\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">For Undergraduate Art History Students<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flip-box-back\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,124,110,0.1);border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;color:#007c6e;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-back-inner\">\n<p>Each year, a combined value of about HK$40,000 will be awarded to successful applicants.<\/p>\n<p>Each grant usually ranges between $3,000 and $10,000, to be decided by the Selection Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-flip-box-wrapper fusion-column col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box flip-right\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"flip-box-inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"flip-box-front\" style=\"background-color:#a04000;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;color:#ffffff;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-front-inner\"><h2 class=\"flip-box-heading without-text\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\">For Research Postgraduate Art History Students<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flip-box-back\" style=\"background-color:rgba(160,64,0,0.1);border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-radius:5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;color:#a04000;transition-duration:0.8s;\"><div class=\"flip-box-back-inner\">\n<p>Two grants for research postgraduate students are available each academic year, for a combined value of HK$30,000.<\/p>\n<p>One grant is for a student studying any area of Asian art history, while the other is open to all postgraduate students in the Department of Art History, regardless of their area of specialty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper 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style=\"border-color:#ffffff;border-width:0px;background-color:#ffffff;box-sizing:content-box;height:60px;width:60px;line-height:60px;top:-80px;margin-left:-30px;border-radius:50%;color:#990077;font-size:30px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-edit far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:36px;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.6;\">Application<\/h1><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\" fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/index.php\/awards-prizes-gifts\/awards\/hkums\/#application\" target=\"_self\">Go<\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #990077 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #990077 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Subject to approval in advance, the grants shall be used to cover the costs of air and local travel, accommodation, and other relevant expenses incurred during the trip (such as museum entry charges).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.6;\">Meet the Donor and Awardees<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px; width:100%\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nz0TZKsKtUg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>&#8220;We believe that students need to have the opportunities to expand their horizon through academic excellence and encourage them with awards, and by travelling abroad and actually seeing the works.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Yvonnie Choi,<br \/>\nChairman, The University of Hong Kong Museum Society<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px; width:100%\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5wiXUF0xqM?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>&#8220;I went on a trip with Dr. Koon and also a lot of students to Echigo-Tsumari Triennial in Japan. We were so lucky we got funding from the Museum Society. So we actually didn&#8217;t have to pay much ourselves. Actually, [it&#8217;s] my first personal experience to contemporary art festival, and it was like super eye-opening because it fills a lot of gaps, and also it was my first encounter with site-specific arts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Erin Li, HKU Museum Society Travel Grants recipient<br \/>\nHKU alumni (BSocSc 2015)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px; width:100%\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ByQj18UJMc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>&#8220;For me it is always very important to see the real objects. I like the objects. To see the objects, to feel the texture, and to see it in its original scale is really different. And also participating in conferences, listening to world-renowned scholars, talking about their research, is always really inspiring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Candy Leung, HKU Museum Society Travel Grants recipient<br \/>\nCurrent PhD student<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"application\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.6;\">Application<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Eligibility<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<h5>Undergraduate<\/h5>\n<p>This grant is open to undergraduate students in year 2 or above who are majoring in Art History. Travel must be completed prior to the end of the student&#8217;s undergraduate studies (usually June 30). A student can only be awarded this Grant once during his\/her period of study at HKU.<\/p>\n<h5>Research Postgraduate<\/h5>\n<p>All Research Postgraduate Students in the Department are eligible to apply for this grant during their normative study period, for travel to be completed prior to the end of that period. A student can only be awarded this grant once during his\/her candidature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Submission<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>Please submit your application form, together with the supporting documents and a copy of the academic transcripts or grades records to the Art History general office via\u00a0<a href=\"art.history@hku.hk\">email<\/a>\u00a0or in-person by the deadline.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2>Deadline<\/h2>\n<p>2 March, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:30px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/arthistory.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Travel-Grant-application-form.docx\"><i class=\"fa-edit far button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Application Form<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alert alert custom alert-custom fusion-alert-center \" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#990077;border-color:#990077;border-width:2px;\"><div class=\"fusion-alert-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"alert-icon\"><i class=\"fa-lg fa-exclamation-triangle fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-alert-content\"><strong>Note: There is only one application form for all Art History travel grants. Submit one form only.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single\" style=\"border-color:rgba(181,159,135,0.25);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.6;\">Results<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Selection Criteria and Committee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<p>Grants will be awarded based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>academic excellence<\/li>\n<li>the importance of the travel plan to the student&#8217;s study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The selection committee is composed of three full-time teachers in the Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1.4;\">Responsibilities of Successful Applicants<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<p>On completion of the trip, each grant recipient must submit a report, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an account of the use of the award money<\/li>\n<li>a thank-you letter to the donor<\/li>\n<li>original receipts shall be submitted (for the reimbursement of expenses)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Failure to account for the proper use of the fund may lead to withdrawal of the award money.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div 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