Application Form Submission

The award application form should be submitted online on the official website of Chun Wo Innovation Student Awards.

Q: Can I submit my application alone?
Sure, yes! You can join the award independently, but we will encourage you to form groups with a maximum of 8 members, in which one of them is studying in engineering related faculties.

Q: Can I join the award as an oversea student?
Although you are an oversea student, if you are now studying full-time undergraduate or post-graduate levels at any tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (GBA), you are welcome to join as team!

Q: Can I submit application after deadline?
Please submit application on time.

Q: Is there a cost to enter?
The entry fee for this award is FREE and we look forward to seeing your innovative idea!

Proposal Submission

Q: Can we submit our proposal by mail or by post?
In order to be fair and keep the proposal in consistency, the proposal submission process is entirely online​; no mailed entries will be accepted. This ensures that all entries are judged on the same information and gives the jury a chance to review projects via the online system.

Q: Are there any content outline for the proposal?
Yes, a proposal guideline mentioning the sample pagination will be updated online after application submission deadline ends.

First Screening and Final Presentation

Q: How many shortlisted teams will be selected?
The Jury Panel will review all submitted proposals and shortlisted for 8-10 teams to join the final presentation.

Q: When will we be informed as a shortlisted team?
The shortlisted teams will receive an e-mail invitation to invite to the final presentation.

Q: What requirements do we need to modify our final presentation?
We welcome your presentation in any mode that can show your innovative idea, e.g. video, model, etc. Each team will be entitled to get HK$ 8,000 in maximum for producing a demonstration model etc. and which will be reimbursed by actual expenses with receipt.

Q: How long will be the final presentation?
There will be 20 minutes presentation with jury panels.

Q: Who will judge the Chun Wo Innovation Student Awards?
The jury panel consists of 7 members from Government, technology enterprise, environmental, engineering, education and commercial sector, etc.

Q: What are the awards that can be won?
There are three total Innovative awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze.
There are also three merit award: The Best Business Potential Award, The Best Sustainable Solution Award and The Best Social Impact Award.

Q: What criteria will my award proposal be judged on?
Goals and Intended Outcomes, Engineering Solution and Business Value. Of course, the idea must be creative and effective.

Award Presentation Ceremony

Q: How will I inform to be awarded?
We will perform the award presentation ceremony to announce the winning teams followed by the end of final presentation.