ITC STEM Internship Scheme
Career and Leadership Centre, CityUHK
Student's Eligibility Check (Semester B 2024/25)

Upon offer confirmation to CityUHK students, employers must inform CLC by filling in this form for student applicant's eligibility check.
This form should be completed by the employers.

Important Notes

• All Semester B 2024/25 Internships should be on a full-time basis (no less than 35 hours per week).

• All Semester B 2024/25 internships should commence no earlier than 13 January 2025, nor later than 3 April 2025. They should all end on or before 30 April 2025.

• It is estimated that eligible students will receive the allowance disbursement for Semester B 2024/25 internships by September 2025.  Please ensure the information provided on related documents is accurate as far as possible to facilitate the disbursement handling and speed up the process. For those cases where further clarifications or information verifications and revisions are required, the disbursement process might take longer and the interns might not be received the disbursement as anticipated.

• The minimum internship duration is 28 calendar days (i.e. 4 consecutive weeks) and the maximum duration is 90 calendar days (i.e. 3 consecutive months) per student intern.

• The start and end days of the internship should be on working days.

• The student intern should not be previously hired by the same employer in the same academic year (1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025).

• The student intern should not have received/ not be receiving allowance under the Scheme which exceeds 90 days in the same academic year (1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025), prior to the commencement of the current job opportunity.

• According to ITC Guidelines, employers in Hong Kong should observe the relevant requirements under the Minimum Wage Ordinance (Cap. 608) unless the student intern is approved exemption upon obtaining corresponding declaration and/or endorsement by relevant authorities as stipulated below:

Statutory Minimum Wage does not apply to the “Student Interns” and “Work Experience Students during a period of exempt student employment” under the Minimum Wage Ordinance. Student applicants should declare as “Student Interns” or “Work Experience Students” if applicable for exemption of minimum wage requirement and prepare the following documents before the commencement of internship.

For “Student Interns”, student applicants should complete the Confirmation of Student Status for “Student Intern”, seek endorsement from their home College/School to confirm their status of "Student Intern" under the Minimum Wage Ordinance for exemption of minimum wage requirement and provide the document to the employers before the commencement of internship.

For “Work Experience Students”, student should complete the Confirmation of Student Status for “Work Experience Student”, seek endorsement from the student applicants’ home College/School, obtain the statutory declaration through Home Affairs Enquiry Centre and provide these documents to the employers before the commencement of internship. In this case, from the 60th day onwards, the Employer will need to fulfill the minimum wage requirement under the prevailing legislation, and pay the "Work Experience Students" no less than the minimum wage for the period of employment beyond the continuous period of the 59-day employments, regardless of the allowance to be disbursed to students via CityUHK under the Scheme.

If the student applicants are NOT eligible to work as or have not successfully declared as "Student Interns / Work Experience Students", Minimum Wage Ordinance (the Ordinance) applies and the Employers should pay the students with salary no less than the Statutory Minimum Wage rates as specified in the Ordinance for the whole period of employment, regardless of the allowance to be disbursed to students via CityUHK under the Scheme. We therefore strongly encouraged ALL participating employers to check with the student interns appointed regarding their relevant status before the internships begin.  For details, please refer to the Notes from the Labour Department, FAQ3 and Appendix 2 of the Application Guidelines.

• If the actual period worked is less than 28 calendar days after deduction of all no-pay leaves taken by the student interns (if any), no allowance will be disbursed to the students via CityUHK under the Scheme. Employers shall pay salary to the student interns according to the agreed employment terms and conditions complying with the legal requirements of the relevant Ordinance, and such amount will not be reimbursed regardless of the party initiating the early termination.

• The University may take disciplinary action(s) against a student of the University who violates any rules or regulations and/or commits any misconduct under the Scheme.

• Upon completion of the whole internship period, employers and student interns should submit the duly completed Assessment Forms and provide other required documents/information to the respective College/School of CityUHK. According to ITC’s guidelines, disbursement to student interns will only be made in provision of the duly completed assessment forms and all required documents / information.

Eligibility of CityUHK Students
1. Local or non-local students currently enrolled as full-time students of City University of Hong Kong
2. Undergraduates or postgraduates from any year of studies enrolling on one of the full-time STEM programmes funded by the University Grants Committee (“UGC”) listed in Appendix 1 of the Application Guidelines.
3. Legally employable in Hong Kong
4. Students cannot concurrently receive other internship subsidies provided by the Hong Kong SAR Government for the internship under the Scheme.
5. The internship funded by the Scheme should not be arranged to meet the compulsory requirement for graduation of a degree programme.
6. Student, or any of his/her relatives, is not the proprietor, director, partner, shareholder, person-in-charge or team member of the host company for which the internship is attached.

For more details regarding the Scheme, please refer to our Application Guidelines.

Enquiries
Career and Leadership Centre, Student Development Services, City University of Hong Kong
Tel. : 3442 5591/3442 2251/3442 5492
Email: stem.internship@cityu.edu.hk