Students Achievements

Awards won by students under Prof. Fung’s supervision:

  • Postgraduate level
    • Long Ki (Nicole) Fung & Li (Leigh) Chu – Psy-Connection Award, Department of Psychology, CUHK (2019-20)
    • Li (Leigh) Chu – Lion Dr. Francis K. Pan Scholarship, Faculty of Social Science, CUHK (2019)
    • Li (Leigh) Chu – exchange grant from Global scholarship programme for research excellence (2019-20)
    • Fang Yang – The Hong Kong Psychogeriatrics Association (HKPGA) Research Award (2018)
    • Icy Yeung – China Oxford Scholarship Fund (2018)
    • Fang Yang – CUHK Psychology Department Thesis Award (2016)
    • Minjie Lu – APA Division 52’s International Student Research Award (2015)
    • Fan Zhang – Behavioral and Social Science Dissertation Research Award, Gerontological Society of America (2015)
    • Fan Zhang – champion of the three-minute thesis competition, Dept of Psychology, CUHK (2015)
    • Yuen Wan Ho – Reaching Out Award – grant to attend a facial expression coding at UC Berkeley (2015)
    • Yuen Wan Ho – Society for personality and Social Psychology Summer School grant (2015)
    • Da Jiang – Behavioral and Social Science Dissertation Research Award, Gerontological Society of America (2014)
    • Michael Chan – Award of Merit, Poster Presentation, Hong Kong Psychological Society(2014)
    • Karen Kwan – Award of Merit, Poster Presentation, Hong Kong Psychological Society(2014)
    • Fan Zhang & Michael Chan – Most Innovative Research Award, Dept of Psychology, CUHK (2014)
    • Fan Zhang – exchange grant from Global scholarship programme for research excellence (2014-15)
    • Yuen Wan Ho – exchange grant from Global scholarship programme for research excellence (2014-15)
    • Da Jiang – exchange grant from Global scholarship programme for research excellence (2013-14)
    • Tianyuan Li – Emerging Scholar & Professional Organization Poster Award, offered by the Gerontological Society of America  (2012)
    • Tianyuan Li – the Lion Dr. Francis K. Pan Scholarship (2012)
    • Xin Zhang – Emerging Scholar & Professional Organization Poster Award, offered by the Gerontological Society of America  (2011)
    • Tianyuan Li – APA travel grant (2011)
    • Yuen Wan Ho – APA travel grant (2011)
    • Man Yee Ho – Fulbright Junior Scholar award (2011)
    • Xin Zhang – scholarship to attend the Winter School titled “Fundamentals of Human Development and Aging,” sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service, Heidelberg University, Germany and  Colorado State University, USA. (2010)
    • Jin You – APA Division 52’s award of merit in international student research (2009)
    • Xin Zhang – APA Division 52’s award of merit in international student research (2008)
    • Dannii Yeung – APA Division 20’s pre-dissertation student research proposal award (2007)
    • Dannii Yeung – APA Division 52’s award of excellence in international student research (2007)
    • Dannii Yeung – Fulbright Junior Scholar award (2007)
    • Beth Chiu – The L. P. Leung Memorial Award for Outstanding Student Poster, Hong Kong Psychological Society (2006)

 

  • Undergraduate level
  • Since joining CUHK
    • CHONG ON KI – CUHK Department of Psychology Outstanding Poster of the Year 1st Runner Up (2017)
    • Joyce Yip – Outstanding Poster Award, Dept of Psychology, CUHK (2015)
    • Carson Man – Outstanding Poster Award, Dept of Psychology, CUHK (2014)
    • Dwight Tse – Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Overseas Studies (2014)
    • Jia Gai – – Outstanding Poster Award, Dept of Psychology, CUHK (2013)
    • Esther Luk – Sir David Trench Scholarship (2012)
    • Him Lai Long – Academic Creativity Award (2011/2012), Chung Chi College, CUHK
    • Josephine Wong – Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship (2009)
    • Viola Fok – Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for overseas studies (2004)
  • Prior to joining CUHK
    • P. Lai and Rita Ng – the Firestone Medal for best honors thesis, Stanford University (2000); the study was featured in popular press, such as USA Today and Glamour magazine.