DISTINGUISHED
COMMUNICATOR AWARD
Hello & welcome
Welcome to the HKU Distinguished Communicator Award (DCA)!
This award is for students who love to communicate, create, and make an impact—whether that’s through presentations, podcasts, campaigns, debates, design work, or research sharing. If you’ve been building your skills in spoken, written, visual, and digital communication through CiC courses and real-life experiences, the DCA is your chance to pull it all together and get recognised for it.
Why should you apply?
Only up to 20 DCA winners get HKD 5,000 cash—your chance to stand out!
You’ll earn prestigious recognition with the award noted on your HKU transcript and celebrated at a special ceremony. Build standout career materials that show your leadership and industry impact, plus get hands-on help from exclusive CiC workshops to create your multimedia portfolio and video résumé.
Getting Started
This section helps you understand the roadmap from “interested” to “ready to apply.” Eligibility tells you whether you meet the baseline criteria for the award. Requirement details what content and standards your DCA portfolio and video résumé need to satisfy, and Application covers the practical steps—declaring interest, joining the orientation and skills workshops, and submitting your completed portfolio by the deadline.
Eligibility
Check whether you meet the starting conditions for DCA, including your CiC course record, Communication‑intensive Experiences, and academic/disciplinary standing.
Requirements
Outlines the key elements your DCA submission must contain, including portfolio sections, media limits, and the video résumé.
Useful Resources
This section gives you the tools to plan, build, and polish a strong DCA submission. The Portfolio Evaluation Rubric and Portfolio Scoring Rubrics show exactly how reviewers will assess your multimedia portfolio and video résumé, so you can design your work with the criteria in mind. The Multimedia Portfolio and Video Resume Samples offer concrete examples and mock‑ups to help you visualise what a successful submission looks like in practice. The Communication‑intensive Experience Explainer clarifies what counts as a CI‑Exp and how to justify and present your experiences in the portfolio.
Portfolio Evaluation &
Scoring Rubrics
See the overall criteria, weightings, and scoring bands used to assess your multimedia portfolio and video résumé, so you can design your submission to meet the DCA standards.
Multimedia Portfolio and Video Resume Samples
Explore sample sites and videos to get ideas on layout, content, and tone for your own DCA portfolio and video résumé.
Communication‑intensive Experience Explainer
Learn what qualifies as a Communication‑intensive Experience, see examples, and understand how to justify and present your CI‑Exps in the portfolio.
Submission and Review
The Submission section helps you move from “almost ready” to “officially submitted” for the DCA. It combines a Checklist for students to confirm your portfolio, video résumé, and technical details, and a Timeline showing key dates for workshops, submission, interviews, and the award ceremony, so you can work backwards from deadlines and avoid missing anything.
Questions?
Have questions about the HKU Distinguished Communicator Award (DCA)? This FAQ gathers the most common queries about eligibility, portfolios, CI-Exps, the video résumé, selection, and technical submission so you can check key details quickly before you apply.
All information regarding the CIC Distinguished Communicator Award is subject to change without prior notice.
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