申請人須： (1) 是香港特別行政區永久性居民； (2) 現正於本地或海外專上院校修讀有關社會科學的學位課程； (3) 在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科考獲第3級(註)或以上的成績，或具同等學歷; (4) 精於使用互聯網進行案頭研究； (5) 具備良好電腦應用知識，包括MS Word、Excel、PowerPoint、中文輸入法和網頁設計；以及 (6) 操流利粵語及英語。

Applicants should: (1) be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; (2) be studying degree programme in the field of social science offered by local/non-local accredited post-secondary institutions; (3) obtained Level 3 (Note) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent; (4) be proficient in using internet for desk research; (5) have good knowledge in PC, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Chinese word processing and webpage design; and (6) be fluent in both Cantonese and English.