Government Financial Assistance Schemes 2023-24
Government Financial Assistance Schemes 2023-24
1. Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS)
- Deadline for Current Students: 12 May 2023 (late applicants to apply ASAP)
- Deadline for New Students: 15 Sept 2023 (late applicants to apply ASAP)
- Expediting the processing of
applications from post-secondary students whose families are in receipt of
the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA)
- TSFS Online Application
- Quick Reference for Completing Application Forms
- Common Mistakes in Completing TSFS Application Forms
- Illustration of Reporting Income & Assets
- TSFS Reminder Leaflet
- TSFS Omission Leaflet
- Early Financial Planning
Leaflet
- Online Demonstration of SFO
E-Link
- Guidance Notes
- Course Coding Sheet
- Ready Reckoner and Sliding Scale of Asset Value for
Discounting Financial Assistance for 2023/24 application
- Ready Reckoner under the
"Adjusted Family Income" (AFI) Formula
- Sliding Scale of Asset Value
for Discounting Grant and Loan Assistance
- Level and Calculation of
Financial Assistance & Online Calculator for Level of Financial Assistance
- Repayment Schedule & Online Repayment Calculator
- Qualifications of an
Indemnifier
- Maximum Grants and Loans for Individual Courses
- Student Travel Subsidy
- Hostel subsidy
- Additional academic expenses grant for post-secondary students with special educational needs
- FAQ
- SFO YouTube Channel for introduction of TSFS
2.
Non-means-tested
Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT)
- NLSFT Online Application
- Deadline for Current Students: 12 May 2023 (late applicants to apply ASAP)
- Deadline for New Students: 15 Sept 2023 (late applicants to apply ASAP)
- Current Interest Rate: 2.42% per annum (Last updated on 1 August 2023)
- Course Coding Sheet
- Bank Code
- Online Repayment Calculator
- Qualifications of an Indemnifier
- FAQ
- SFO YouTube Channel for introduction of NLSFT
3. Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) - for students reading a self-financing 2nd degree of a double degree programme offered by HKU
- FASP and NLSPS Online Application
- Course Coding Sheet
- Deadline for current students: 16 June 2023 (late applicants to apply ASAP)
- Deadline for new students: 15 Sept 2023 (late applicants to apply ASAP)
- Common Mistakes in Completing FASP Application Forms
- Additional academic expenses grant for post-secondary students with special educational needs
- Current Interest Rate: 2.42% per annum (Last updated on 1 August 2023)
- FAQ (FASP / NLSPS)
- SFO YouTube Channel for introduction of FASP/NLSPS
4.
Extended
Non-means Tested Loan Scheme (for eligible students who are not covered under
the TSFS and FASP)