Student Finance Scheme
Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS)
Introduction
If you are full-time local students of University Grants Committee-funded programmes and have the right of abode in Hong Kong or have resided or have had your home in Hong Kong continuously for three complete years prior to the commencement of your Programme, you are eligible to apply for this Scheme. This does not cover students staying in Hong Kong holding student visas.
Financial assistance is provided in a combination of a grant and/or loan. The grant is to cover tuition fees, academic expenses and compulsory students’ union fees. The loan is for living expenses and is interest-bearing at 1% per annum chargeable from the commencement of the repayment period. Applications are means-tested and different amounts are awarded according to students’ financial circumstances.
Enquiries
If you are full-time local students of University Grants Committee-funded programmes and have the right of abode in Hong Kong or have resided or have had your home in Hong Kong continuously for three complete years prior to the commencement of your Programme, you are eligible to apply for this Scheme. This does not cover students staying in Hong Kong holding student visas.
Announcement from SFO
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TSFS application form: Applicants are required to submit their applications through the online platform "SFO E-link -My Applications" ess.wfsfaa.gov.hk . NO hard copy of application forms available.
Submission of Declaration (Paper Signing Selected) and Supporting Documents
Students should submit the signed declaration and supporting documents to the SFO within 7 days from the submission date of online application form through the following means:
Online Upload
- Through SFO E-link - My Applications
- File formats - PDF and JPEG
- File capacity - 40MB (about 100 pages)
By Mail / By Hand
i.e. through SFO’s drop-in boxes
Student should send/ deliver the documents together with the Reply Slip to the following address:
Student Finance Office Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency 12/F, One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre 1 Mong Kok Road, Kowloon (Attn: Applications Team (TSFS))
Through institution (together with the Reply Slip)
A drop-in box will be provided at the Office of Student Affairs during the following period:
3 October - 8 November 2022
Application Period for 2022/23
ONLINE Application Deadline for new students : 5 October 2022
Any applications submitted after the deadline will be treated as late applications. In any case, applications should reach the SFO no later than 31 December 2022
Note: Full-time UGC-funded students who wish to apply for both TSFS & NLSFT have to submit the TSFS and NLSFT application forms separately.Maximum Grant and Loan Offered to Lingnan Students for 2022/23
For Lingnan students, the level of grant and loan is calculated having regard to the financial circumstances of the student’s family, tuition fees payable and the discipline that the student is studying.
Maximum grant
Tuition fees + academic expenses
- Tuition fees payable : HK$42,100
- Academic Expenses
- Arts: HK$12,410
- Business Administration: HK$10,100
- Social Science: HK$10,240
Maximum loan
Maximum deductible medical expenses
A maximum of HK$22,300 per family member with chronic illness or permanent incapacity.
Hostel Subsidy
In the 2022/23 academic year, the maximum rate of hostel subsidy for eligible undergraduate students is HK$9,970 a year. Eligible students need not file separate applications for the hostel subsidy.
The subsidy is to be disbursed on a semester basis. The actual amount of subsidy receivable by each eligible undergraduate is to be determined with respect to the student’s level of assistance assessed under the TSFS. The basis for determining the subsidy payable will be the actual hostel fee payable (after deducting any other hostel subsidies or waivers) or $9,970 per year / $4,985 per semester, whichever is lower.
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