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Financial Assistance

Government Financial Assistance Scheme

(For Full-time Undergraduate Local Students Only)

HSUHK Financial Assistance

(For Full-time Undergraduate Local Students Only)

Name of BursaryApplication Period
HSUHK Entrance Bursary Scheme22 Aug to 8 Oct 2025
LUA Foundation Bursary22 Aug to 8 Oct 2025
Tin Ka Ping Entrance Bursary9 Oct – 16 Nov 2025
Tin Ka Ping Bursary9 Oct – 16 Nov 2025
HSUHK Bursary Scheme30 Oct – 16 Nov 2025
The Tung Foundation Residential College Bursary5 Jan – 8 Feb 2026
HSUHK Emergency GrantAny time throughout the year

Important Notes

  • Read the Guiding Principles for Scholarship Award and Financial Assistance Schemes thoroughly before proceeding to the application platform (SFR-APP).
  • Disbursement method: Autopay (via personal bank account). Awardees need to provide personal bank account information through eCampus. Guideline of uploading personal bank account information: click here
  • Format of supporting documents: jpg, jpeg, pdf
  • Size of supporting documents: Max. 5 MB per file

Application Platform

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External Financial Assistance

Government Financial Assistance Scheme (FASP/NLSPS)

Government Financial Assistance Scheme (FASP/NLSPS)

(For Full-time Local Undergraduate Students Only)

The Student Finance Office (SFO) under the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA) of the Hong Kong SAR Government provides two financial assistance schemes, namely Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary students (FASP) and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS), to our local needy full-time students in the academic year 2025/26.

Financial Assistance Scheme Post-secondary Student (FASP) 專上學生資助計劃 [Means-tested] 

FASP provides tuition fees grant, academic expenses grant and living expenses loan to students. Successful FASP applicants may also be granted for the Student Travel Subsidy, Hostel Subsidy and Additional academic expenses grant for students with special educational needs.

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) 專上學生免入息審查貸款計劃 [Non-means-tested]

NLSPS provides loans to students to settle the annual tuition fee.

Application Method

Step 1:
All students are required to apply FASP/NLSPS via the E-submission Platform “eWFSFAA”, no hardcopy of application form would be accepted.  Student may apply both FASP and NLSPS in the same academic year.

Step 2:
After completing the online application, students shall submit the duly signed declaration (for paper signing) and supporting documents required by the government’s SFO through uploading to the eWFSFAA / by mail / by hand within seven calendar days from the date of submission of your application.

(If you submit your documents by mail, please ensure sufficient postage is paid and provide a return address on the back of the envelope.  Otherwise your mail may not be delivered to the WFSFAA.)

Notes:

  1. Students who applied for the above schemes in the 2024/25 Academic Year and wish to receive financial assistance in the 2025/26 Academic Year (the upcoming academic year), have to apply for it again.
  2. For maintenance of the platform for e-submission of FASP / NLSPS applications and revision of the e-forms for 2025/26, the e-platform for FASP/NLSPS applications will be closed on 16 January 2026.
  3. Applicants are advised to submit their online applications as soon as practicable.

Application Deadlines (2025/26)

For HSUHK Current Students: 20 June 2025 (Fri)

For HSUHK New Students:

  • First Semester Intake- 26 September 2025 (Fri)
  • Second Semester Intake- 13 February 2026 (Fri)

Applicants who would like to submit a late application due to such circumstances have to provide documentary proofs to substantiate their claims.  In any case, the WFSFAA will not accept late applications for 2025/26 after 31 March 2026.

In case of doubt or discrepancy between the information provided on this websites and the government’s Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA), WFSFAA’s version shall prevail.

Application Guidelines and Procedures for HSUHK Students

(Staff/ student log-in is required)

HSUHK Programmes Covered under FASP / NLSPS

For HSUHK students, there are 2 types of Course Coding Sheet (CCS). Details are as below:

  1. Degree Programmes (學士學位課程)
    Institution Code (院校編號): CB
    Applicable for year 1 entry students (適用於由一年級開始便已就讀恒大的同學).

  2. Top-up Degree Programmes (銜接學位課程)
    Institution Code (院校編號): TM
    Applicable for year-2 or year-3 entry students (適用於由二年級或三年級入讀恒大的同學).

Level and Calculation of Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary students (FASP)

The maximum level of assistance under FASP is made up of the following components:

  1. Tuition fees (TF) grant at annual tuition fees payable subject to a ceiling;
  2. Academic expenses (AE) grant; and
  3. Living expenses (LE) loan.

The ceilings will be reviewed annually.  Updated information will be announced on WFSFAA’s website in due course.  If you would like to have a rough idea of your level of assistance, you may try the Financial Calculators (SFO E-link> Financial Calculators) provided at the WFSFAA’s webpage.  

Additional Financial Assistance Resources from WFSFAA (for successful FASP applicants, if applicable):

 

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)

The maximum amount of loan under NLSPS is the annual tuition fees payable in the academic year.  Please refer to WFSFAA’s website for more details. 

Repayment

Students are advised to take note of the interest calculation and repayment arrangement of the two schemes and plan ahead.

Information on Loan Repayment:  [English version] / [Chinese version]

Useful Information

Guidance Notes

 Online Demonstration 

 Supplementary Information for FASP Applicants

Other Detailed Information

Enquiry

Scholarship and Student Finance Unit

Student Affairs Office
Email: sfr@hsu.edu.hk
Phone: 3963 5560
Office: M603, 6/F, M Building, Yuen Campus, HSUHK 

Student Finance Office (SFO), Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency, HKSAR

24-hours hotline: 2802 2345
Email: wg_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk

SFO Enquiry Hotlines During Office Hours

Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP): 2152 9000
Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS): 2150 6222