Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT)

Overview

The Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) is to complement the Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) to provide loans to eligible students to settle tuition fees of recognised full-time study courses.

Application Deadline

  • The NLSFT application for the 2023/24 academic year ("AY") is closed. With effect from 1 January 2024, the “SFO E-link – My Applications” online platform has ceased to accept online applications for NLSFT for the 2023/24 AY. If applicants still need to submit application for the 2023/24 AY, please use the “NLSFT Paper-based Application Form” [NLSFT 112B(2023)]. All late applications should be supported with written explanation which will be considered on individual merits upon submission of the duly completed application form and whole set of the required documents by applicants. They would only be processed for circumstances that are beyond the control of individual applicants, for instance, commencement dates of their study programmes fall after 31 December 2023 or individual applicants experienced serious financial hardship as a result of drastic change of family’s financial situation in recent months. All applications for the 2023/24 AY must be submitted to the Student Finance Office ("SFO") on or before 31 March 2024.

  • Please submit the required documents to the SFO through one of the following means –

    • by mailing to the SFO at the following address:
      Student Finance Office,
      Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency,
      Room 1204, 12/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices,
      303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon
      (Attn.: NLSFT APU); or

    • by using the SFO drop-in boxes located on 11/F (during office hours) or in the G/F lift lobby (outside office hours) of the Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices ("CSWGOs"). The SFO’s office hours are 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. from Monday to Friday, except public holidays. Please enter the CSWGOs through the side entrance near the security counter outside office hours.

    Note: If applicants attend postgraduate (by research) courses that commence between March 2023 and February 2024, they should apply for the NLSFT loan for the 2023/24 AY. The application deadline is one month following the commencement of the course and in any case not later than 31 March 2024.