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Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

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wg_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk

Overview

The Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) provides means-tested financial assistance in form of grant and/or loan to eligible full-time students pursuing locally-accredited, self-financing post-secondary education programmes at the level of associate degree, higher diploma or bachelor’s degree.

Application Deadline

  • For New Students: Details of submission arrangement will be announced in August 2025.
  • If you study an accredited programme that commences between April 2025 and March 2026, except for those students who study distance-learning programmes, you should apply for financial assistance under the 2025/26 academic year. Applications should reach the Student Finance Office (SFO) no later than 16 January 2026.
  • Late applications beyond 16 January 2026 would only be processed for circumstances that are beyond the control of individual applicants, for instance, commencement dates of their study programmes fall after 16 January 2026 or individual applicants experienced serious financial hardship as a result of drastic change in their family's financial situation in recent months. Applicants who would like to submit a late application due to such circumstances have to provide documentary proofs to substantiate their claims.
  • Under no circumstances will SFO accept 2025/26 applications after 31 March 2026.