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

Recommended Application Submission Schedule for New Students

Institutions
Recommended Application Submission Schedule
(after completion of Student Registration)
For “Declaration Form” and Supporting Documents
HKU
CityU
HKUST
up to 19 September 2025 Seven calendar days from the date of submission of the application
CUHK
PolyU
HKBU
up to 26 September 2025
LU
EdUHK
HKAPA
PPDH
IVE(Sha Tin)
IVE(Lee Wai Lee)
IVE(Kwun Tong)
IVE(Chai Wan)
IVE(Tsing Yi)
IVE(Morrison Hill)
IVE(Haking Wong)
IVE(Kwai Chung)
IVE(Tuen Mun)
HKIIT
HKIIT at IVE(Chai Wan)
HKIIT at IVE(Lee Wai Lee)
HKIIT at IVE(Sha Tin)
HKIIT at IVE(Tuen Mun)
HKDI
CCI&ICI
MSTI
up to 3 October 2025
  • Recommended Application Submission Schedule for Continuing Students has passed. If continuing students still need to submit applications, please submit applications forms through “eWFSFAA" online platform as soon as possible.

  • Applicants should submit their applications in accordance with the schedule specified above. In any case, applications should reach the Student Finance Office no later than 31 December 2025.

    Note: If applicants attend postgraduate (by research) courses that commence between March 2025 and February 2026, they should apply for the NLSFT loan in the 2025/26 academic year. The application deadline is one month following the commencement of the course and in any case not later than 31 March 2026.