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.

Statistics

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) /
Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) /
Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)
Academic Year 2022/20232023/2024 2024/2025
(as at 30.4.2025)
No. of applications
- received Total 32 212 33 92036 867
NLSFT 13 679 14 68415 793
NLSPS 12 136 12 91214 843
ENLS 6 397 6 3246 231
- with results issued Total 32 212 33 92036 561
NLSFT 13 679 14 68415 783
NLSPS 12 136 12 91214 839
ENLS 6 397 6 3245 939
No. of applications
- with loan offered Total 31 55433 20135 857
NLSFT 13 371 14 33515 461
NLSPS 11 786 12 54214 457
ENLS 6 3976 3245 939
- with loan paid Total 27 181 28 59129 813
NLSFT 11 199 11 98712 392
NLSPS 10 063 10 78911 896
ENLS 5 9195 8155 525
Average amount of loan paid^ Total $55,632.24 $55,838.20$55,608.29
NLSFT $39,870.52 $39,908.23$39,952.39
NLSPS $60,429.30 $59,802.58$59,813.38
ENLS $77,298.53 $81,320.72$81,668.78
Total amount of loan paid^ (million) Total$1,512.14$1,596.47$1,657.85
NLSFT $446.51 $478.38$495.09
NLSPS $608.10 $645.21$711.54
ENLS $457.53 $472.88$451.22

Remarks :
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Approved loan will be paid in more than one instalment. The amount of loan paid in the 2024/25 academic year shown in the table above does not reflect the full amount of loan paid in the year until the respective application cycle ends.