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Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS)

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Overview

The Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) provides means-tested financial assistance in the form of grant and/or loan to eligible full-time students taking up an exclusively publicly-funded student place of a recognised post-secondary programme.

Application Deadline

  • The application deadline has passed.

  • Late applications beyond 31 December 2025 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 2025, or individual applicants experienced serious financial hardship as a result of drastic change in family’s financial situation in recent months. Applicants submitting a late TSFS application due to such circumstances have to provide documentary proofs to substantiate their claims.

  • The Student Finance Office will not handle 2025/26 applications received after 31 March 2026.

  • Applicants who attend a postgraduate programme that commences between March 2025 and February 2026 should apply for financial assistance for the 2025/26 academic year. The deadline for application is one month following the commencement of the programme and in any case not later than 31 March 2026.