Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) for the 2025/26 academic year are now open for application. Please refer to the TSFS and NLSFT Course Coding Sheets for the 2025/26 academic year here.

Simplified application procedures for post-secondary students from families in receipt of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) applying for the Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) and the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) for the 2025/26 academic year will be open for application starting from 6 May 2025.

The administrative fee chargeable for each application and each loan account in every academic year under the three non-means-tested loan schemes will be adjusted to HK$248 with effect from the 2025/26 academic year.

Adjustment of Non-means-tested Loan Schemes(NLS) Interest Rate

The interest rate of the Non-means-tested Loan Schemes has been adjusted from 1.92% to 1.795% per annum with effect from 1 January 2025.