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wg_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT)

E-Submission
Enquiry
wg_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk

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

The recommended application submission schedule has passed. If students still need to submit applications, please submit application forms through "eWFSFAA" online platform as soon as possible. With effect from 1 January 2026, the online platform will cease to accept online applications for NLSFT for the 2025/26 academic year. All incomplete online applications in the online platform will be automatically deleted after 31 December 2025. In any case, applications should reach the Student Finance Office (SFO) 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.