Closing dates

Closing dates for Submission of Online Application

• Continuing Students: The application for continuing students is closed. Read More

  Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted unless in exceptional circumstances and accompanied with sound explanation. Any late applications should be submitted through “SFO E-link – My Applications” as soon as possible.

• New Students:

  Closing dates

  Institutions	Closing dates
  CityU HKU	16 Sep 2022
  HKBU CUHK PolyU	23 Sep 2022
  CCI & ICI HKDI LU MSTI EdUHK HKAPA HKUST PPDH IVE (Chai Wan) IVE (Haking Wong) IVE (Kwai Chung) IVE (Kwun Tong) IVE (Lee Wai Lee) IVE (Morrison Hill) IVE (Sha Tin) IVE (Tsing Yi) IVE (Tuen Mun)	5 Oct 2022

• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted save for exceptional circumstances with sound explanation. All late applications should be supported with written explanation which will be considered on individual merits upon the submission of the duly completed application form and whole set of the required documents from the applicant.
• If you attend a postgraduate (by research) course that commences between March 2022 and February 2023, you should apply for the NLSFT loan for the 2022/23 academic year. The deadline for application is one month following the commencement of the course and in any case not later than 31 March 2023.

Deadline for submission of declaration and supporting documents

• Duly signed declaration (if signing on the paper form of the declaration is selected) and supporting documents should be submitted to the SFO within seven days from the date of submission of your online application through the following channels:
  • through online upload Read More

    Please refer to the Online Demonstration for details.

  • by mail to the SFO:
    Student Finance Office
    Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
    Room 1204, 12/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
    303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon
    (Attn.: NLSFT APU)
  • use the SFO’s drop-in boxes located on 11/F (during office hours) or G/F (outside office hours) of the Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices (CSWGOs). SFO’s office hours are 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. from Monday to Friday, except public holidays. The opening hours of CSWGOs are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, except public holidays.