The Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) is for applicants taking up an exclusively University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded or publicly-funded student place of a recognised course.
Financial assistance is provided in the form of a grant and / or loan. The grant is to cover tuition fees, academic expenses and compulsory union fees. The loan is for living expenses and is interest-bearing at 1.0% per annum chargeable from the commencement of the repayment period. In addition, eligible undergraduate students would be provided with hostel subsidy, and students with special educational needs would be provided with additional academic expenses grant. Please refer to Level of Financial Assistance for details.