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wg_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk

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

E-Submission
Enquiry
2152 9000
wg_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk

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.

Review Mechanism

Application for Review of Financial Assistance

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  • If there is a substantial change in the family's financial condition after you received the Notification of Result for the 2025/26 TSFS application, which you consider may significantly affect the financial support that you may obtain from the family; and / or you have sufficient grounds / justifications for adjusting the amount of financial assistance offered, you may apply to the Student Finance Office (SFO) for a review of the level of financial assistance by the following deadline.  Each applicant may only request a review once for each academic year -

    1. within three weeks from the date of issue of the Notification of Result; or

    2. on or before 31 March 2026

    whichever is later.

  • The completed Form “TSFS - Application for Review of Financial Assistance” (online submission via eWFSFAA / Paper Form), together with detailed justifications and relevant supporting documents, should be submitted to the Appeal Registry of TSFS of SFO.

  • In general, you will be notified of the review result within 10 weeks from the date of SFO's acknowledging receipt of the application for review.  Nevertheless, the processing time of the application for review will be longer if the information provided is incomplete and SFO requires you to give an explanation or provide supplementary information.

Application for Review against Rejection

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  • Paragraph 4.3 in Part I of the TSFS Guidance Notes has clearly stipulated that if an applicant fails to report the required information in the application form / provide the required supporting document(s) at the time of submitting the application, and the information / supporting document(s) is only reported / provided upon SFO’s enquiry, this would be treated as a misrepresentation or an omission in the application.  If supporting document(s) is / are provided but the relevant information of family income / assets is not reported in the application form, this would be treated as not-properly-filled-in information.  Any misrepresentation, omission or not-properly-filled-in information in the application form may lead to rejection of the application.

  • If your application has been rejected due to misrepresentation, omission or not-properly-filling-in of information, you may lodge an application for review by submitting the duly completed Form “TSFS - Application for Review Against Rejection” (online submission via eWFSFAA / Paper Form) within three weeks from the date of the Rejection Letter.  Please state clearly the justifiable reasons (e.g. the reasons for the omission / understatement, any special family hardship) in the form with proof if applicable.  The application for review will be considered by the Review Sub-Committee if necessary.

    Contact details of the Appeal Registry -

    Telephone number: 2150 6024

    Email address: rscsect_sfo@wfsfaa.gov.hk