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Diploma of Applied Education (DAE) / Diploma Yi Jin (DYJ) Tuition Fee Reimbursement

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Overview

DAE / DYJ tuition fee reimbursement provides students with financial assistance in the form of tuition fee reimbursement. Students who fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria can obtain 30%, 50% or 100% reimbursement of the tuition fees paid after the end of each school year.

Application Deadline

  • Under normal circumstances (except financial assistance for pre-primary students), the Student Finance Office (SFO) will not accept any “Household Application for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” for the 2023/24 school year submitted on or after 1 March 2024. The SFO may give special consideration to cases with exceptional circumstances. The application deadlines for individual financial assistance schemes are listed below:

  • Student Travel Subsidy Scheme: For applicants who submit their “Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” on or after 1 November 2023, pass the means test and meet the eligibility criteria, payment of Student Travel Subsidy (if applicable) to the successful student-applicants may be effected from the date of receipt of application or the date of admission of the student-applicants to school (or the date of cessation of CSSA for students previously in receipt of CSSA), depending on the circumstances of individual cases.

  • Subsidy Scheme for Internet Access Charges: For applicants who submit their “Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” at a date on or after 1 February 2024 (i.e. in the latter half of the 2023/24 school year), partial payment of SIA may be made to the successful applicants provided that the applicants can pass the means test and meet the eligibility criteria.

Please note that if applicants need to apply for fee reimbursement on or after 1 March 2024 for their children attending part-time DAE/DYJ courses commencing during the period from 1 March 2024 to 31 May 2024, they should approach relevant institutions for details of the application procedures and the deadlines. They should also submit application documents to the institutions, for onward submission to the SFO for processing.