Scheme Characteristics
The “Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” is a family-based application form. Applicants can apply for various student financial assistance for their child(ren) at pre-primary, primary and/or secondary levels by completing one single form. Applicants must be the parent or guardian of the student-applicant under the relevant ordinance.
All eligible students will receive reimbursement of 30% of the tuition fee of each satisfactorily completed subject (i.e. attaining an overall “pass” and achieving an 80% attendance for the subject). Students passing the means test and obtaining an Eligibility Certificate can apply for "FULL" or "HALF" tuition fee reimbursement.
The tuition fee reimbursement is subject-based. Students who cannot complete individual subjects satisfactorily are still eligible for reimbursement of the tuition fee for the other subjects which they have satisfactorily completed. A student can receive tuition fee reimbursement for a maximum of eight subjects under the DAE/DYJ programme.
Apart from tuition fee reimbursement, full-time DAE students will be disbursed with Student Travel Subsidy, Subsidy for Internet Access Charges (the subsidy is granted on a household basis) and the flat-rate academic expense grant if the applicants fulfill the prescribed eligibility criteria (including passing the means test). It is not required to apply for flat-rate academic expense grant separately. The amount of flat-rate academic expense grant is on par with the flat-rate grant receivable by primary and secondary students under the School Textbook Assistance Scheme. For details, please refer to Guidance Notes.
The “Electronic Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” (E-Form) is a timesaving, flexible and convenient way for applicants to submit application and upload supporting documents anytime and anywhere online through personal computers or mobile devices (e.g. tablets / smart phones). The E-Form also allows applicants to save and retrieve unfinished application for completion later, and promotes environmental protection.
