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Education

post-secondary colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance, the Open University, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong and School for Higher and Professional Education under the VTC, Hong Kong Art School, Hong Kong Institute of Technology and Savannah College of Art and Design (Hong Kong). In the 2017-18 academic year, about 20,000 students are subsidised.

Tuition Fee Reimbursement for Diploma Yi Jin Programme and Evening Secondary Courses

Eligible students pursuing the Diploma Yi Jin Programme or designated evening secondary education courses may receive reimbursement of 30 per cent of the tuition fee. Those who pass a means test will be reimbursed a higher percentage.

Grants for Programmes Below Sub-degree Leve!

Students who are eligible to receive a full or half means-tested grant under the Student Finance Office and are pursuing eligible programmes below sub-degree level are entitled to reimbursement of all or half of the tuition fee respectively. For programmes of one year or longer, they may also receive all or half of the flat-rate academic expenses grant.

Mainland University Study Subsidy

The Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme was expanded in the 2017-18 academic year to provide, per year, a means-tested subsidy of up to $15,000 and a non-means-tested subsidy of $5,000 to eligible local students pursuing undergraduate studies in designated Mainland institutions. In the 2016-17 academic year, more than $27 million was granted in subsidies to 2,190 students, and in the 2017-18 academic year, the scheme attracted about 3,400 applications for the two types of subsidy.

Scholarships

Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence

The Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence Scheme supports local students pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate studies outside Hong Kong. The scholarship is non-means- tested and covers up to $250,000 of tuition fees per annum. Financially less well-off students may also apply for a means-tested bursary that provides up to $200,000 per annum. The scheme benefits up to 100 students per cohort starting from 2015-16. As at December 2017, scholarships had been offered to 282 students, and scholarships and bursaries totalled $88.7 million.

HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund and Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund

The $2.27 billion HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund awards scholarships on a merit basis to outstanding locals and non-locals studying in full-time, publicly funded programmes at sub- degree and degree level or above in the eight UGC-funded universities, the HKAPA and the VTC. A $3.52 billion Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund provides scholarships and awards to outstanding students pursuing full-time, locally accredited self-financing sub-degree or undergraduate programmes, and supports worthwhile initiatives to enhance self-financing post-secondary education. In 2016-17, the two funds distributed 10,149 scholarships and awards.

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