Financial Assistance | Student Affairs Office

Local full-time government-funded students with financial needs can apply for grants and loans from the Government Tertiary Student Finance Scheme - Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS). Applications are means-tested and the amounts awarded will depend on the applicant’s family size, income and assets. Applicants receiving a Disability Allowance from the Social Welfare Department may be granted a special loan equivalent to 50% of the maximum loan in addition to his/her original entitlements.
Additional academic expenses grant for students with special educational needs.
For more information, please visit: http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/sfo/en/postsecondary/ccf/sen/overview.htm.
All local students with financial needs can apply for a loan capped at the tuition fee level from the Government Non-means-tested Loan Scheme. Applications are non-means-tested and the interest will be charged once the loan is drawn down.
Local full-time government-funded students with financial needs can also apply for assistance from the PolyU Financial Assistance Scheme. Special consideration will be given to the necessary expenses incurred because of the disability.