Tertiary Programmes Full-time Publicly-funded Tertiary Programmes

Performance Pledges

Post-secondary & Tertiary Level– Full-time Publicly-funded Tertiary Programmes

Financial Assistance Scheme	Notification of Results	Disbursement of Assistance	% achieved (2023/24 Academic Year)
(a) Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS)
* Application for financial assistance	90% within 60 calendar days from the date of acknowledging receipt of application with complete information^#	-	99.8%
* Review of financial assistance	If complete information is provided, within 10 weeks from the date of acknowledging receipt of application for review	-	100%
(b) Student Travel Subsidy (for TSFS)	-	Within two months from the payment of the financial assistance under TSFS starting from September with disbursement in one lump sum or by two instalments^	100%
(c) Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT)	Within three weeks from the date of acknowledging receipt of application with complete information upon submission of application^#	-	100%

Footnotes:：

Subject to the availability of the annually adjusted grant ceiling, loan ceiling and life-time loan limits, as appropriate, which will normally be determined in or before July each year.

The subsidy will be disbursed either in one lump sum or by two instalments, depending on whether the institution can provide the course details (e.g. venue for the study programme, term days) of and the allocation of hostels to the applicants before the start of the academic year.