Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

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Overview

The Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) provides means-tested financial assistance in form of grant and/or loan to eligible full-time students pursuing locally-accredited, self-financing post-secondary education programmes at the level of associate degree, higher diploma or bachelor’s degree.

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Guidance & information
Information on the application procedures
Document Number Document Name
FASP/1B (2024)
1.
Guidance Notes
Document
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2.
Ready Reckoner and Sliding Scale of Asset Value for Discounting Financial Assistance for 2024/25 application
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a.
Ready Reckoner under the "adjusted Family Income" Formula
Document
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b.
Sliding Scale of Asset Value for Discounting Financial Assistance
Document
TSFS/FASP/2B (2024)
3.
Illustration of Reporting Income & Assets
Document
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4.
Supplementary Guidance Notes for Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students for 2024/25 (Only Applicable to Students Taking Distance-learning Programmes Organised by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University in 2024 Autumn Term)
Document
FASP/RM (2024)
5.
Checklist of Documentary Proofs Required
Document
FASP/OM (2024)
6.
Provision of Complete Information and Supporting Documents
Document
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7.
Common Mistakes in Completing Application Forms
Document
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8.
Quick Reference for Completing Application Forms
Document
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9.
Don't Miss Anything in Your Student Financial Assistance Application
Document
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10.
Bank Code List
Document
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11.
Online Application Submission Schedule for Continuing Students
Document
Documents and templates related to application
Document Number Document Name
FASP/V/1A (2024)
1.
Self-written Income Statement and Profit and Loss Account
Document
FASP/V/1A (2024)
2.
Balance Sheet
Document
FASP/AP/1
3.
Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (2024/25) Provision of Supplementary Information / Documentary Proofs
Document
Information on repayment of FASP living expenses loan
Document Number Document Name
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1.
Reference Table on Repayment of FASP Living Expenses Loan
Document
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2.
Information Notes on Repayment of Loan under FASP
Document
Forms
Document Number Document Name Paper-based Application Electronic Application
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1.
Request Form for Additional Academic Expenses Grant for Post-secondary Students with Special Educational Needs (2024/25) 
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
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2.
Appeal
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a.
Application for Review of Financial Assistance
Paper-based Application
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b.
Application for Review against Rejection
Paper-based Application
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3.
Change of information
FASP/C/1A (2024)
a.
Notification of Change of Applicant's Personal Particulars
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
FASP/C/1B (2024)
b.
Notification of Change of Institution / Course Data
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
FASP/IDM/INFO/E
c.
Notification of Change of Indemnifier’s Personal Particulars
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
Loan Document
Document Number Document Name Paper-based Application Electronic Application
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4.
Loan documents (2024/25 academic year) , including:
Paper-based Application -
SFO 263 (2024)
a.
Notice of Offer of Financial Assistance
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SFO 264 (2024)
b.
Undertaking
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SFO 265 (2024)
c.
Deed of Indemnity
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SFO 266A / 266B (2024)
d.
Student, Indemnifier and Witness Details Input Form A and B
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SFO 268 (2024)
e.
Checklist for Submission of Loan Documents
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f.
"SFO E-link – My Bills" Service Registration Guidelines (only applicable to applicants who are subject to such requirement as specified by the Student Finance Office (SFO) in the “Notification of Result”)
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(Remarks: Loan documents submitted before issuance of the "Notification of Result" will not be accepted.)

Loan Repayment
Document Number Document Name Paper-based Application Electronic Application
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1.

Application for deferment of loan repayment

a. All loan account(s) under application without overdue instalment or with one overdue quarterly instalment / five or less consecutive overdue monthly instalments

SFO 102E(Rev. 2022)
  i. 
(For financial hardship/illness)
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
SFO 101E(Rev. 2022)
  ii. 
(For full-time study)
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
b. Others
SFO 102E_dfa (Rev. 2017.02)
  i. 
(For financial hardship/illness)
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
SFO 101E_dfa (Rev. 2017.02)
  ii. 
(For full-time studies)
Paper-based Application Electronic Application
SFO 199E 2. Early Partial / Lump Sum Repayment of Grant / Loan under Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) Paper-based Application Electronic Application
SFO 281E 3. Restructuring Repayment Period of Grant / Loan under Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) Paper-based Application -
SFO 96 4. Student Loan Repayment: Notification of Change of Correspondence Address and / or Telephone Number(s) Paper-based Application Electronic Application
SFO 311 5. Reply form for choosing not to defer loan repayment - Electronic Application
SFO 303E 6. Notification of Change of Study Status (Only applicable to student loan borrower whose loan(s) has been paid) Paper-based Application Electronic Application