Nlsps Deadline

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TheNon-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) is to complement the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) to provide loans to eligible students to settle tuition fees of locally-accredited, self-financing full-time programmes at the level of associate degree, higher diploma or degree.

For students of distance-learning programmes of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, please refer to the "Supplementary Guidance Notes for the FASP and the NLSPS" for the eligibility criteria and application procedures under the NLSPS.

Please complete and submit the NLSPS application through the "SFO E-link - My Applications" online platform. Please submit the duly signed "Declaration Form" (if choose to sign on paper) and the required supporting documents to the SFO within seven calendar days from the date of submission of the application. Please refer to "Application Procedures" for details.

Please submit the duly signed "Declaration Form" (if choose to sign on paper) and the required supporting documents to the SFO within seven calendar days from the date of submission of the application, through one of the following means -

Remarks: For proper delivery of mail items to the SFO, and to avoid unnecessary delivery delay or unsuccessful delivery, please ensure that the mail items bear sufficient postage with return address before mailing.

After receiving the "NLSPS Notification of Result" or the "FASP Notification of Result", applicants have to submit the full set of duly completed loan documents and other required supporting documents to the SFO on or before the deadline as specified in the respective Notification. Please refer to "Acceptance of Loan" for details.

Please note that applicants should only submit the loan documents after the application is approved and the "NLSPS Notification of Result" or the "FASP Notification of Result" is received. Loan documents submitted before the issuance date of the relevant Notification will not be accepted.

Upload the duly signed "Declaration Form" and supporting documents timely. The upload function will be suspended after the deadline. In view of the possible congestion of network traffic, avoid last-minute rush.

Click the relevant icons to view and print the application summary, download the Cover Letter, "Declaration Form" and "Checklist of Supporting Documents", continue the upload of documents by the deadline, and view the documents.

The E-APP application is now closed. Those who missed the application deadline may submit their applications directly to the individual institutions until their application closes. For details, please consult the institutions direct.

The Education Bureau (EDB) will launch a new round of applications under the Electronic Advance Application System for Post-secondary Programmes (E-APP) (www.eapp.gov.hk) tomorrow (December 7) to enable current Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination candidates to make advance applications for full-time locally accredited sub-degree and undergraduate programmes that are not covered under the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) for the 2024/25 academic year (including sub-degree programmes under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors and most of the eligible programmes under the Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong). Around 30 post-secondary institutions and their subsidiaries will take part in the new round of the E-APP.

The main round of E-APP applications will run from tomorrow until May 20, 2024, and the second round of applications will last from May 24 to July 8, 2024. In general, institutions will first process applications received in the main round.

Applicants are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible and before the application deadline. However, late applications may be accepted at the discretion of the relevant programme admission panels.

You should immediately notify CityU SCOPE after submission of application by email at sc...@cityu.edu.hk for information amendment. Please state clearly your name and the programme applied for in the notification. You may be asked to provide documentary proof of these changes.

Applicants may be required to attend an admission interview or a test as part of the selection process. Upon submitted your application, applicants who are shortlisted may be notified of the test and/or admission interview arrangements by email.

Applicants who are offered admission to a programme will receive individual notification by mail or email right after the selection process (when applicable). Unsuccessful applicants and applicants being placed on the waiting list will also be notified by mail or email before the programme commencement.

Enquiries about your application status can be made by visiting our website www.scope.edu/trackstatus seven working days after submission of your application. All applicants will be informed of their application results by mail or email.

Non-local applicants are defined as persons entering Hong Kong for purpose of education with a student visa or entry permit issued by the Immigration Department of the HKSAR Government.

CityU SCOPE will not sponsor student visa application. Students have the responsibility to comply with the immigration rules, regulations and conditions governing their eligibility for studies and stay in Hong Kong. According to the policy of the Education Bureau, Mainland students are not allowed to study non-local programmes in Hong Kong.

In accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have the right of access to, and correction of the information contained in the application form, and the right to request a copy of such data during the admission exercise. If you wish to obtain more information, please write to SCOPE. For details of the Personal Data Collection Statement, please refer to the website: www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/geninfo/privacy.htm Unsuccessful application data will be destroyed at the end of the admission exercise.

Some programmes and modules have been included in the list of Continuing Education Fund (CEF) reimbursable courses. Programmes or modules eligible for students to claim for CEF are indicated by the CEF logo on the brochure as well as programme information on CityU SCOPE website. Eligible applicants will be reimbursed 80% of the course fee (for the 1st HK$10,000 subsidy) and 60% of the course fee (for the 2nd HK$15,000 subsidy), subject to a maximum sum of HK$25,000, on successful completion of a reimbursable course which classes commence on or after 1 August 2022. Please note that you are not allowed to apply for both FASP and CEF for the same programme in the same academic year.

A non-refundable and non-transferable fee of HK$160 is charged for each application for Bachelor's Degree, Advanced/Professional Diploma and Certificate programmes; HK$200 for Postgraduate programmes. You can pay the application fee by EPS, credit card, ATM, cheque or direct deposit at Hang Seng Bank.

Organised by the Education Bureau (EDB), the Information Expo on Multiple Pathways 2024 (Info Expo) opens today (May 10) at Rotunda 2 of the Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre. With the participation of around 30 institutions and organisations, latest information on multiple pathways will be provided for senior secondary school students, parents and teachers with a view to better preparing students for further studies and career paths.

A spokesperson for the EDB said that with the parallel development of the self-financing and publicly-funded post-secondary education sectors, the Government has all along been committed to providing quality, flexible and diversified study pathways with multiple entry and exit points for secondary school graduates.

The Info Expo provides information on locally-accredited post-secondary programmes (including programmes eligible for government subsidy schemes, vocational and professional education and training programmes and applied degree programmes), DAE programmes, as well as relevant online platforms such as the Information Portal for Accredited Post-secondary Programmes, the Electronic Advance Application System for Post-secondary Programmes, the Concourse for Self-financing Post-secondary Education, and the Qualifications Framework. There are also more than ten thematic talks on various programmes, preparation and strategies for articulation to post-secondary education, and experience sharing by post-secondary students.

The Government today (December 27) announced the appointment of Dr Alex Chan Siu-kun as the Chairman of the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education (CSPE), the appointment of 10 new members including two new members recruited under the Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth (MSSY), and the reappointment of five incumbent members. The appointments are for a term until October 31, 2025.

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, said, "Dr Chan previously served as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. He has a deep understanding of the self-financing post-secondary education sector. I believe that, under his capable leadership and with the participation of local and non-local members from the post-secondary education and other professional sectors, the CSPE will continue to discharge its functions to the fullest and proactively support the parallel development of the self-financing and publicly-funded post-secondary education sectors."

Dr Choi also expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the outgoing Chairman, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung. She said, "Professor Cheung had served as the Chairman of the CSPE since 2017, and concurrently chaired the Task Force on Review of Self-financing Post-secondary Education till 2018. Under his exemplary leadership, the CSPE tendered invaluable advice to the Education Bureau on the quality enhancement, strategic co-ordination and targeted support of the self-financing post-secondary education sector, making significant contributions to facilitating the self-financing sector in addressing the manpower needs of different sectors."

Dr Choi also thanked the outgoing members, Professor Chetwyn Chan Che-hin, Mr Francis Cheng Cho-ying, Professor Adrian Dixon, Professor Mark Kamlet, Mr Andrew Lam Siu-lo, Professor William Lee Keng-mun, Mrs Ruth Lee Shek Yuk-yu, Professor Isabella Poon Wai-yin, Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui and Ms Winnie Yeung Cheung-wah, for their valuable contributions during their tenure.

The membership of the new term of the CSPE is as follows:

Chairman

Dr Alex Chan Siu-kun

Members

Mrs Cindy Chow Lok Mei-ki^

Professor Ronald Chung Chi-kit@

Ms Florence Chung Wai-yee^

Ms Jacqueline Alee Leung@

Ms Carrie Leung Ka-lai@

Ms Lorraine Lo Chun-yu#

Ms Bubble Lui Hiu-lam#

Professor Lui Yu-hon

Professor Pong Ting-chuen@

Professor Michael Spence^*

Professor Julia Tao Lai Po-wah@

Professor Wong Kwok-yin^

Mr Rex Wong Siu-han^

Ms Wong Siu-ling^

Mr Andrew Young Meng-cheung^

Professor Yuen Kwok-kit^

Chairman of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications or his representative

Chairman of the University Grants Committee or his representative

Deputy Secretary for Education (1)

^ New members

@ Reappointed members

# New members recruited under the MSSY

* Non-local member

The CSPE was established in April 2012 to provide strategic and policy advice to the Government on measures to promote, facilitate and co-ordinate the development of the self-financing post-secondary education sector in terms of scope of operation, quality and governance.

Furthermore, the Government provides more opportunities for young people to participate in policy discussion through the MSSY. The newly appointed members recruited under the MSSY are Ms Lorraine Lo Chun-yu and Ms Bubble Lui Hiu-lam.

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