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Deferred Payment of Tuition Fee

(for local students enrolled on full-time UGC-funded degree/sub-degree programmes only)

Assessment Guidelines 

 
New Admittees
 

All new admittees are required to pay a registration fee of HK$5,000 at the time of taking up offers.  As the purpose of such payment is to confirm your acceptance of the offer and reserve you the study place, deferment is normally not allowed.

 

Eligibility

Local full-time UGC-funded new admittees on degree/sub-degree programmes paying a flat annual tuition fee (HK$42,100 or HK$31,575) are eligible to apply for deferred payment of the remaining balance of semester 1 tuition fee (HK$16,050 or HK$10,788).  They should be either :- 

(1)

with genuine financial difficulties; or

(2) coming from families living on the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA).
 

Application

Applicants must submit the completed application form together with required documents in person to the Student Affairs Office (SAO) at Room ST314, Core S at least 2 working days prior to tuition fee payment deadline for an assessment interview.  Application will be considered on individual merits and application result will be announced immediately after the interview.

 

For details, you may refer to the "Notes for Application".

 

For enquiries, please contact us at 3400 3134.

 

Current Students

 

Eligibility

Local full-time UGC-funded current students on degree and sub-degree programmes paying a flat annual tuition fee (HK$42,100 or HK$31,575) are eligible to apply for deferred payment of tuition fee if they :-

(1)

have received the Government Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly–funded Programmes (TSFS)'s notification letter/Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (NLS)'s remittance advice with enough amount of approved assistance to cover the tuition fee, but the money have not been received; or

(2)

are not meeting the above criterion but with genuine difficulties in settling the tuition fee on or before the payment deadline. Application will be considered on individual merits.

 

2011/12 TSFS/NLS 2nd installment

TSFS Grant

If your result notification is issued on or before 12 December 2011, the second instalment of grant will be credited to your designated bank account on 30 December 2011. 

 

TSFS Loan

If you submit duly completed loan document to this office on or before 4 December 2011, the second instalment of loan will be credited to your designated bank account on 30 December 2011.

 

NLS Loan

For those applicants who submit duly completed loan undertaking to SFAA on or before 22 November 2011, the second installment of the NLS loan will be disbursed on the payment due date of the second term tuition fee (i.e. 4 January 2012). 

 

Application

The due date for tuition fee payment for Semester 2 of 2011/12 is 4 January 2012.  Application for deferred tuition fee payment will start from 19 December 2011.

 

Applicants must submit the completed application form together with the required documents to the Student Affairs Office (SAO) at Room ST314, Core S at least 2 working days before the payment deadline (Submission time : Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.; except Public Holidays).

 

For details, please refer to the "Notes for Application" attached with the application form.

 

Application form (Current Students)

2011/12 application form for current students can be downloaded here or obtained from SAO at Room ST314, Core S. 

 

General Enquiries

For assistance from the Student Affairs Office,
please contact:-

Student Support and Amenities Section
Student Affairs Office
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Room ST314

Tel. :

3400 3134

Email :

safaship@inet.polyu.edu.hk

Appointment :

https://www40.polyu.edu.hk/saosams/
(Please select: Appointment - Financial Assistance)

Last updated :  30 December 2011