Financial Subsidies and Assistance

The University provides support to students with financial difficulties so that they can concentrate on their studies. Aside from government financial subsidy and assistance schemes,the University also provides its own Shue Yan University Financial Assistance Scheme covering tuition remission, bursaries, hall bursaries, interest-free loans and emergency assistance to help students in need.

Government Subsidy Schemes for full time local undergraduate students

Government Financial Assistance Schemes for full time local undergraduate and postgraduate students

The Hong Kong SAR Government provides the following financial aid schemes to local undergraduate students:

It also provides the following financial aid scheme to local postgraduate students:

To know more about and to apply for the government financial assistance schemes for the undergraduate and postgraduate students, please contact the Office of Student Affairs.

HKSYU Financial Assistance and Studentship Schemes for undergraduate and postgraduate students

The University's Financial Assistance Scheme is set up to assist students at economic disadvantages to release their financial burdens, with the hope that they can complete their studies and give back to the society. HKSYU offers a number of financial assistance schemes including:

  • Bursary / Tuition remission
  • Hall Bursary
  • Emergency Assistance

To know more about and to apply for the HKSYU financial assistance schemes for the undergraduate and postgraduate students, please visit the website of the Office of Student Affairs

In addition, the University also provides postgraduate studentships for MPhil and PhD students. Further details please contact the Graduate School

Other External Financial Assistance Schemes for undergraduate and postgraduate students

The following organizations also offer interest-free loans and travelling discounts to our students.

  • Sing Tao Charitable Foundation Students' Loan Fund (for Undergraduate Students Only)
  • Winsor Education Foundation Students' Interest-Free Loan Programme (for Undergraduate Students Only)
  • MTR Student Travel Scheme 
Please contact the Office of Student Affairs for more details: