Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong (NMTSS)

Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong (NMTSS)

From the 2017/18 academic year, the Government provides a non-means-tested annual subsidy for eligible LOCAL students pursuing full-time locally-accredited local and non-local self-financing undergraduate (including top-up degree) programmes in Hong Kong (save for those enrolled in places already supported under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP)) offered by eligible institutions. The HKSAR government provides a non-means-tested annual subsidy in the academic year 2024/25 amounting to HK$34,390 for eligible local students1 pursuing self-financing undergraduate studies in Hong Kong. The subsidy amount for 2025/26 academic year will be announced by EDB in due course.

List of eligible programmes

The following undergraduate programmes (including top-up degree programmes) offered by The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) are eligible under the Subsidy Scheme in the 2025/26 academic year:

School of Business

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Corporate Governance and Compliance
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Economics
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Finance and Banking
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Financial Analysis and FinTech
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in General Business
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Global Business Management
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Human Resource Management
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Management
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Marketing
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Professional Accountancy

School of Communication

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Arts and Culture Communication
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Convergent Media and Communication Technology
  • Bachelor of Journalism and Communication (Honours)

School of Humanities and Social Science

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chinese
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Cultural and Creative Industries
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Asian Studies
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

School of Translation and Foreign Languages

  • Bachelor of Translation with Business (Honours)

Alternatively, students may visit the website of the Subsidy Scheme for more information.

Eligibility

The subsidy is only applicable to local students who are enrolled in eligible self-financing First-year-first-degree (FYFD) programmes or Top-up Degree (TUD) programmes covered by the NMTSS. Non-local students / students already attained any Bachelor’s degree or above qualifications / students enrolling in any subsidised undergraduate or sub-degree programmes are NOT eligible for the subsidy.

The subsidy is tenable for the normal duration of study of the programmes concerned at HSUHK. In case you take longer than the normal duration of study to complete a programme due to academic reasons, such as taking extra modules and/or retaking modules, subsidy is NOT tenable for the study period beyond the normal duration of the programme. In case of study deferment on health or other compassionate grounds, subsidy may be disbursed for the actual study periods, capped by the normal duration of study in total. The University is required to report such cases to EDB before confirmation of subsidy disbursement.

Application Procedures

Eligible students should complete and submit the online application on or before the stipulated due date. Late submission will not be accepted.

 

 

Remarks:

  1. Please click here for the definition of local students.