List of Financial Aids
Eligible students are encouraged to apply for different special educational needs funds, grants, scholarships and awards. Please refer to the relevant websites for updates and details.
HKBU Funding Schemes for Registered Students with SEN and/or disability
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No. |
Name | Descriptions/Eligibility | No. of Recipient | Amount per Recipient | Application Start |
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| 1 |
Full-time HKBU students studying UGC funded degree or above level programmes, registered with special educational needs; Outstanding or significant improvement in academic performance and record of active participation in extra-curricular, service-learning activities, or internship.
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Up to 10 per year subject to the availability of the funding source. | HK$15,000 |
open application in Nov - Jan
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| 2 |
Full-time HKBU local students studying UGC funded degree or above level programmes, registered with special educational needs Procurement of assistive, technological learning aids and equipment for SSEN’s study; Acquisition of services, professional assessment, special medical, transportation intervention related to disability/SEN to support SSEN’s university learning;
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Up to 8 per year subject to the availability of the funding source. |
Each applicant will be granted not more than HK$20,000 per academic year; Only one successful applicant will be granted for a SSEN per academic year. |
open application from 1 Jul to 30 Jun | |
| 3 |
Full-time HKBU students studying UGC funded or self-financed sub-degree or above level programmes, registered with special educational needs; Participation or Organization of local or global experiential programmes, service-learning opportunities, research study, publication, overseas visit, etc;
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Up to 10 per year subject to the availability of the funding source. |
HK$12,000 Multi-application is accepted on different nature of proposed activities/projects in each academic year. |
throughout the year | |
| 4 | Campus Inclusion Activities (CIA) Programme (for Students with Special Education Needs) |
SSEN from each category of special educational needs faces different difficulties in participating in extra-curricular activities. Activities that are able to accommodate at least 1 category of the special educational needs may apply to register as Campus Inclusion Activities(CIA).
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no fixed quota | 70% of the promotion and production costs, with a maximum of $1,000 per application | throughout the year |
External Financial Aids and Funding Resources for Registered Students with SEN and/or disability (in alphabetical order)
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No. |
Name | Descriptions/Eligibility | No. of Recipient | Amount per Recipient | Application Start |
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| 1 | Adaptive Equipments' Sponsorship Scheme For Secondary School And Tertiary Students With Visual Impairment 視障學生輔助儀器資助計劃 |
Permanent resident of the HKSAR aged between 16-25 with visual impairment, and part-time/full-time students of Bachelor, Associate Degree, Higher Diploma, Yi Jin Diploma or certificate courses/programmes recognized by the EDB. For purchase of assistive aids and equipment. | no fixed quota | up to HK$10,000, depends on the equipment's required | open application in Aug-Sept |
| 2 |
Be a permanent resident of Hong Kong Be a person with a disability aged 30 or below |
N/A |
under HK$100,000 |
open application in Mar | |
| 3 | CareER Scholarship Programme 2021 CareER獎學金計劃 2021 | Any students and graduates with disabilities /SENs regardless of race and HKID holder; currently studying in or graduated from all UGC and self-funded institutes/degrees in Hong Kong (for Post-Secondary applicant. | 5 | HKD10,000 | open application in Mar - Apr |
| 4 | Children’s Thalassaemia Foundation 地中海貧血兒童基金 |
All patients with thalassemia major or intermediate who are permanent residents of Hong Kong are eligible to apply. Patients who have recovered after bone marrow or cord blood transplantation within 5 years, may also apply. | no fixed quota | HK$10,000 for continuing education courses & HK$5,000 for successfully enrolled in a Hong Kong Government recognized university* for a full-time degree course using the results of HKDSE of the current year | N/A |
| 5 | Community Care Fund- Enhancing the academic expenses grant for students with special educational needs pursuing post-secondary programmes 關愛基金 — 增加就讀專上課程有特殊教育需要及經濟需要學生的學習開支助學金 |
Full-time undergraduate or postgraduate student with disabilities and passed the means test of TSFS or FASP. | no fixed quota | up to HK$8,680 and the actual amount of subsidy receivable is to be determined with respect to the student's level of assistance assessed n the means test of SFO | open application in Jul-Dec |
| 6 | Deutsche Bank - CareER Born to Be Scholarship Programme 2021 |
Any students and graduates aged 24 or younger with disabilities/SENs; Hong Kong Permanent Resident holding a valid Hong Kong Identity Card |
no fixed quota | HKD20,000 | Mar-Apr |
| 7 | Eden & Ling Kwok Scholarship 郭中鄭齡獎學金 |
Full-time undergraduate or postgraduate student with disabilities, good academic standing and financial needs. | 1 | HK$4,000 | N/A |
| 8 | HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund – Endeavour Merit Award 香港特別行政區政府展毅表現獎 |
Full-time UGC funded undergraduate or postgraduate students with Special Education Needs (SEN) in pursuit of excellence in academic and other areas. | 8 | HK$10,000 | open application in Dec-Jan |
| 9 | HSBC Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | Scholarships for local students with disabilities in Business, Communication, Education, Science (applied and basic), Social Science, and Arts (Linguistics & Language, Translation, History, Geography, Fine Arts & Applied Arts), with GPA > 3.70. Priority will be given to students from a disadvantaged background. | 1 | HK$50,000 | open application in Nov-Jan |
| 10 | Lee Chu Shuk-Kwan Education Fund Award Scheme 李朱淑鈞教育基金獎勵計劃 |
Students with visual impairment and achieved outstanding results in the recent school or public examinations with the school's recommendation letter. | N/A (based on Decision of the Judging Panel) |
HK$5,000 | approx. Nov every year |
| 11 | Li Kwan Hung Education Fund administered by the Hong Kong PHAB Association 李鈞洪教育基金 |
HK permanent residents; full-time students with disabilities; in need of financial assistance for educational purposes. | no fixed quota | no fixed amount | approx. Aug every year |
| 12 | Paul CK Wong Memorial Fund 黃鎮強紀念獎學金 |
Geography undergraduate student(s) who is/are: (1) Physically challenged and have a good academic record; (2) In the absence of (1), other students with an outstanding academic record or with excellent extra-curricular services to the community. | 2 | HK$5,000 | N/A |
| 13 | Simon K.Y. Lee & Lee Chi Hung Fund 李國賢及李志雄聾人教育基金 |
Students with hearing impairment (hearing loss in the better ear is in the region of 50db or higher). | no fixed quota | no fixed amount | open application in Jun-Sept |
| 14 | Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship/Fellowships for Disabled Students 尤德爵士紀念基金殘疾學生/研究生獎學金 |
Full-time undergraduate (Year 2 or above) and postgraduate students with profound disabilities (permanent HK resident, 7 years of study in Hong Kong for fellowship/5 years of study in Hong Kong for scholarship). Competition with students from other tertiary institutions is required. | no fixed quota | from HK$40,000-50,000 | open application in September |
| 15 | Supportive Service For Tertiary Visually Impaired Students by Hong Kong Blind Union | Provide support such as study and career guidance to: 1. tertiary students with visual impairment; 2. teachers, staff and social workers of tertiary institutes; 3. other tertiary students |
no fixed quota | production of accessible e-learning materials; offering consultation and case management services including career counselling programmes etc. | throughout the year |
| 16 | Outstanding students who need to overcome difficulties to achieve their learning goals. | N/A | HK$10,000 | open application in Feb | |
| 17 | The Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship Scheme (local students) 香港賽馬會獎學金 (本地生) |
Outstanding local Year 1 or 2 student(s) in any discipline with excellent academic performance & active participation in community service. Renewable for 4 years subject to the student’s achievement in subsequent years. One scholarship is dedicated to a student with special educational needs. | 1 | HK$107,500 | open application in Sept |
| 18 | The Jockey Club IT Scheme for People with Visual Impairment 「賽馬會視障人士資訊科技計劃」 |
Individual PVI who demonstrate a need for the supported items for studies but their schools do not provide such aids and themselves cannot afford such aids due to genuine financial difficulty. Applicants have to be nominated by the designated organizations and satisfy other conditions set out by the Social Welfare Department. | no fixed quota | depends on the computer aids required | open application in Apr-May |
| 19 | T.M. Gregory Memorial Scholarships for Deaf Individuals 嘉格理紀念獎學金 |
Students with hearing impairment (hearing loss in the better ear is in the region of 75db or higher). | no fixed quota | no fixed amount | open application in Mar-Apr |
| 20 | Unison Scholarships for Ethnic Minority Students 融樂會獎學金 |
Ethnic minority (non-Chinese) residents in Hong Kong with the right of abode and holding valid HK Identity Card. | varies depending on donors | HK$15,000 for one academic year | open application in Jul-Aug |
| 21 | Zonta Club of Victoria Bursary | Disabled students and new immigrants students with financial needs. | N/A | N/A | N/A |
For details about scholarships and financial aids, please click here.