Financial Assistance and Scholarships

CIHE two new Degree programmes, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence (BSAI) (JUPAS code: JSSA04) and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy (BSPT) (JUPAS code: JSSA03) are now under the support of Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) in 2021/22 academic year.  Together with Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Entertainment Technology,  the other two SSSDP programmes, a total of four CIHE Degree programmes is now supported by the scheme.   

The subsidy amounts and tuition fee (before and after netting off the subsidy amounts) are as follows:

Four Higher Diploma programmes offered by CBCC are now under the support of Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP). Eligible students of Higher Diploma in Design (HDD), Higher Diploma in Health Care (HDHC) , Higher Diploma in Pharmaceutical Dispensing (HDPD), Higher Diploma in Enrolled Nursing (General) (HDEN) and Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management (HDHM) programmes can receive the annual subsidy amount of $38,400 or $22,050 in the 2021/22 academic year. For subsidy amounts and tuition fee (before and after netting off the subsidy amounts) of respective programmes, please refer to the following table:

In 2021/22 academic year, the Government provides a non-means-tested annual subsidy of HK$33,100 for eligible new and continuing students pursuing full-time locally-accredited local and non-local self-financing undergraduate (including top-up degree) programmes in Hong Kong (except for those enrolled in places already support under the Student Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP)) offered by eligible institutions participating in the scheme.

This scheme is administrated by the Student Finance Office of Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA – SFO) to provide means-tested financial assistance to needy full-time students pursuing locally-accredited, self-financing pose-secondary education programmes at the level of sub-degree or bachelor’s degree.

This scheme is administrated by the Student Finance Office of Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA – SFO) to complement the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) to provide loan(s) to eligible students to settle tuition fees of locally-accredited, self-financing, full-time post-secondary education programmes at the level of sub-degree or bachelor’s degree.

Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA – SFO) to provide financial assistance in the form of loan(s) to BTEC HND, Diploma, Professional Diploma, and part-time sub-degree or bachelor’s degree students to settle tuition fees of self-financing programmes.

According with the spirit of Catholic ethos, we need to show our care and concern for the disadvantaged groups and the needy people. For students of CIHE and CBCC who cannot supported by the assistance of FASP and NLSPS, Caritas Student Financial Assistance Scheme (Lenten Fund) aims at reducing their financial burden for their study.