SFO E-link - My Applications (Financial Assistance Schemes at Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Levels)

Important Announcement

"SFO E-link - My Applications" is scheduled for maintenance on 07/04/2025 from 08:00 to 10:00 (HK Time). Service will be temporarily suspended during the said period.

The Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA) would not use WhatsApp or social media accounts to contact applicants of the financial assistance schemes, but would only use letters, phone calls, emails or SMS messages for such communication. To help members of the public verify the identities of SMS senders, all SMS messages from the WFSFAA would be sent by SMS Sender IDs with the prefix "#".

To encourage continuing applicants to submit their applications electronically, the Student Finance Office (SFO) has been issuing an Access Code by email/ post in batches to all continuing applicants for accessing the 2025/26 school year Pre-filled E-Form so that they may submit application online instantly. Continuing applicants can also access their Pre-filled E-Form by using "iAM Smart" to login their “eWFSFAA” accounts.

Continuing applicants, who expressed their wish in the 2024/25 applications to receive paper-based application form in the 2025/26 school year, will be issued with Paper-based Pre-filled Form in batches starting from April 2025.

Under normal circumstances, new applicants (including those who have NOT received financial assistance for primary and secondary students in the 2024/25 School Year on or before 1 March 2025) may submit their “Household Application for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” for 2025/26 School Year starting from May 2025 and the E-form services for 2025/26 School Year will be opened to new applicants starting from 2 May 2025.

Guidelines

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“Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes”

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“Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” (Household Application Form) is a family-based application form which facilitates families with child(ren) attending primary and secondary school(s) or kindergarten(s) / child care centre(s) to apply for the following student financial assistance scheme(s):

“Electronic Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” (E-Form) has been launched to facilitate applicants to complete and submit applications online conveniently and efficiently. Continuing applicants ^Note may even use the E-Form which has been pre-filled with their application details (Pre-filled E-Form) to submit their applications.

Pre-filled E-Form (Applicable to Continuing Applicants Only) ^Note

Starting from mid-March 2025, the SFO has been issuing an Access Code by email/ post in batches to all continuing applicants, so that they may submit application online instantly. Continuing applicants may click on the “Access E-Form” button in the middle of this page, access their Pre-filled E-Forms by inputting the Access Code and other information according to the instructions provided, and submit their applications after completing the E-Form and uploading necessary supporting documents.

Note: For families which have successfully applied for financial assistance

(a) in the 2024/25 school year (on or before 1 March 2025) for

(i) primary and secondary students; or

(ii) students at pre-primary, primary and secondary levels; or

(iii) pre-primary students and the child(ren) who will be attending Primary 1 (P1) in the 2025/26 school year; or

(b) in the 2024/25 school year (on or before 1 May 2025) for pre-primary students only (not including students who will be attending P1 in the 2025/26 school year),

these families are continuing applicants in the 2025/26 school year.

E-Form [Applicable to Other Applicants (including New Applicants)]

Starting from May 2025, applicants who have not received financial assistance for primary and secondary students in the 2024/25 school year (including new applicants) may complete the E-Form and submit their applications for primary and secondary students online directly. Starting from July 2025, applicants who have not received financial assistance for pre-primary students in the 2024/25 school year (including new applicants) may also complete the E-Form and submit their applications for pre-primary students online directly. Applicants may click on the “Access E-Form” button in the middle of this page and submit their applications after completing the E-Form and uploading necessary supporting documents.

Checklist for Submission

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Important Notes

Before completion of the E-Form, please read the Guidance Notes and "Notes on How to Complete and Return Electronic Household Application Form" carefully.
Applicants must provide the required supporting documents; otherwise, the SFO will not be able to process the application.

Required Copies of Documentary Proof	New Applicants	Continuing Applicants
Identity documents (Applicant and his / her family members, including dependent parents (if applicable))^{Note 1}	No, unless: student-applicant(s) is not a holder of the Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card such as holding one-way permit / dependent visa / other entry visa or is under 11 years old the applicant and his / her family member(s) (including dependent parents (if applicable) are not holders of the Hong Kong Identity Card	No, unless: additional student-applicant(s) is not a holder of the Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card such as holding one-way permit / dependent visa / other entry visa or is under 11 years old additional family member(s) (including dependent parents (if applicable)) is not a holder of the Hong Kong Identity Card amended identity documents (excluding Hong Kong Identity Card)
Documentary proof on single-parent family (if applicable), e.g. Copy of supporting documents for separation / divorce or spouse’s Death Certificate	Yes	Required to declare in writing that the single-parent family situation remains unchanged
Documentary proof on medical expenses (for family members who are chronically ill or permanently incapacitated) (if applicable)	Yes	Yes
Documentary proof on bank account , e.g. copy of the bank statement / first page of bank book^{Note 2}	Yes	No, unless there is: updated bank account information
Documentary proof on supporting the dependent parents (if applicable), e.g. tenancy agreement, residential address proof or receipt of the home for the elderly, etc.	Yes	Yes
Documentary proof on total income, either one of the items 1 – 7 below: Tax Demand Note issued by the Inland Revenue Department; if not available Employer’s Return of Remuneration and Pensions Form; if not available Salary Statement; if not available Bank transaction record showing payment of salary, allowance, etc. (together with the page showing the name of bank account holder) (Please highlight the entries with colour and remarks next to them); if not available Income Certificate certified by the employer (Sample I); or Profit and Loss Account and Personal Assessment Notice (if applicable) (Self-employed driver or person running business) (Sample II or III); or Follow Sample IV to provide Self-prepared Income Breakdown (Salaried employed or self-employed person who cannot produce any income proof) Tenancy Agreement or Bank transaction record showing rental income (Person with rental income)	Yes	Yes

Note 1: If necessary, the applicant may still be required to submit the relevant document(s). In case of any disputes, the decision of the SFO will be final.

Note 2: If applicant meets the following requirements, it is not required to submit the supporting document of bank account:

Applicant has a successful application under the financial assistance scheme of the WFSFAA and was disbursed with payment of grant and/or loan to his / her bank account while the applicant has submitted a copy of bank account proof in the above successful application; and
Applicant uses the same bank account in the application for the current school year (i.e. the above bank account which has been disbursed with grant and/or loan).

Points to Note when Submitting Supporting Documents by Post

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System Requirements

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Required Items

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SFO E-link - My Applications(Financial Assistance Schemes at Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Levels)

Important Announcement

Guidelines

SFO E-link - My Applications
(Financial Assistance Schemes at Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Levels)