The university, along with the government and generous donors provide different bursaries and financial assistance to assist students in need. The following bursaries and financial assistance are managed by the Registry and Student Affairs Office.

1. Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP)

SFU six Undergraduate programmes are support by the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) in 2026/2027 academic year.     

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (BN) (JUPAS code: JSSA01); 
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Entertainment Technology (BSDET) (JUPAS code: JSSA02); 
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy (BScPT) (JUPAS code: JSSA03);
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence (BSAI) (JUPAS code: JSSA04); and 
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation Technology (BATT) (JUPAS code: JSSA05)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Applied Hotel and Tourism Management (JUPAS code: JSSA06)

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

JUPAS code

Undergraduate programmes

2026/2027
Annual subsidy amounts

2026/2027
Tuition fee (Year 1)

2026/2027
Tuition fee after deduction of subsidy

JSSA01

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

$89,620

$124,980

$35,360

JSSA02

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Entertainment Technology

$46,780

$86,670

$39,890

JSSA03

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy

$81,450

$166,400

$84,950

JSSA04

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Artificial Intelligence

$46,780

$86,670

$39,890

JSSA05

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation Technology

$46,780

$80,170

$33,390

JSSA06

Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Applied Hotel and Tourism Management

$51,880

$81,260

$29,380

Six Sub-degree programmes are support by the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP).  Eligible students of can receive the annual subsidy amount of $40,730 or $23,390 in the 2026/27 academic year. 

Higher Diploma in Design (HDD);
Higher Diploma in Film and Media Production (HDFMP);
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

For subsidy amounts and tuition fee (before and after netting off the subsidy amounts) of respective programmes, please refer to the following table:

Sub-degree programmes

2026/27
Annual subsidy amounts

2026/27
Tuition fee
(Year 1)

2026/27
Tuition fee after deduction of subsidy

Higher Diploma in Design

$40,730

$76,020

$35,290

Higher Diploma in Film and Media Production

$40,730

$64,710

$23,980

Higher Diploma in Health Care

$40,730

$70,420

$29,690

Higher Diploma in Pharmaceutical Dispensing

$40,730

$72,120

$31,390

Higher Diploma in Enrolled Nursing (General)

$40,730

$104,850

$64,120

Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management

$23,390

$68,220

$44,830


2. Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme (NMTSS)

Starting from 2017/18 academic year, the Government has provided a non-means-tested annual subsidy for eligible 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 supported under the Student Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors "SSSDP") offered by eligible institutions.  The annual subsidy amount of NMTSS is $35,120 for the 2026/27 academic year.


3. Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

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.

Application Guidelines


4. Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)

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.

Application Guidelines


5. Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)

This scheme is administrated by the Student Finance Office of Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA – SFO) to provide financial assistance in the form of loan(s) to Diploma(Full-time or Part-time), and part-time sub-degree or bachelor's degree students to settle tuition fees of self-financing programmes.


6. Bursaries

Student Financial Assistant Scheme (Lenten Campaign)

S.K. Yee Medical Foundation Bursaries

Mustard Seed Foundation Bursary

Hsin Chong - K.N. Godfrey Yeh Education Fund Bursary

Providence Foundation Bursaries