How to apply for financial assistance for primary and secondary students?

Applicants may view the video clips for details of the financial assistance schemes for primary & secondary students.
 

Contents

• Continuing Applicants 
• Other Applicants

(1) Applicable to Continuing Applicants 
(i.e. applicants who have successfully applied for financial assistance in the 2024/25 school year on or before 1 March 2025 for primary and secondary students or pre-primary students who will be attending Primary 1 (P1) in the 2025/26 school year)

The SFO issued Access Code for E-Form and/ or paper-based pre-filled form to continuing applicants in batches started from mid-March 2025 according to their option indicated in the 2024/25 application.  Continuing applicants may –

• Use pre-filled E-Form - Login "eWFSFAA" and open the pre-filled E-Form which has been prefilled with their application details. Continuing applicants may then complete the Pre-filled E-Form, upload relevant supporting documents and submit the application online. Applicants can use “iAM Smart+” to sign the declaration digitally. Applicants without “iAM Smart+” should print, sign and upload the signed declaration as one of the supporting documents; or
• Use paper-based Pre-filled Form - Submit the completed Paper-based Pre-filled Form issued by SFO together with copies of relevant supporting documents to SFO by post, using the addressed envelope provided.

(2) Applicable to Other Applicants

(i.e. new applicants and applicants who have NOT received financial assistance for primary and secondary students in the 2024/25 school year on or before 1 March 2025)

Starting from May 2025, other applicants may –

• Use E-Form - Access the “E-Form” in the "eWFSFAA" and submit the completed E-Form direct.  Applicants can use “iAM Smart+” to sign the declaration digitally. Applicants without “iAM Smart+” should print, sign and upload the signed declaration as one of the supporting documents; or
• Use paper-based Form - Complete and submit “Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” (SFO 7B)​​​​​,  together with copies of relevant supporting documents, to Tsimshatsui PO Box 96824 by post. The application form and application documents can be downloaded in SFO website.

Please click here for application processing time table.