How to claim reimbursement of course fee under Continuing Education Fund?
Working Family and Student Financial Assistance AgencyContents
Form |
Applicants are required to complete the “Continuing Education Fund Application Form” [SFO 313 (2024)] (reference can be made to “Continuing Education Fund Guidance Notes for Application” [SFO 312_E (2024)]. (Note: The Office of the Continuing Education Fund (OCEF) has further streamlined the application process. Applicants are only required to submit the completed application form and required documents to the OCEF. The OCEF will verify the applicant’s eligibility with the respective institution / course provider upon receiving the application. Applicants are not required to send the Application Form to the institution(s) / course provider(s) concerned for certification before submitting the application.) |
Supporting documents |
Applicants have to submit copies of the following supporting documents:
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Means of submission |
Electronic application Paper-based application Office of Continuing Education Fund:
Locations of Drop-in boxes:
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Processing time |
In general, application results will be issued within 6 weeks (for existing CEF account holders) or 8 weeks (for applicants who submit application for the first time) from the date of receipt of the application, subject to the provision of complete supporting documents by the applicants and the result of verification of applicants’ information by the institutions / course providers. If the information provided by applicants is incomplete or with discrepancies in the information provided, applicants will be requested to give an explanation or provide supplementary information, in which case the processing time will be longer. In case the institutions / course providers need a longer period of time for verification of the information stated in the application form, the CEF reimbursement has to be made to offset the Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme loans, or in other exceptional circumstances, the processing time will also be longer. If applicants do not receive any written reply from OCEF 2 weeks after the above-mentioned time, please contact the OCEF at 3142 2277. |