(a) | having right of abode Note (1) or right to land in, or have entered Hong Kong on One-way Permits; |
(b) | having received and completed senior secondary education in Hong Kong Note (2); |
(c) | pursuing undergraduate studies in any of the 197 designated Mainland institutions in the 2024/25 academic year; and |
(d)(1) | attained “3322” Note (3) or “332A” Note (4) in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE), i.e. attained Level 3 for Chinese Language and English Language, Level 2 for Mathematics, and Level 2 in Liberal Studies or “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development; OR |
(d)(2) | pursuing studies in Huaqiao University through “Pilot Scheme on the Articulation of Hong Kong Sub-degree Graduates to Huaqiao University”; OR |
(d)(3) | admitted to a Mainland institution through the “School Principal Nomination Scheme” under the “Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions”. |
(1) | A student who is expected to receive his/her right of abode within the 2024/25 academic year may also apply. |
(2) | To also cover schools for Hong Kong children on the Mainland listed under the HKDSE Participating School List published by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. For the 2024/25 academic year, HKDSE graduates from Shenzhen Hong Kong Pui Kiu College Longhua Xinyi School and Affiliated School of JNU for Hong Kong and Macao Students are eligible to apply provided that they also fulfill other criteria listed under “Eligibility” of MUSSS. |
(3) | Applicable to HKDSE results obtained on or before 2023. |
(4) | Citizenship and Social Development subject replaced the original Liberal Studies subject in the 2024 HKDSE. The scoring criteria for the Citizenship and Social Development subject is “Attained” and “Not Attained”, with “A” representing “Attained”. The HKDSE results obtained in 2024 or later have been revised to “332A”. |
The subsidy will be disbursed to eligible students based on the distance between the location of their institutions and Hong Kong, which will be grouped under the following three categories:
Type of Subsidy | Category | |||
I | II | III | ||
Distance between the location of institutions and Hong Kong | ||||
Less than 450 km | Between 450 km and 1 000 km | Above 1 000 km | ||
HK$ | HK$ | HK$ | ||
Means-tested | Full rate | 17,700 | 18,400 | 19,400 |
Half rate | 8,900 | 9,200 | 9,700 | |
Non-means-tested | 5,900 | 6,200 | 6,500 |
| Forms | Note | Download |
M1 | Application Form for Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 | (i) & (iv) | [deleted] |
M2 | Means Test Assessment Form for Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 (for application for “means-tested subsidy” only) | (ii), (iii) & (iv) | [deleted] |
M3 | Guidance Notes on Application for Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 |
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M4 | Notification of Changes in Personal Particulars | (iv) | |
M5 | Cover for supplementary documents/information | (iv) | |
R1 | Declaration Form for “Means-tested Subsidy” Renewal for Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 | (iv) | [deleted] |
R2 | Declaration Form for “Non-means-tested Subsidy” Renewal for Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 | (iv) | [deleted] |
R3 | Notification of Ceasing to Receive Subsidy for Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 | (iv) | [deleted] |
| List of designated Mainland institutions under Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme 2024/25 |
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| Electronic Application FAQs |
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(i) | Students aged 18 or above shall be deemed as the applicant. For students aged under 18, their father/mother/guardian shall act as the applicant. |
(ii) | If the family of the student applying for the “means-tested subsidy” has submitted the Household Application for Student Financial Assistance Schemes for the 2024/25 academic year to SFO, EDB will consider the eligibility of the applicant and the amount of subsidy to be granted under MUSSS 2024/25 based on the assessment result of his/her family’s eligibility in the Household Application. The applicant only has to submit the completed and signed application form (M1) together with copies of the required supporting documents specified in the application form to EDB. Completion and submission of the Means Test Assessment Form (M2) are not required. |
(iii) | If the family of the student applying for the “means-tested subsidy” has not submitted the Household Application for Student Financial Assistance Schemes for the 2024/25 academic year to SFO, the applicant should submit the completed application form (M1) and Means Test Assessment Form (M2) together with copies of the required supporting documents to EDB for SFO to conduct the means test. |
(iv) | Before submitting the application, please check carefully that relevant application form(s) has/have been duly completed and signed. The form(s) together with copies of the required supporting documents (if applicable) should be sent to EDB by post with sufficient postage. Insufficient postage will lead to non-delivery of the application forms, in which case EDB will not be able to process the application. Applicants should write their correspondence address at the back of the addressed envelope to avoid wrong / unsuccessful delivery. |