Application for FIFE Fund

Activities offered by HKU faculties, departments and student bodies which fall under the following scope of FIFE Fund will be eligible for the Fund: Exchange Overseas programmes Overseas internships Volunteering activities (including service trips) Language (a maximum of $6,500 from FIFE Award*) Halls/colleges (a maximum of $6,000 from FIFE Award*) Sports/music/arts/other skills (a maximum of $6,000 from FIFE Award*) Professional certificates/courses (a maximum of $6,000 from FIFE Award*) Learning activities that are organised by external organisation will be considered by the Steering Committee on a case-by-case basis. *The revised maximum subsidy amount for the specified activity category took effect on February 27, 2024.

Yes, you can use the Fund for several learning activities until the amount of the award is depleted. You have the flexibility in choosing when to use the Fund and how much to spend on each activity. To better use the Fund and spend the money prudently, you are advised to plan carefully and prioritise all learning opportunities which interest you as early as possible.

No, you must complete the online application form on FIFE Fund’s website at http://www.fife.hku.hk.

The Steering Committee will consider your funding application for a specific learning activity in the month subsequent to your online application. If the Steering Committee approves your funding application, the Finance & Enterprise Office takes 8 weeks to arrange the payment.

You are expected to submit the online application before the activity begins and upload the required supporting documents when you submit the online application. Only application with full set of supporting documents will be processed.

Documents that can prove your participation and expenses of the concerned activity are required including the following if applicable: Admission and offer letters / emails; Payment receipts of transportation, accommodation, insurance, etc.; Result notification letter/email of other scholarship(s) you received for this activity; Certificate of completion or statement of attendance issued by the organiser

Yes, if the (a) monthly household income of your family is HK$31,561 or less; and (b) the total value of savings and assets of HK$305,000 or less per each of your family member. Assets refer to bank deposits (saving/current/time deposits), cash in hand, investments (stock/shares/warrants/funds), properties, business undertakings, loans to others, gold and platinum, land, car parks, vehicles, vessels, and taxi/public light bus licences, but exclude self-occupied property.

Yes, if you are a local full-time and full-degree undergraduate student admitted to the University in or after September 2008. This includes students who are upon their first entry to study at HKU (regardless of the year of study) and students who resume their studies at HKU as first-year students after deferment.

Yes, as long as your parents and grandparents are not university graduates and you fulfill all other specified criteria.

Yes, if the (a) monthly household income of your family is HK$31,561 or less; and (b) the total value of savings and assets of HK$305,000 or less per each of your family member.

No. In this initial stage, the FIFE Fund is open to local students only.

Yes, for those who applied for the means-tested Grants and Loan, please submit your Grant/Loan application form and the results notification letter from the HKSAR Government. For those who have not applied for TSFS or have only applied for Non means-tested Loan Scheme, please submit documentary proof of family income, savings and assets, such as copies of tax returns and bank statements of the applicants and their family members.

No, you must complete the online application form on FIFE Fund’s website at http://www.fife.hku.hk.

You should submit hard copies of documentary proof to CEDARS in Room 301 - 323, 3/F, Main Building within the specified period. You will be notified via email after submitting the application successfully.

You can add up all your father’s income of the previous financial year (e.g. April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025) and divide it by 12 months. For income proof, please ask him to write and sign a self-declaration stating his average monthly income.

The total monthly household income includes (a) 100% of the gross monthly income of parent(s) or spouse (for married applicant) who provide(s) financial support to you, plus (b) 30% of the income of unmarried sibling(s) residing with the family.

No, you need to submit a learning plan and attend a Briefing & Gathering Session for New Recipients first. Then, you can make use of the Fund to finance your specific learning activity.

Remark: This refers to students who are upon their first entry to study at HKU (regardless of their years of study) in or after September 2008 and students who resume their studies at HKU as first-year students after deferment.

Remark: This is a reference calculated for a 4-person family. The total monthly household income includes (a) 100% of the gross monthly income of parent(s) or spouse (for a married applicant) who provide(s) financial support to the applicant, plus (b) 30% of the income of unmarried sibling(s) residing with the family.

Remark: Students' grandparents and parents do not have any university education.

Remark: Assets refer to bank deposits (saving/current/time deposits), cash in hand, investments (stock/shares/warrants/funds), properties, business undertakings, loans to others, gold and platinum, land, car parks, vehicles, vessels, and taxi/public light bus licences, but exclude self-occupied property.