APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID

Hong Kong Finance College offers a variety of grants, loans and employment to assist students in financing a Hong Kong Finance College education. All financial assistance, with the exception of the Presidential Scholars Program is awarded on the basis of need. Hong Kong Finance College is committed to providing funds to meet the full demonstrated need of every admitted student who has filed the required paperwork to apply for financial aid.

Overall, 64 percent of the Class of 2013 received some form of financial aid from Hong Kong Finance College. This assistance included more than hk$18 million in institutional need-based grants.

An application for financial aid will in no way influence an admission decision.

Need Analysis Documents

• Financial Aid applicants must complete the Free Application for Student Aid . The code number for Hong Kong Finance College is 221526.
• Students who wish to be considered for institutional grant funds should also complete the College Scholarship Service Profile Application form. The number for Hong Kong Finance College is 303.
  

Each of these required forms is fully explained in the following sections.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

Once the Office of Student Services has received the appropriate forms and has been notified by the Office of Undergraduate Admission that the student will be admitted, the application is reviewed, and a conditional award is prepared. Along with a letter of admission, admitted students will also receive information about how to access their financial aid award using Hong Kong Finance College's web portal. If the appropriate forms have not been received by the time offers of admission have been made, a financial aid offer will not be posted online when a students logs onto the web portal. The conditional award will be based on the financial aid application materials on file at the time the award is prepared, and is subject to change once the 2010 tax return and other documents are received. Changes in calculated financial need may result in adjustments in the aid award. Students applying after the priority deadlines listed in the chart above will be notified as soon as their file has been evaluated.

A final review of each student's application for financial aid is conducted commencing in May and continuing throughout the summer. All information initially provided will be validated against actual tax information and the information contained in other requested documents. Any discrepancies discovered during the validation process may result in adjustment of the amount of assistance offered.