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Applications & Admissions

Refund of Tuition Fee

 

All tuition fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable, except under the circumstances stated below. New students who meet the following criteria may apply for a refund within the designated application period. Details are as follows:

Date of Accepting JUPAS Offer

 Applicants must meet one of the following conditions:

Applicant accepts a JUPAS offer
in the main round on or before 6 August 2026

Applicant accepts a JUPAS offer 
after 6 August 2026

Application

Period
  • 5 August 2026 (10am to 5pm)
  • 6 August 2026 (10am to 5pm)
  • 7 August 2026 (10am to 12nn)
  • 12 - 27 August 2026 
    (10am to 5pm, excluding Saturdays and Sundays)

Late applications for refund will NOT be accepted.

Eligibility

Applicants must have accepted an offer for one of the following programmes:

  • A 2026/27 offer from a full-time University Grants Committee-funded (UGC-funded) Bachelor’s Degree programme (Note 1)

    (Self-financing programmes offered by Hong Kong Metropolitan University and those offered by The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts are NOT UGC-funded) (Note 2);

    OR

  • A 2026/27 subsidised place from a full-time Bachelor’s Degree programme under Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/ Sectors (SSSDP) (Note 3)

Please refer to the table below which demonstrates the eligibility for a refund

Eligible for a Refund

Funding Category Study Level of the Offer Eligibility for a Refund
UGC-funded
 
UGC-funded Programmes List:
 Full-time Bachelor’s Degree
Eligible
✔
Example:
Example 1
SSSDP
 
 Full-time Bachelor’s Degree Eligible
✔
Example:
Example 2

Not eligible for a Refund

Funding Category Study Level of the Offer Eligibility for a Refund
UGC-funded
 Sub-degree (Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma)
Not Eligible
✘
SSSDP
 Sub-degree (Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma) Not Eligible
✘
Self-financing programmes (except SSSDP)
 
JUPAS’s Self-financing Programmes List: https://www.jupas.edu.hk/en/programme/hkmu/
Full-time Bachelor’s Degree
 Not Eligible
✘
Sub-degree (Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma)
Example
Example 3

Application Procedures

Applicants (Note 4) must submit their application(s) in person at the College Office on the 4/F during the designated application period. (Note: Applicants who submit their application(s) during the specified period from 14 to 27 August 2026 should proceed directly to the Enquiry Counter on the 18/F of the College to submit their application(s).)

  1. Proof of admission to a UGC-funded full-time Bachelor’s Degree programme OR a full-time Bachelor’s Degree programme under Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/ Sectors (SSSDP) (e.g. admission email, offer letter, tuition receipt, or student ID; documents must show the applicant’s name and programme title);
  2. Copy of Hong Kong Identity Card;
  3. Original payment receipt.

Upon successful verification of the required documents, applicants will be directed to complete the online “Tuition Fee Refund Application Form” on-site.

Fee

For approved applications, a 5% administrative fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Refund Method
  • Refunds will be issued by cheque;
  • Applicants must clearly state the payee name on the application form;
  • The payee must hold a Hong Kong bank account for cheque deposit;
  • No change of payee will be accepted after submission;
  • Cheques are valid for six months from the date of issue; expired cheques will not be reissued;
  • Applicants will be notified on or before December 2026 to collect and acknowledge receipt of the cheque at a designated counter.

Notes:

  1. Full-time UGC-funded Bachelor’s Degree programmes are offered by the following eight institutions: 
    i. City University of Hong Kong
    ii. Hong Kong Baptist University
    iii. Lingnan University
    iv. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    v. The Education University of Hong Kong
    vi. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    vii.     The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    vii. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Self-financing programmes offered by Hong Kong Metropolitan University (including those that can be applied through JUPAS) and those offered by The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts are not UGC-funded programmes; applicants accepting an offer from these programmes are thus not eligible for refund.
  3. For details of SSSDP, please refer to the webpage: https://www.cspe.edu.hk/en/sssdp/.
  4. The applicant/ parent/ guardian may authorise a representative who is over the age of 18 to apply for refund with the following documents:
    i. Authorisation letter signed by the applicant;
    ii. A copy of the applicant's HKID card;
    iii. The original and copy of the representative’s HKID card;
    iv. Documents mentioned in the above application procedures;
    v. Applicant's JUPAS account login information.