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• Non-means-tested Mainland

Experience Scheme for post-secondary

students

(Non-means-tested MES)

• Scheme for Non-means-tested Subsidy

on Exchange to “Belt and Road”

Regions for Post-Secondary Students

(Non-means-tested SSEBR)

Non-means-tested Subsidy on Exchange

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Background

• The two non-means-tested subsidy schemes arelaunched by EDB to encourage more students topursue exchange activities in the Mainland and Beltand Road regions.

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Non-means-tested MES Non-means-tested SSEBR

Outbound activity comprising substantive

teaching and learning elements to be held

in the Mainland

Outbound activity comprising

substantive teaching and learning

elements to be held in any “Belt and

Road” countries, excluding the

Mainland/Taiwan/Macao

Organised and/or endorsed by EdUHK

If the exchange activity is not organized by EdUHK, the hosting institution must be a recognised educational institution/body either in Hong Kong or in the home country

Programme duration: at least 5 days

Other things being equal, priority to be given to credit-bearing or award-bearing

exchange activities.

Eligible Exchange Activities

“Belt and Road” country/economy listed at Hong Kong Trade Development Council

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*Subject to review and update from time to time

Level of Subsidy – Non-means-tested MES

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Destination Subsidy Amount ($)

The Mainland 900

Duration (Days) Subsidy Amount ($)

5 – 13 1,050

14 – 28 1,800

29 – 90 3,000

91 – 180 7,500

Over 180 13,500

(A) (B)

Non-means-tested SSEBRDestination Subsidy Amount ($)

Asia (including Middle East, excluding the Mainland/Taiwan/Macao)

900

Africa 2,100

Oceania & Europe 2,400

Central & South America & Caribbean

4,500

Duration (Days) Subsidy Amount ($)

5 – 13 1,050

14 – 28 1,800

29 – 90 3,000

91 – 180 7,500

Over 180 13,500

(A)(B)

Non-means-tested MES Non-means-tested SSEBR

Local or non-local students Local students

Enrolled in full-time locally-accredited undergraduate programmes

Being selected to participate in and able to complete outbound exchange

programme;

Selected through a merit-based mechanism administered by EdUHK

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Eligibility Criteria

• Each students will be eligible to receive respectively, subsidy under the Non-means-tested MES and the Non-means-tested SSEBR once throughout their study in programme(s) at the same level of study in Hong Kong.

• Destinations of every exchange activities subsidised under SSE/Means-tested SSEBR/Non-means-tested SSEBR should be different in terms of country/economy

• Priority should be given to credit-bearing or award-bearing exchange programme

• Subject to subsidy funding available

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Selection Criteria

Major Features Non-means-tested MES Non-means-tested SSEBR

Eligible

Exchange

Programme/ Activity

1. Outbound activity comprising substantive

teaching and learning elements to be held in

the Mainland

2. Programme duration: at least 5 days

1. Outbound activity comprising substantive

teaching and learning elements to be held in any

“Belt and Road” country/economy, excluding

the Mainland/Taiwan/Macao.

2. Programme duration: at least 5 days

Subsidy Amount Destination Subsidy Amount ($) Destination Subsidy Amount ($)

The Mainland 900 Asia (including Middle East,

excluding the Mainland,

Taiwan and Macao)

900

Africa 2,100

Oceania and Europe 2,400

Central and South America

and Caribbean

4,500

Duration Subsidy Amount ($) Duration Subsidy Amount ($)

5 – 13 days 1,050 5 – 13 days 1,050

14 – 28 days 1,800 14 – 28 days 1,800

29 – 90 days 3,000 29 – 90 days 3,000

91 – 180 days 7,500 91 – 180 days 7,500

Over 180 days 13,500 Over 180 days 13,500

Eligibility Students are only eligible for assistance under

the scheme once throughout their study in

programmes at the same level of study,

irrespective of the amount of subsidy received.

Students are only eligible for assistance under the

scheme once throughout their study in programmes

at the same level of study, irrespective of the

amount of subsidy received.

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Supporting Documents Needed

1. SID copy

2. Acceptance Letter issued from the overseas exchangeinstitution

*Incomplete or late applications will not be processed

Subsidy Recipient’s Obligations

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• Sign an online undertaking form to comply with respective terms and conditions; and

• Submit Declaration for Exchange Subsidy Claim Form together with three major receipt copies WITHIN one month after the programme end date.

EdUHK reserves the right to demand return of any subsidyamount granted if the subsidy recipients do not fulfill any of theabove conditions or subsidy received is greater than actual directcosts associated with the exchange activity

Declaration for Exchange Subsidy Claim Form

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Workflow

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Application Flowchart

* The approved subsidy will be issued in a lump sum after submission of Declaration for Exchange Subsidy Claim Form.

* Student should launch application within one month after the programme end date,the latest, while the exchange activity in a certain academic year should be completed onor before 31 August of that academic year only.

Non-means-tested MES/SSEBR application and declaration form

SAO announces the subsidy

application result to student

Student signs the online

undertaking

Student receives the subsidy in a lump sum

Enquiries

Student Affairs OfficeMs. Skye So/ Mr. Luke TANG

Email: saosfa@eduhk.hk

Webpage: https://www.eduhk.hk/sao/?p=1847

Office Hour: [Mon-Fri] 8:30 am – 5:20 pm

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