Vplus Health and Life Sciences

As a part of the Vplus Subsidy Scheme, “Vplus Health and Life Sciences” is supported by the HKSAR Government to encourage working adults to pursue higher qualifications for career advancement and to promote lifelong learning.

It supports the students from the designated part-time programmes in the areas of “Health and Life Sciences”. Successful applicants can be refunded 60% of the tuition fees paid for the programme, subject to a maximum of HK$36,000. There is no limit on the number of applications.

Eligibility for Application

1. The applicant must be a holder of Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card; and
2. The applicant has successfully enrolled for the first time into the relevant eligible programme, and not having applied for or been granted any financial assistance/ subsidy from the employer or any other form of government subsidy (such as “Continuing Education Fund (CEF)”and “Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)” etc.) for the same programme.

Eligible Programmes

Relevant self-financing part-time programme offered by VTC which should be accredited at Qualifications Framework (QF) Level 3 to 5 by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications, excluding Associate Degree and Bachelor’s Degree programmes.

Application Period

• Higher Diploma: From the programme commencement date to 31 Oct in the enrolled Academic Year.
• Professional Diploma, Professional Certificate, Diploma and Certificate: Within ONE month following the class commencement.
• Late Application will NOT be accepted.

Reimbursement Arrangement

1. Successful applicants will be refunded 60% of the paid tuition fees of eligible programmes, subject to a maximum of HK$36,000 per person.
2. The tuition fee will be reimbursed by instalments at the end of each term of the programme (Higher Diploma/Diploma of Foundation Studies) or modules (Professional Diploma Meister, Professional Diploma, Professional Certificate, Diploma and Certificate) upon successful completion.
   Reimbursements are generally made at the end of April, August, and October each year. The actual disbursement time depends on the case vetting process and bank processing. The subsidy is normally deposited directly into applicant’s designated bank account.
3. Refunds will be granted on a first-come-first-served basis with no pre-set quota for individual programmes.

Application and Reimbursement Status

Applicant may check the following information through the system

1. Application result
2. Reimbursement records

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