Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP)

1. *For continuing students:
   Completed application should reach the Agency on or before 31.5.2011.
2. *For new students or students pursuing newly accredited programmes in the 2011/12 academic year:
   Completed applications should reach the Agency either within one calendar month from the commencement date of your programme or within one calendar month from the date of course accreditation in the case of newly-accredited programmes, whichever is later.
3. If you attend an accredited programme that commences between April 2011 and March 2012, except for those students who take distance-learning programmes or on-line programmes, you should apply for financial assistance under the 2011/12 academic year. The deadline for application is stipulated in (a) and (b) above and in any case, applications must reach the Agency not later than 31 March 2012.
4. If you will be on graduation-tied placement in the 2011/12 academic year (including the summer of year 2011), which counts towards the completion of your course, irrespective of whether the placement is compulsory or optional, you should submit your application only when you have confirmed the period of training and the income receivable of your graduation-tied placement. In the event that the details of your placement cannot be confirmed by the deadline of application, you should submit your application first and inform the Agency immediately once the details are available.
5. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted save in exceptional circumstances. Late applications must be supported by institutions and applicants must give detailed justifications for their late application in writing for the Agency's consideration.

*For operational reasons, individual institutions may set an earlier (or later) deadline for collection of applications from their students. Applicants are required to take note of the announcement made by individual institutions.