Fees, Scholarship & Aids

Associate Degree

Tuition Fee & Application Fee


Tuition Fee (Academic Year 2024/25)


Application Fee

Application Fee: HK$150 (for local applicants) and HK$300 (for non-local applicants).


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Deposit and Payment


2024 HKDSE Applicants

Payment (for 1st semester) Amount Due Date Methods

Tuition fee deposit

HK$5,000 Noon of 22 July 2024 # Please click here to learn more about payment methods
Payment (for 1st semester) Amount Due Date

Tuition fee balance

HK$25,300  8 August 2024

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Non-2024 DSE Applicants and Other Local Applicants

Admission Offer Issue Date Payment (for 1st semester) Amount Due Date Methods

On or before 10 July 2024

Tuition fee deposit HK$5,000 7 working days from the date of offer Please click here to learn more about payment methods
Tuition fee balance HK$25,300  19 July 2024
Admission Offer Issue Date Payment (for 1st semester) Amount Due Date Methods

From 11 July 2024 onwards

Tuition fee
(No deposit)
HK$30,300  Full pay within 2-7 working days from the date of offer
(depending on the issue date of admission offer)

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Non-Local Applicants

Payment (for 1st semester) Amount Due Date Methods

Tuition fee

HK$38,550  Full pay within 2-7 working days from the date of offer (depending on the issue date of admission offer) Please click here to learn more about payment methods

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# Applicants who apply for the Programme on or after 21 July 2024, please refer to the due date of the tuition fee deposit stated on the debit note.



Refund of Deposit and Balance

If a 2024 HKDSE applicant has accepted an offer from JUPAS for (i) a full-time UGC-funded undergraduate programme (programmes offered by Hong Kong Metropolitan University and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts are not UGC-funded) or (ii) an undergraduate programme subsidised under Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP), the applicant can apply for refund before the designated deadline.

  • Refund of tuition fee deposit and balance is only applicable to HKDSE candidates of 2024 who:
    1. have accepted an offer from JUPAS for
      1. a full-time UGC-funded undergraduate programme or
      2. an undergraduate programme subsidised under Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP); and
    2. submit the application form for refund to the College of International Education with the following supporting documents.

  • Please submit the online application form for refund of deposit and balance to the College of International Education with the following supporting documents:
    1. Notice of offer or offer letter of
      1. the full-time UGC-funded undergraduate programme or
      2. the undergraduate programme subsidised under Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP)
    2. Proof of tuition fee payment of the undergraduate programme
    3. Payment proof of the tuition fee deposit and/or balance of the Associate Degree Programme offered by CIE
    4. Copy of bank account document (with name of account holder and account number).

  • Please submit the refund application on or before:
    1. 12:00 noon of 9 August 2024 (for applicants with JUPAS main round offer)
    2. 12:00 noon of 26 August 2024 (for applicants with JUPAS offer based on rechecking and remarking results)
    3. 12:00 noon of 29 August 2024 (for applicants with JUPAS clearing round offer)

  • Late applications or applications without the required documents will NOT be processed.

  • An administrative fee of HK$300 for refund application is non-refundable and non-transferrable. The administrative fee will be deducted from the eligible amount.

  • Please submit the online application form for refund of deposit and balance and the supporting documents to the College of International Education before the designated deadline via the link below:
    https://hkbu.questionpro.com/t/AWP1CZ27zS

Payment Methods *

* All fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.


Application Fee VISA / Master / UnionPay PPS WeChat Pay

Applicants can pay a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE application fee of HK$150 (for local applicants) or HK$300 (for non-local applicants) upon submission of your application via the following payment methods

  • Credit card (Visa / Master / China UnionPay)
  • PPS by Internet
  • Mobile Payment [Alipay / AlipayHK / BoC Pay / Faster Payment System (FPS) / UnionPay / WeChat Pay].
Note:
  • Only online credit card payment is available if you use a smartphone or tablet device to submit the application.
  • If using China UnionPay ("CUP"), please ensure that you have signed up your PRC credit or debit card with "CUP" online payment.
  • Applicants may open PPS accounts with ATM cards. Please visit the PPS website for details.


Tuition Fee Balance / Tuition Fee VISA / Master / UnionPay PPS

Applicants can pay the tuition fee via the following payment methods. Tuition fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE.

  • Internet payment services (Deduct from Savings/Current account)
  • Credit card through bank websites (Visa / Master / China UnionPay)
  • PPS
  • ATM
  • Cash/Cheque payment at Hang Seng Bank Counter
Tuition Fee Payment Methods
Note:
  • Please refer to the payment instructions attached to the tuition fee debit note

Scholarships

In 2022/23, around 400 AD and UG students were awarded scholarships with a total of over HK$4.4 million offered by the College and the HKSAR Government.

Click HERE for more information on the scholarship web page.


CIE Entrance Scholarship

The Scholarships (in HK$5,000 or HK$10,000) are awarded to Associate Degree students of the College of International Education with outstanding academic performance at the time of admission.


Academic Achievement

  • Bernard Wu Scholarship (Academic Performance)
  • CIE Best Progress Award
  • CIE Best Student from Concentration Studies
  • CIE Distinguished General Education Award
  • CIE International Students Scholarship
  • Dr. Jonathan K.C. Choi Scholarship (Best Student from Concentration Studies)
  • Dr. Jonathan K. C. Choi Scholarship [Special Award designated to the Outstanding Year One Student from China-HK English School (Zhongshan)]
  • Prof and Mrs Yu E. Wisdombody Scholarship (Best Student of the Year)
  • Prof. Jerry W. Barrett Scholarship
  • The International Institute of Management Scholarship

Special Talent and Service

  • Chinese Overseas Student Federation Charity Foundation Scholarship (Outstanding Service)
  • CIE Outstanding Internship Award
  • CIE Outstanding Service Award (for Sub-degree students)
  • CIE Outstanding Student Leadership Award (for Sub-degree students)
  • CIE Special Recognition Award
  • Dr. Jonathan K. C. Choi Scholarship (Special Talent)

Financial Aid

  • CIE Global Experience Fund
  • CIE IELTS Sponsorship Fund
  • CIE Internship and Practicum Travel Fund
  • Kwok Chung Bo Fun Charitable Fund Outreaching Award
  • Student Emergency Fund
  • The HeArt Touch Charity Foundation Outreaching Award

From HKSAR Government:

  • Self-financing Post-secondary Scholarship Scheme (SPSS)
    • Outstanding Performance Scholarship
    • Best Progress Award
    • Talent Development Scholarship
    • Reaching Out Award
    • Endeavour Scholarship
  • Government Subsidy Schemes on Exchange
    • Scheme for Subsidy on Exchange for Post-secondary Students (SSE)
    • Scheme for Means-tested Subsidy on Exchange to “Belt and Road” Regions for Post-secondary Students (Means-tested SSEBR)
    • 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)


Financial Assistance


Government Student Financial Assistance Scheme

Students can apply for the HKSAR Government’s Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students, Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students and Continuing Education Fund.


Continuing Education Fund

The Government's Continuing Education Fund (CEF) subsidises students with learning aspirations to pursue continuing education and training. Some of the courses offered by the College have been included in the list of reimbursable courses for CEF purposes. Eligible applicants will be reimbursed up to a maximum sum of HK$20,000 (the percentage of fees to be borne by learners for the first HK$10,000 subsidy is 20% of the course fee and that for the second HK$10,000 subsidy is 40% of the course fee), on successful completion of a reimbursable course.