Continuing Education Fund (CEF) - Application and Reimbursement

(1) CEF Application (For Non-UGC funded students only)

• Please read carefully the guidelines, eligibility criteria and regulations under the CEF website www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/ or call the 24-hour hotline 3142-2277 for more information.

• Submit a consent form on disclosure of Personal Data (Consent and Acknowledgement for CEF Course Participant upon Enrolment) to General Office by email before the commencement of the CEF reimbursement course.

• Applicants who apply for CEF are only required to complete the Application Form [SFO 313] and submit the supporting documents.

• Applicants are advised to check the status and balance of their Continuing Education Fund (CEF) accounts before enrolling in a CEF reimbursable course.

• Applicants must not have obtained any other public funds or assistance under any other publicly-funded financial assistance schemes for the same course.

• Please contact the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency if you have any enquiries.

• Course commencement date for 2025/2026:
  Semester A: 1 September 2025
  Semester B: 12 January 2026
  Summer Semester: 8 June 2026
  
  

  BME Office Address

  Room Y6700, 6/F, Yellow Zone, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building,
  City University of Hong Kong,
  83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
  

  Phone:	+852 3442-8420

  BME Office Hours

  Mon-Fri	8:45am to 5:30pm
  Lunch Break	12:30pm to 1:45pm
  Sat, Sun & Public Holidays	Closed

• Please note the references to be quoted on your documents on CEF forms:

  Name of Institution/Course Provider:	City University of Hong Kong
  CEF Institution Code:	005

• The completed and certified application form and other required documents of CEF should be returned to the CEF Office before the commencement of the course(s). LATE APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

(2) CEF Reimbursement (For Non-UGC funded students only)

• Please read carefully the reimbursement procedures under the CEF website www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/cef/ or call the 24-hour hotline 3142-2277 for more information.

• If you have successfully completed the CEF reimbursable course(s) and plan to claim your reimbursement from CEF, you need a certification letter of "Proof of Completion of Course" from BME.

  COMPLETION CRITERIA:

  • A minimum attendance rate of 70% (Students should sign on the attendance record for every lesson attended); and

  • Overall passing mark is 50% (subject to OCEF/LWB’s approval)

To obtain certification, please bring your completed Reimbursement Claim Form (SFO 313) and the receipt of tuition fee payment in person to the BME General Office during office hours. LATE APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

Date of submission for courses taken in Semester A, 2025/26: 19 January 2026 – 27 February 2026

Date of submission for courses taken in Semester B, 2025/26: 15 June 2026 – 31 July 2026

CEF Approved Courses

Continuing Education Fund (CEF) Approved Course List (2023/24)

Last modified on 23 February 2026