Application for Funding Support to Provide Off-school Advanced Learning Programmes for Gifted Students (2025/26 school year)

The Education Bureau (EDB) is now inviting post-secondary institutions, non-government organisations (NGOs), professional bodies and technology enterprises to apply for support from the Gifted Education Fund to provide off-school advanced learning programmes for gifted students at primary and secondary levels in Hong Kong. The programmes aim to expose students to high quality and challenging learning experiences in their areas of talent or, where suitable, in a wider range of disciplines or even across disciplines, so as to fully develop their potential.

To understand the unique features of the programmes, please watch the short video that introduces the off-school advanced learning programmes funded by the Gifted Education Fund.

Please refer to the documents below for details about the application procedures and requirements.

Guide for Applicants, Application Form and Frequently Asked Questions

Guide for Applicants 

Application Form [eForm]

User Guide of eForm91 

Frequently Asked Questions 

Application Period

From 23 July 2025 to 6:00 p.m. on 12 September 2025

Enquiry

By phone: (852) 3698 3486 or (852) 3698 3457
By email: cdoge10@edb.gov.hk or cdoge2@edb.gov.hk

Briefing Session

The EDB is going to organise an online briefing session for potential programme providers to introduce the means of application of the Gifted Education Fund for organisation of Off-school Advanced Learning Programmes for gifted students on 8 August 2025. The briefing session will be conducted in Cantonese. To enroll in the briefing session, please complete the enrolment form below and submit it by email <cdoge10@edb.gov.hk> or by fax to (852) 2490 6858 on or before 1 August 2025.

Enrolment form