HKACED athletes members who are interested in admission for the 2026/27 academic year, please complete and submit the application form (available for download here) to the HKACED Office, either in-person or by mail, by 11 January 2026. Late submissions before May 2026 will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Vocational Training Council MOU

SF&OC and Vocational Training Council (VTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Hong Kong Athletes Education Programme on 15 January 2024, to set up a special admission scheme for athletes planning to retire and retired athletes to provide comprehensive educational and career support for successful transition to post-retirement careers.

All HKACED athlete members who fulfilled the below requirement are eligible to apply:

• must be nominated by their NSAs before applying for their admission via HKACED;
• have been retired within the last six years, or athletes planning to retire within two years;
• have served as members of the Hong Kong Team for at least two consecutive years or more as either full-time/part-time athletes (Definition of full-time/part-time athletes: athletes engaged in a minimum of 25/15 hours training per week. Justification of the respective athletes’ status and definition of full-time/part-time would be subject to the confirmation of respective NSA);
• meet the general entry requirements of the respective programme; and
• have achieved outstanding sports performance.

For more details, please refer to the application guidelines (click here).

Saint Francis University MOU

SF&OC and Saint Francis University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Outstanding Hong Kong Athletes Nomination Scheme (OHKANS) for Higher Education on 19 September 2023, to offer an exclusive scholarship for athletes who have successfully admitted to apply, in order to motivate planning to retire and retired athletes to participate in continuous learning.

All HKACED athlete members who fulfilled the below requirement are eligible to apply:

• must be nominated by their NSAs before applying for their admission via HKACED;
• have been retired within the last six years, or athletes planning to retire within two years;
• have served as members of the Hong Kong Team for at least two consecutive years or more as either full-time/part-time athletes (Definition of full-time/part-time athletes: athletes engaged in a minimum of 25/15 hours training per week. Justification of the respective athletes’ status and definition of full-time/part-time would be subject to the confirmation of respective NSA);
• meet the minimum entry requirements of the respective programme; and
• have achieved outstanding sports performance.

For more details, please refer to the application guidelines (click here) and OHKANS Scholarship (click here).

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong MOU

SF&OC and The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) signed a MOU to set up a special admission scheme for athletes planning to retire and retired athletes on 11 November 2022.

All HKACED athlete members who fulfilled the below requirement are eligible to apply:

• must be nominated by their NSAs before applying for their admission via HKACED;
• have been retired within the last six years, or athletes planning to retire within two years;
• have served as members of the Hong Kong Team for at least two consecutive years or more as either full-time/part-time athletes (Definition of full-time/part-time athletes: athletes engaged in a minimum of 25/15 hours training per week. Justification of the respective athletes’ status and definition of full-time/part-time would be subject to the confirmation of respective NSA);
• meet the minimum entry requirements of the respective programme (HKACED athlete if fails to meet HSUHK’s minimum requirements, a mechanism will be placed to access, as deemed acceptable and give the approval to admit the applicant under the category of “special talents”, for special consideration); and
• have achieved outstanding sports performance.

For more details, please refer to the application guidelines (click here).

The Education University of Hong Kong MOU

SF&OC and The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Hong Kong Athletes Education Programme on 8 January 2021, to set up a special admission scheme for athletes planning to retire and retired athletes.

All HKACED athlete members who fulfilled the below requirement are eligible to apply:

• must be nominated by their NSAs before applying for their admission via HKACED;
• have been retired within the last six years, or athletes planning to retire within two years;
• have served as members of the Hong Kong Team for at least two consecutive years or more as either full-time/part-time athletes (Definition of full-time/part-time athletes: athletes engaged in a minimum of 25/15 hours training per week. Justification of the respective athletes’ status and definition of full-time/part-time would be subject to the confirmation of respective NSA);
• meet the minimum entry requirements of the respective programme (HKACED athlete if fails to meet EdUHK’s minimum requirements, a mechanism will be placed to access, as deemed acceptable and give the approval to admit the applicant under the category of “special talents”, for special consideration); and
• have achieved outstanding sports performance.

For more details, please refer to the application guidelines (click here).