{"id":1386,"date":"2021-05-16T05:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/?page_id=1386"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:45:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T08:45:31","slug":"ielts-reimbursement-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/language-centre\/ielts-reimbursement-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Test Fee Reimbursement Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1386\" class=\"elementor elementor-1386\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-252e9e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"252e9e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e19b3\" data-id=\"88e19b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03852d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03852d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Application Guidelines for IELTS Test Fee Reimbursement Scheme<\/span><\/h5><p>In order to encourage HKMU full time face-to-face undergraduate students to enhance their English language skills, and to have their language proficiency certified by a widely recognized English proficiency test before graduation, students with outstanding IELTS (International English Language Test System) scores are allowed to reimburse their test fees through this Scheme.<\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/h5><div><p>1. You should be an <strong>HKMU full-time face-to-face undergraduate student<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div><p>2. You should be an HKMU full time face-to-face undergraduate student at the time you sat for the IELTS test.<\/p><\/div><div><p>(For example, John was admitted to HKMU as a full-time Year 1 student in 2020. He took the IELTS test in 2019 when he was not yet admitted to the HKMU. He is not eligible for the reimbursement.)<\/p><\/div><div><p>3. You should be an HKMU full time face-to-face undergraduate student at the time of application for the reimbursement.<\/p><p>(For example, Jason is a fresh graduate of HKMU. He took the IELTS test last year when he was a Year 4 student. He is not eligible for the reimbursement now because he has graduated.)<\/p><\/div><div><p>4. Your overall band score for the IELTS test must be 6.0 or above. The threshold for reimbursement must be within your study period at the HKMU.<\/p><p>(For example, Jamie took the IELTS test in 2017 when he was an HKMU full-time Year 1 student. He is eligible to apply for the reimbursement in 2020 when he is a Year 3 student.)<\/p><\/div><div>5. Each eligible student is entitled for the reimbursement ONLY ONCE throughout his\/her studies at HKMU.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>(For example, please do not apply if you have successfully reimbursed from the IELTS Test Fee Reimbursement scheme organized by the Student Affairs Office or the Language Centre before.)<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Application<\/span><\/h5><ul><li>Step one:\u00a0The applicant should fill out the online application form:<br \/>Online application link: (We will open the registration by the first week of October.)<\/li><li>Step two:\u00a0After submitting the online application form, the applicant should email\u00a0one copy of official IELTS Test Report Form\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:asklc@hkmu.edu.hk\">asklc@hkmu.edu.hk<\/a>. In the email, the applicant should state his\/her\u00a0full name in English\u00a0and\u00a0student ID number. Reimbursement will\u00a0NOT\u00a0be made if the applicant fails to complete the application as required.<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Reimbursement Arrangement<\/span><\/strong><\/h5><ul><li>The IELTS test fee can be fully reimbursed if the applicant has fulfilled all the criteria listed above. The reimbursement amount is equivalent to the prevailing IELTS test fee (fee for sessions from 1 September 2017 to 31 March 2019 is HK$2,010; fee for session from 1 April 2019 to 6 April 2020 is HK$2,090; fee for session from 7 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 is HK$2,150; fee for session from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2022, fee for session from 1 July 2022 onwards is HK&amp; 2,300<em>, fee for session from 1 May 2023 to onwards is HK&amp; 2,380 <\/em>).<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>Reimbursement will be arranged by batch every season (i.e. January, April, July, and October). The cut-off dates for applications for each batch are listed below:<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/09\/IELTS-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"739\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/09\/IELTS-schedule.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/09\/IELTS-schedule-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/p><div><ul><li>The successful applicant will be notified by email individually regarding the process of reimbursement. He or she will have to follow the email in order to get the refund successfully.<\/li><li>If a student has completed the IELTS test outside of Hong Kong and paid the test fee in foreign currency, he\/she will be entitled to reimbursement for the amount equivalent to the prevailing test fee in Hong Kong as listed above.<\/li><li>If you have any questions regarding the scheme, please email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:asklc@hkmu.edu.hk\">asklc@hkmu.edu.hk<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23187\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/09\/IELTS-Test-Fee.png 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Guidelines for IELTS Test Fee Reimbursement SchemeIn order to encourage HKMU full time face-to-face undergraduate students to enhance their English language skills, and to have their language proficiency certified by a widely recognized English proficiency test before graduation, students with outstanding IELTS (International English Language Test System) scores are allowed to reimburse their test...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":1286,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":128,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46351,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1386\/revisions\/46351"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}