{"id":23469,"date":"2024-01-17T17:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T09:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/?page_id=23469"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:28:39","slug":"ielts-reimbursement-scheme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/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=\"23469\" class=\"elementor elementor-23469\" 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=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58a8b4ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58a8b4ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;38e1462&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a96058\" data-id=\"25a96058\" 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-15079b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15079b0b\" 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:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk\/ers\/prod\/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=010333&amp;lang=eng&amp;mode=all\">https:\/\/student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk\/ers\/prod\/ERS_detail.jsp?eid=010333&amp;lang=eng&amp;mode=all<\/a><\/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.<\/li><\/ul><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><li><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/IELTS-schedule-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/IELTS-schedule-1.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/IELTS-schedule-1-300x72.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><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.hkmu.edu.hk\/el\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/01\/IELTS-Test-Fee-724x1024-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/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":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23460,"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":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.3 (Yoast SEO v21.2) - 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