To sustain the development of the Elder Academy Scheme, the Government funded the establishment of the Elder Academy Development Foundation (the Foundation) in 2009 and the Committee on the Elder Academy Development Foundation (the Foundation Committee) was formed under the Elderly Commission to devise strategies and measures for the establishment, curriculum design, extra-curricular activities and development of elder academies, and to consider and assess funding applications received by the Foundation.
The Foundation will mainly provide funding support for the following three categories of applications:
(1) Setting up elder academies in primary and secondary schools; (2) Setting up elder academies in post-secondary institutions; and (3) Organising activities conducive to elderly learning and inter-generational harmony (Other Categories).
The Foundation Committee accepts funding applications for setting up elder academies all year round, and will conduct vetting of applications twice a year (in the middle and end of each year). The application deadlines for this year are 31 May and 31 October respectively.
Brief Guide to Elder Academy Scheme |
PDF ( Annex 1 / Annex 2 / Annex 3) |
Elder Academy Development Foundation - Application Guidelines |
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Funding Guidelines - Elder Academies in Primary and Secondary Schools |
PDF |
Funding Guidelines - Elder Academies in Post-secondary Institutions |
PDF |
Funding Guidelines - Other Categories |
PDF |
Elder Academy Development Foundation - Notes for Auditors of Grantees |
PDF |
Application form for setting up Elder Academy in Primary and Secondary Schools |
DOC /
e-Form |
Application form for implementing two-year programme in an Elder Academy |
DOC /
e-Form |
Application form for setting up Elder Academy/ Provision of EA courses in Post-secondary Institutions |
DOC /
e-Form |
Application form for Other Categories of Applications |
DOC /
e-Form |
Elder Academy Health Courses Teaching Kit (Chinese Version Only) |
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