Description

Over the last decade, Malta has witnessed significant overall expansion in the higher education sector. In a knowledge-based economy, it is imperative to have a strong participation rate in higher education, which leads towards intellectual and economic growth to society.

High quality undergraduate education is of central importance to a number of objectives: an ever more highly skilled workforce and the development of new fields of study and specialisation. It is a key to Malta´s economic and social progress, and is essential to many people’s continuing professional development.

Government believes that students may find valid learning pathways in degree courses which are provided, either through foreign higher education institutions or through recognised private higher education institutions in Malta.

The Malta Government Scholarship Scheme (Undergraduate Course) for 2011-2012 aims at providing more opportunities to promote further choice of undergraduate degrees up to and including Bachelor and Honours Degrees (excluding Master´s Degree programmes) classified as National Qualification Framework (NQF) Level 6 or equivalent .

Through this scheme Government is extending the support available to undergraduate students at the University of Malta, to those Maltese students undertaking equivalent studies leading to reputable and qualitative local and foreign degrees.

The key objectives of this Scholarship scheme are:

• To encourage more student participation at an undergraduate level in Malta and abroad;
• To promote academic excellence in the private tuition sector;
• To increase student choice of degrees and institutions.

For students who come from:

• Malta

Want to go to:

• Worldwide

Disciplines:

• Law
• Humanities & Art
• Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
• Natural Sciences
• Applied Sciences, Professions & Arts
• Social Sciences
• Business & Economics
• Environmental Sciences

Eligibility

Students eligible for the scheme are students who have been accepted as regular students in a day course of studies and registered as full time students in one of the following:

• a licensed private higher education institution or licensed tuition centre in Malta offering tuition which leads towards a recognised degree;
• a foreign higher education institution offering recognised undergraduate degree courses.

For the purpose of this scheme, recognised degrees include only such degrees as verified by Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MaltaQRIC) within the Ministry of Education, and Culture, to be comparable to undergraduate degrees classified as equivalent to MQF level 6. Those degree courses provided locally and leading to a recognised foreign qualification are listed on the official site of the undergraduate scheme and these courses shall be exempt from MaltaQRIC verification by the applicant. Additionally, in those cases where such degrees lead to professional careers, the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme Board (MGSSB) may request a report from the designated authority responsible for warrants. Without prejudice to these criteria, the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme Board may reserve the right to withdraw eligibility of certain courses leading to specific degrees, from the scheme.

Additionally, in order to apply for the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme, candidates should meet the following eligibility criteria:

a) meet one of the following criteria

• Be a Maltese citizen who has been residing in Malta for the past five (5) years. Provided that for the purposes of calculating this 5 year requirement, consideration shall not be given to such period of time during which such Maltese citizen has been residing outside Malta for study, health or work purposes or any other purpose which the Board may consider, or
• Be a Maltese Citizen who is a worker or self-employed person in Malta, or
• Be a national of an EU/EEA state or a family member of such EU/EEA national (as defined in LN 191 of 2007 and in LN 205 of 2004 respectively for EU and EEA nationals), provided that such person has obtained permanent residence in Malta in accordance with LN 191 of 2007 and in LN 205 of 2004 respectively for EU and EEA nationals, or
• Be a national of an EU/EEA state who is in Malta exercising his/her Treaty rights as a worker, self-employed person or person retaining such status in accordance with LN 191 of 2007; or
• Be a third country national who has been granted long-term residence status under LN 278 of 2006.

b) have completed their term of compulsory education;

c) intend to attend the course regularly and make satisfactory progress;

d) in possession, by application deadline, of the necessary minimum entry requirements for the course applied for, as required by the degree awarding institution;

e) in possession by application deadline, of certified copies of the qualification certificates and the classification thereof. It is the responsibility of applicants, in possession of qualifications awarded by foreign post-secondary or tertiary education institutions, to produce an evaluation report on comparability of qualifications issued by the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MaltaQRIC) within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. A copy of the said report issued by the MaltaQRIC, or the designated authority in case of warrants, should be attached to the application. The MaltaQRIC original report is to be kept by the applicant and presented only for verification purposes at the Customer Care Office, Human Resource Development Department, Directorate for Educational Services, Great Siege Road, Floriana. Candidates not in possession of this report may still apply, provided that they submit a copy of the report to the receiving department as soon as it becomes available and in any case by not later than one month from the closing date of the call for applications;

f) students who have already started their undergraduate course and are not in receipt of a scholarship may apply under this scheme;

g) not be in possession of a degree at the same MQF level or higher of that degree for which they are applying for;

h) not have been awarded a scholarship in prior years;

i) be available, by 1st October of the same year of deadline, to commence their academic studies and for the entire duration of the intended course, provided that the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme Board may accept courses commencing not later than 5 months after this date.

Duration

The awards are granted for the entire duration of the course.

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