Stipends Office The Stipends Office on campus administers the Students Maintenance Grants, which are provided by the Government of Malta to eligible students enrolled at the University of Malta. The Stipends Office provides assistance to students regarding the Students’ Maintenance Grants Scheme which operates under a set of regulations that all students must adhere to. The Stipends Office, in collaboration with the Office of the Registrar, Faculties, Institutes, Centres and Schools, the Students’ Maintenance Grant Board, and the Treasury Department, works to maintain correct information regarding University students to ensure that the maintenance grant is issued correctly and on time to all eligible students. Under the Maintenance Grant Scheme, eligible students qualify for a monthly fixed rate (stipend) as well as a fixed sum per academic year. Students following prescribed courses qualify for a higher maintenance grant for the duration of their course. A full list of these prescribed courses is available on the Stipends Office’s website. The yearly grant is intended to defray expenses related to educational material and equipment throughout the academic year. All students are
to apply for their maintenace grant and for the supplementary grant, if applicable, through the Ministry for Education and Employment’s portal – education.gov.mt. Students who are eligible for the maintenance grant and might have particular financial difficulties may also apply for the Supplementary Grant Scheme, whereby they may be eligible to receive an additional sum to their maintenance grant. It should be noted that all decisions regarding applications under the Supplementary Grant Scheme are taken solely by the Students’ Maintenance Grant Board. Students are bound to repay the pro-rated amount of money indicated by the Students’ Maintenance Grant Board should they absent themselves from their course, fail to register satisfactory progress, or discontinue their studies. stipends@um.edu.mt +356 2340 2807 www.um.edu.mt/stipends
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