To be awarded a NEW Scholarship Award or a NEW Distance Learning Award the applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants for awards must have been ordinarily resident in Gibraltar for a continuous period of ten years at the time the course begins.
- Attained the age of 18 by the 1st September of the year of Award (with the exception of applicants for the Level 3 City & Guilds Diploma in Women’s Hairdressing)
- Are allocated as ‘home’ status by the university within the UK*
*Individuals who are allocated by the university as having an ‘overseas/international’ status for the purpose of charging fees, can be found eligible for a scholarship if they meet all other criteria. However, in such cases funding awarded will be capped at the relevant home fee status. - Be in receipt of an offer for a programme of study.
- Not owe HMGoG funds with respect to previous educational awards.
NEW Scholarship Awards and NEW Distance Learning Award are awarded for the duration of the applicant’s chosen programme of study. Applications that meet the eligibility criteria will be considered by the Scholarship Award Panel. This is a competitive process and not all applicants may be successful.
Depending on the number of individuals who submit applications ahead of the next academic cycle, applicants may be short listed.
Applicants may be asked to attend an interview. In cases where applicants are not in Gibraltar on the dates when the interviews are scheduled, interviews can be held remotely.
Studies Outside the United Kingdom
If you wish to study a course at a bona fide university outside of the United Kingdom, the Department of Education (DoE) can, at its discretion, fund this. Tuition fees and the assistive grant will be capped at the current UK rate.
Entitlements
A NEW Scholarship Award for overseas studies provides you with the following:
- Assistive Grant
- Travel Allowance
- Tuition Fees – capped at current UK rate.
A NEW Scholarship Award for studies at the Gibraltar University provides you with the following:
- Tuition Fees – capped at current UK rate
A NEW Distance Learning Award will provide you with the following:
- Module Fees
Please note that if your course has a portion of teaching which requires you to physically attend the University, you should submit a New Scholarship award form.
Depending on the levels of HMGoG funding available in any given academic cycle, and the number of applications received, please note that there may be occasions where successful applicants will be awarded partial funding. The details of this would be communicated clearly to the applicants when they are informed of the outcome of their application.
Assistive Grant
This is a grant to help you cover costs whilst you are studying.
If you are completing a full time undergraduate or postgraduate course outside of Gibraltar, you will receive an assistive grant of £7,200 per academic year. It is important to understand that if you return to Gibraltar and continue with your course online you will not be entitled to receive this grant.
If you are a full time undergraduate or postgraduate student at the Gibraltar University and you are engaged in an accommodation contract with the Gibraltar University, you will receive an assistive grant of £5,000 per academic year.
If you are on a part-time course you will receive an assistive grant. The amount awarded will depend on the length of the course e.g. If a Master’s degree is completed part time over two years instead of full time in one year, the annual assistive grant awarded would be £3,600 per academic year (50% of the total assistive grant).
If you are following a distance learning course you do not receive an assistive grant.
The grant is paid in three equal instalments: September, December and March.
1st instalment of your grant is awarded for the Autumn Term commencing the month of September.
2nd instalment of your grant is awarded for the Spring Term commencing the month of January.
3rd instalment of your grant is awarded for the final term of the academic year i.e. Summer Term, which customarily commences after the Easter holiday (March/April).
Travel Allowance
If you are studying outside of Gibraltar you will receive a travel allowance of up to £1300. This allowance will be paid to you with the first instalment of the assistive grant in September.
Tuition Fees
This will be paid directly to your university once the university provides us with the invoice.
Undergraduate: £9,790.00 (Current UK capping rate).
Postgraduate: up to £12,000.
Except for:
- a Masters taken over a period of 2 years ( £6,000 per year)
- a postgraduate qualification in Law, up to £18,000.00 in total
- a PhD up to £6,000 per year, for a maximum of 3 years. Consideration will be given to increasing this annual amount depending on the field of study
If you are studying outside of the UK, your tuition fees will also be capped at the amounts stated above. If your fees are higher than the capping rate, you would need to pay the difference. Kindly note that if fees are less than the capping rate you will not be entitled to the remaining amount.
A tuition fee letter will be attached to your contract booklet, which is issued electronically. You must hand in this letter to the Finance Department when you enrol at the university. This is important since this letter informs the university of the amount that HMGoG will pay for your tuition fees. If you do not hand in this letter to the finance department, your university will be asking you for payment of the tuition fees. If fees are not paid, the university may stop you from having access to your student portal and facilities such as the library. Handing in this letter to the university will ensure that fees are paid promptly by us and you will not encounter any problems.