Stage 1:
Complete the application form by the specified deadline.
Stage 2:
Once completed and submitted electronically, the Scholarship Team will process the application. This entails checking that the form is fully completed and that the necessary documentation has been attached. If any further documentation is required, this will be requested by email. When we have received the application form, you will receive an email informing you that we have begun the eligibility check process.
Documents required for eligibility clearing are:
- Current Applicant’s ID card
- Current Utility bill (Electricity and Water only)
If consumption levels are less than £10 on the utility bills provided, we will ask for further evidence such as:
- Electricity and Water bills for the last six months.
- Deeds of Assignment (Purchase Agreement) or Tenancy/Rental Agreement).
The Scholarship Team, may on occasions, reach out to other Government Departments such as CSRO, Housing and Land Property Services to establish eligibility.
Stage 3:
Your application will be considered by the Scholarship Committee Panel and you will be informed of the outcome via email by the middle of July. If your application is successful you will need to provide us with all the required documents.
If you are not successful in your application for funding you have the right to appeal this decision. You will be required to submit an appeal through the link provided in your outcome letter.
Stage 4:
An ‘Agreement with the Award Holder and Government’ (the Scholarship Contract) will be prepared. This is an official document that confirms that you are a Gibraltar Government Sponsored Scholarship Student. The Agreement is issued online via the Hello Sign App. This is to be signed electronically by yourself, your guarantor and a representative of HMGoG, before you embark on your course.
Please read the document carefully and ensure that all the details are correct. If there are any errors in the document, you must contact the Scholarship Team immediately. It is important that, before you enter into this contractual agreement, you understand that non-compliance with the responsibilities could render you liable to return funds to HMGoG. It is, therefore, imperative that you familiarise yourself with the conditions of the contract and your responsibilities as a Sponsored Student before you accept the terms of the Agreement.
When all parties have signed the agreement, you will receive an email with a copy of the signed Gibraltar Government Scholarship Award Scheme Agreement between Award Holder and Government.
Where applicable you will also receive:
- A tuition fees letter confirming that you are a Gibraltar Government sponsored student. It is important to reiterate that you will need to hand in this letter to your university to ensure that your university sends their bill for tuition fees directly to the DoE. If you do not do this, your university will be asking you for payment and may suspend your student portal/library services.
- A ‘To Whom it may Concern’ letter stating that you are a Gibraltar Government sponsored student. You may need to present this letter to local public service departments e.g. Housing, Tax, Judicial Courts and GHA.
Stage 5
Once the Agreement is signed by all parties the Scholarship Team will commence the process of releasing grants for those embarking on full time studies abroad. Funds will be released on a priority basis. Please be aware that this process can take between one to two weeks. The Team will try its utmost to prioritise grants for students who have the earliest start dates.
The first instalment of the assistive grant together with the travel allowance will be deposited into the bank account which you detailed in your application form.
You should expect to receive the following amounts:
Assistive Grant: £2400
Travel allowance: £1300
The second and third instalments will be deposited into your bank account in December and in March.
If there are any changes to your banking details, you must notify the Department of Education immediately and provide proof of your new account details. Failure to do this may delay the receipt of funds in time for the start of the new term.