Funding & Support

Over the last decade, Malta has witnessed a 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 that promotes intellectual, social, and economic growth. High quality undergraduate education is of central importance to a number of objectives: an evermore 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.The Maltese Government believes that students may find valid learning pathways in degree courses/ programmes that are provided, either through foreign higher education institutions or through recognised private higher education institutions in Malta. The Malta Government Undergraduate Scheme aims at providing more opportunities to further the choice of undergraduate degrees/qualifications leading to MQF Level 6 and including Bachelor Degrees and vocational qualifications, classified as Level 6 or equivalent under the Malta Qualification Framework (MQF). Through this scheme the Government is extending the financial support available to undergraduate students at the University of Malta, MCAST and the American University of Malta (AUM), to other students undertaking equivalent studies at other institutions, leading to officially recognised local and foreign MQF Level 6 qualification. Students pursuing studies in a foreign / private institution at any other level may request the Students’ Maintenance Grants’ Unit (SMGU) by a letter / email and the duly filled in application within the stipulated time, to consider their case for eligibility.