Supplementary Allowances
Supplementary Allowances are additional monetary funds awarded to
students facing certain circumstances of proven hardship, including
financial difficulties.
Supplementary Allowances are divided into two
tiers:
a. Supplementary Stipend Rates – These are credited to students found eligible
for Supplementary Allowances every four weeks in additional rates to the
normal stipend.
b. The
Supplementary Grant - This award is given once to students who are
found eligible for Supplementary Allowances and who are studying at MQF Levels
5 or 6.
Conditions
a. Online applications for Students’ Maintenance Grants
close on the 30th November of the respective academic year.
b. Students cannot be
considered for eligibility for Supplementary Allowances if they are not
stipend-eligible.
c. All documentation covering a request for Supplementary
Allowances is to be uploaded to the online application for Students’
Maintenance Grants. Due to the sensitive nature of certain data, no documents
are to be sent via email or passed on to any Stipends’ Office official.
d. Applications and all uploaded documents undergo a
rigorous vetting process, in line for consideration by the Students’ Maintenance
Grants’ Board. This is required for the issuing of an official final decision.
e. Students are duty bound to inform the Students’
Maintenance Grants’ Board via email by using the contact us button in the online application form, should there be any change in
circumstance affecting their eligibility.
f. Late Applications for Supplementary Allowances are only
considered by the Students' Maintenance Grants’ Board if the circumstance
affecting eligibility for this award occurs after the application closing date.
g. Applications for Supplementary Allowances lacking
documentation or with incomplete documentation cannot be processed.
h. The Students' Maintenance Grants’ Board reserves the
right to decline applications left without the requested documents.
i. There shall be no further processing of applications after the
30th June of the respective academic year.
j. Applications for Supplementary Allowances, along with
updated documents, are to be submitted by students each academic year.
The table below provides the list of mandatory
documents for specific cases:

Students who possess a CRPD document
Students who possess a
document issued by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with a Disability
(CRPD), are
considered automatically eligible for Students’ Maintenance Grants, including
Supplementary Allowances. Students who
possess this document are to upload a copy of it to the online
application. In such cases, documents
showing financial income are not requested by the Students' Maintenance Grants’
Board.
Students living in Church Homes and Conservatories
Students living
in Church Homes and Conservatories are considered automatically eligible for
Students’ Maintenance Grants, including Supplementary Allowances. In the online application, students are to upload
official documentary proof of their place of residence. Documents showing financial income are not
requested by the Students' Maintenance Grants’ Board.
How to apply
Students requesting
Supplementary Allowances are to login to the webpage https://education.gov.mt/studentsgrants using their e-ID and password to
access the application for Students' Maintenance Grants. Students are to proceed to Page 3 of the
application. By clicking Yes to
the
question regarding Supplementary Allowances, students are to click the
circumstance for which they are applying for these allowances. They may also write comments clarifying their
situation in the textbox provided. In
Page 4, electronic versions of all documents, including those for Supplementary
Allowances, are to be uploaded. Students
are to ensure that all documents show correct information, since applications with incomplete or
incorrect information may be declined or kept pending till the student uploads documents
which clarify his/her situation.
Means
Test
The Students' Maintenance Grants’
Board determines eligiblity for Supplementary Allowances by utilising a means
test based on total household income, on the basis of one academic year.
Below are the thresholds which are
being implemented in the assessment of applications for Supplementary
Allowances. These thresholds were revised in Budget 2017.
€12,700
|
Family Rate
|
€9,100
|
Single Rate
|
€10,500
|
Single Parent rate
|
Due consideration shall
also be given to the number of persons in the same household who are still
pursuing their education.
Important
Notes:
a. All
Government forms are subject to monitoring and assessment by the Better Regulation Unit within OPM, to ensure the
implementation of Better Regulation within the Public Sector.
b.
The Students’ Maintenance Grants’ Board is hereby informing you
that it can make use, retain and share information of personal and other data which
students have submitted with their online application,
ii. for
the determination of future eligibility in line with lawful processing under
the General Data Protection Regulation, Article 6 (b); and,
iii. for
statistical purposes.
c.
The Students’ Maintenance Grants' Board reserves the right to verify the
information submitted and request further documentation as may be required.
d. Students
who fail to inform the Board of any change of circumstances determining their
eligibility, shall be liable to refund all stipends/grants
received.