Higher / Tertiary Education

Latest

Exemptions from Tuition Fees at State Educational Institutions

Third country nationals can apply from exemption of fees of state learning institutions if they are so entitled according to Law. Categories of applicants may include asylum seekers, refugees, refused asylum seekers until deported, persons in possession of single permits or a blue card, as well as family members and dependents of those entitled. Fees may also be waived on humanitarian grounds for persons not otherwise entitled.
Licence to operate as an Educational Institute

The National Commission for Further and Higher Education is responsible for licensing further and higher education institutes, and accrediting educational programmes to the Malta Qualifications Framework as outlined in Subsidiary Legislation 327.433.
Students' Maintenance Grants

Stipends and Grants are provided by the Government of Malta for students attending at approved Post-Secondary, Vocational and Tertiary Educational Institutions. Stipends and Grants are regulated by Subsidiary Legislation 605.06. This legislation also determines applicants’ eligibility. Students are encouraged to apply online between the 30th September and 31st December 2023 in order to benefit from Stipends and Grants as from the beginning of the respective academic year. Students submitting their online application after the end of December 2023 would be considered eligible for Stipends and Grants as from the date of the submission of their application. New students, students changing course and/or institution, repeaters, and students in additional or extension year are to apply for the Students' Stipends and Grants by submitting an online application at the beginning of the academic year by using their e-ID and password through this link: https://studentgrants.gov.mt/login At the beginning of the respective academic year but by no later than 31st December 2023, in order to benefit from Stipends and Grants as from the beginning of the respective academic year, promoted students are required to access their online application using their e-ID and password to confirm their personal details and the details of their course. Students confirming the details on their online application after the end of December 2023, will be considered eligible for Stipends and Grants as from the date of the submission of their application.
Students’ Maintenance Grants’ Consent Form (Under 16 Years)

A consent form which is to be filled by parent/guardian of students under 16 years of age who are applying for a Students’ Maintenance Grant.
Supplementary Allowances

Supplementary Allowances are additional monetary funds awarded to students facing certain circumstances of proven hardship, including financial difficulties.

Tax Credit on Higher Educational Qualifications

The benefit consists of a tax exemption on employment income which may be claimed by way of a tax credit. It applies to individuals who complete the relevant course of studies in 2018 or later. Where the individual pursues the relevant course of studies on a part-time basis, the tax credit is reduced by 50%. A reduction in the tax credit applies also where the course of studies was commenced before 2017. In the case of a Masters, the tax credit is available against the tax on income earned during the year that follows that in which the course is completed. In the case of a PhD it is available for two successive years. An individual who obtains a Masters and claims the tax credit for one year, and later obtains a PhD, may claim the tax credit for a further year. Otherwise, the tax credit may be claimed only once.

Education, Science and Technology

what are you looking for?

One stop shops
in local communities

Higher / Tertiary Education

Exemptions from Tuition Fees at State Educational Institutions

Licence to operate as an Educational Institute

Students' Maintenance Grants

Students’ Maintenance Grants’ Consent Form (Under 16 Years)

Supplementary Allowances

Tax Credit on Higher Educational Qualifications