New Scholarship Scheme Explained
The Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro has announced Government’s plan on the rollout of the new scholarship scheme.
Saturday 05 August 2023 | 14:25
Students from left: Maximillian Kirite, Salehah Ali, Abigail Tavuyara, Ashneel Maharaj, Jesse Veramu and Lucy Koi following the TSLS Community Awareness Handbook launch at Holiday Inn on August 4, 2023. Photo: Ronald Kumar
The Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro has announced Government’s plan on the rollout of the new scholarship scheme.
He made the announcement during the launch of the new TSLS Community Awareness Handbook 2024 at the Holiday Inn, Suva, yesterday.
The Tetiary Education Loan Scheme (TELS) will be replaced with the Fijian Scholarship Scheme and Government has allocated $148.3 million to sponsor 10,920 new students and 9148 existing students.
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New students on tuition only scholarship will be required to serve a bond period of their years of study multiplied by 1.5 and years of study multiplied by two (2) for both tuition and allowance.
“In this financial year, there are 10,920 awards for new students. This is the highest since the establishment of TSLS in 2014,” Mr Radrodro said.
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