{"id":254887,"date":"2020-08-26T11:49:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T15:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=254887"},"modified":"2021-03-14T16:48:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:48:48","slug":"new-government-policy-for-tertiary-scholarships-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/new-government-policy-for-tertiary-scholarships-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"New government policy for tertiary scholarships coming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Octavia Alfred, Minister for Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Dominica government plans to introduce a new policy which will be used to guide students under its university scholarship programme.<\/p>\n

Education Minister, Octavia Alfred, made that announcement recently on Prime Minister Skerrit’s weekly radio talk show.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a new document which is a policy that will guide how we do the scholarships and how we trace our students,\u201d she said. \u201cAgain, part of it was because of COVID because when COVID just came, we didn\u2019t even know where some of our students were in some cases, so that policy will also help us to know where our students are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minister said that the new policy will also help to ensure that students are doing study programmes that are on the national list of priorities “so that when they come home we can use them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The policy, according to Alfred, will also guide the ministry of education in ensuring that students do not just change their courses after six months.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause, if the government sponsors you to go away to study, something that the country needs and when you get to where you are, you realize ‘that\u2019s a little too challenging for me’ and you change, you would not be able to do that without asking permission,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

She said a number of students change their courses without seeking permission or even informing the government.<\/p>\n

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Chandler Hyacinth, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Chandler Hyacinth added that the tertiary education policy will also include a time frame for receiving applications and a time frame for approvals, \u201cso we would not have to be getting applications all through the year and people expect to get a response all through the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hyacinth explained that once the Ministry of Education receives an application, it is usually reviewed to ensure that the person meets the required standards and with the new policy, a strict procedure will be followed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we prepare our matrix; this is submitted to a committee for review and selection,\u201d she stated. \u201cOnce persons are selected from that pool, then it is submitted to the Ministry of Finance for final endorsement and approval and once we receive those approvals, that is when a letter will be issued.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Hyacinth, approval may be given for a scholarship which includes full tuition and accommodation or for financial assistance which would cover a portion of the tuition or housing, \u201cor it could be a grant where we just give you a one time amount for that period.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the Ministry of Education is working with the ICT department to set up an electronic database which will form part of the new policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are setting out a new application form that will be placed online. So, once you fill in the information, we can document it,\u201d Hyacinth stated. \u201cThere are some forms that we want; we want to make it mandatory that you submit your grades.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students will also be expected to sign documents which allow the ministry of education to be able to access their grades from universities and according to Hyacinth, there will be penalties when students fail to meet certain standards, \u201cthere are bonding requirements depending on how much the government has assisted you with.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is a comprehensive document, she noted, which will reform and give some structure to how the government deals with financial assistance scholarships for students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica government plans to introduce a new policy which will be used to guide students under its university scholarship programme. 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