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First year medical student asks govt to bring back funding for new MBBS students

First year medical student asks govt to bring back funding for new MBBS students We are looking at options to assist - AG First year medical student asks govt to bring back funding for new MBBS students We are looking at options to assist - AG Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum A question has been raised by a first year medical student for the government to bring back the funding for the new MBBS students in the 2021/2022 National Budget and the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are looking at ways to assist these students. The National Toppers Scholarships and Tertiary Education Loan Scheme for MBBS and Oral Health has been suspended from this year after the announcement in the 2020/2021 National Budget.

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  Jan 29, 2021 06:33:07 PM Students under the National Topper s Scholarship who were suspended by the Tertiary Scholarship Loans Board (TSLB) following a review last year will have their scholarships reinstated. Attorney General and Civil Service Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum announced in a press conference this evening. Sayed-Khaiyum said the board was asked to review what was clearly an arbitrary decision to suspend certain toppers from the scholarship programme. He said the government was not consulted nor did they approve for the board to raise the grade point average for toppers scholarship. He said the TSLB management treated these scholarship students like they were in day care.

Aircraft Engineering and Tourism Programs suspended from National Toppers Scholarship

TSLB Aircraft Engineering and Tourism Programs suspended from National Toppers Scholarship - TSLB [Image: File Photo] People who want to study Aircraft Engineering and Tourism Programs will have to opt for the Tertiary Education Loans Scheme after the suspension of the National Toppers Scholarship for these two programs. The Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Board had confirmed that such programs were listed under the national priority areas of government since the inception of the National Toppers Scheme and TELS in 2014 and these programs were included to ensure that Fiji has an adequate number of trained people. The National Toppers Scholarships and TELS for MBBS and Oral Health has also been suspended from this year after the announcement in the 2020/2021 National Budget.

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