Gov’t invests 100 million to support tertiary education students

The Macau government is investing MOP100 million this year in subsidies addressing higher education students, revealed the coordinator of the Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES). Sou Chio Fai said that according to the government’s estimations about 34,000 students will likely be granted the subsidy, which is intended to help them buy school-related materials.
A MOP3,000 subsidy is provided through a single installment and may be requested by any student who holds a Macau ID and attends a higher education institution either in Macau or overseas.
Students can apply until March 31. An administrative decree regulating the application procedures will be published next week in the government’s Official Gazette.
The Macau government has recently been providing financial aid to students of different grades, mainly to help families acquire school materials. It has also been providing other types of grants, namely by supporting the payment of tuition fees, either as a partial or full grant. MDT/Lusa