Moldovan cabinet approves lists of pupils, students for receiving merit scholarships in 2015-2016

Chisinau, 19 August /MOLDPRES/ - The cabinet at a  today meeting approved a decision on approving a list of students from higher education institutions and pupils from post-secondary technical vocational education, offering them merit scholarships in 2015-2016, as well as a presidential draft decree on providing President's Scholarship, the government's communication and media relations department has reported.

Twelve Scholarships of the Republic amounting to 1,320 lei will be offered to students of Ist and IInd degree, integrated studies, medical and pharmaceutical education from the higher education establishments. At the same time, 15 scholarships from the president will be provided, among which 10 for Ist and IInd degree students, integrated studies, medical and pharmaceutical education from higher education institutions, amounting to 1,200 lei and five scholarships worth 930 lei each - for pupils from post-secondary technical vocational education.

In the 2015-2016 academic year, 30 students will benefit from Government Scholarship, amounting to 1,100 lei. Another 20 scholarships "Gaudeamus", 800 lei each, will be provided to pupils from post-secondary technical vocational education.

The lists of the candidates for merit scholarships, nominated in the concerned decisions, were approved within senates of higher education institutions and teaching councils of post-secondary technical vocational education establishments.

Thus, applications by 81 candidates from 16 higher education institutions were considered at the Education Ministry for providing merit scholarships in the 2015-2016 academic year.

Payment of merit scholarships will be made by each education institution, within the limit of the budgetary allocations approved to this end.

(Editor L. Alcaza)