Gibraltar Scholarship Awards 2026/2027 Application Window Open
Summary
The Department of Education in Gibraltar has opened the application window for scholarship awards for the 2026/2027 academic year. The deadline for new awards, including school leaver, postgraduate, discretionary, and distance learning applications, is June 5th, 2026. Continuing students have separate submission guidelines based on their academic progression.
What changed
The Department of Education in Gibraltar has announced that applications for scholarship awards for the 2026/2027 academic year are now open. This notice details the application process for new awards, including School Awards for A Level/Level 3 completers, new Postgraduate, Discretionary, and Distance Learning applications, all of which share a common deadline of June 5th, 2026. It also outlines the process for continuing students to submit their Continuation of Existing Award forms, emphasizing that this process is separate from the new applicant deadline and contingent on receiving university transcripts.
Regulated entities, in this context, are students seeking educational funding. They must ensure their applications are submitted by the specified deadlines to be considered. New applicants must use the 'New Scholarship Award' or 'Distance Learning application form' as appropriate, by June 5th, 2026. Continuing students should await their academic results before submitting their continuation forms, with earlier submission recommended for prompt funding. Failure to adhere to the application mechanisms or deadlines will result in non-consideration of funding.
What to do next
- Submit new scholarship award applications by June 5th, 2026.
- Continuing students should submit continuation forms after receiving university results.
- Ensure applications are submitted via the correct form and mechanism.
Penalties
Applications received after the deadline or through the incorrect mechanism will not be considered and funding will not be afforded.
Source document (simplified)
Accessibility
X
Font size
- Reset ### Filters
None Grayscale Inverted Colors Without Blue Without Green
Highlight
- None Links Titles Just text
Colour
- Default Black on White Yellow on Black Green on Black White on Black
Zoom
- + Reset ## Scholarship Awards 2026 - 204/2026
March 24, 2026
The Department of Education is pleased to announce that the application window for Scholarship Awards tenable for the 2026/2027 year is open. The scholarship window for new awards will close at 23:59 (Gibraltar Time) on Friday 5th June 2026.
School Awards
The window allows eligible students, who are currently completing or who completed their A Level / Level 3 studies in June 2024 or June 2025, to submit their intention to embark on their Undergraduate studies. Further information on these School Awards and how to apply has already been provided to students via their respective schools. School Leaver Award Form A application forms will close at 23:59 (Gibraltar Time) on Friday 5th June 2026.
Continuing Students
The window also allows students who are current Scholarship Award holders to submit their Continuation of Existing Award form in order for them to continue to receive funding for their current Undergraduate award, upon successful completion of the current academic year.
Similarly, students who are completing a Distance Learning course and are current Scholarship Award holders, are invited to submit their Distance Learning Continuation of Existing Award form.
Continuing students will be able to submit their Continuation of Existing Award form via the Department of Education’s website www.education.gov.gi once they have received the results and progression letter for this academic year from their University. Students are asked not to complete a Continuation of Existing Award form until they have received their transcript of results from their University.
Please note that the Continuation of Existing Award form only applies to students who are moving into another year of study in their current course. The deadline for new applicants does not apply to continuing students. However, continuing students are advised that the earlier the form is submitted, the sooner they will receive their funding.
Students who have successfully completed a Foundation year and wish to embark on an Undergraduate course of study are invited to submit a Foundation to Undergraduate Progression form. Students are asked not to complete a Foundation to Undergraduate Progression form until they have received their transcript of results from their University. The deadline for new applicants does not apply to students in this position, however, students in this position are advised that the earlier the form is submitted, the sooner they will receive their funding.
Other Funding Applications
The scholarship window also welcomes applications from eligible individuals for new Postgraduate applications, new Discretionary applications and new Distance Learning applications.
All eligible students who have completed or will complete their current Undergraduate or Postgraduate offering by the end of the 2025/2025 academic year, and are wishing to continue onto further studies, should submit an application for funding via the New Scholarship Award application form.
It is critical that eligible students wishing to continue into Postgraduate studies submit their application by 23:59 (Gibraltar Time) on Friday 5th June 2026 and via the New Scholarship Award application form process. Applications received after the deadline or through the incorrect mechanism will not be considered and funding will not be afforded.
New Discretionary Award applications will also be considered through the New Scholarship Award application form process. New Distance Learning applications will be considered through the Distance Learning application form process. Applicants for such new awards must meet the eligibility criteria. In order to be eligible to apply, individuals must have attained the age of 18 by 1st September 2026 and have been ordinarily resident in Gibraltar for a minimum of 10 years at the point of commencement on their course.
Priority will be given to those individuals who require an additional qualification in order to complete their professional studies, where the individual has already embarked on such a pathway during their Undergraduate course of study.
Additionally, the New Scholarship Award and Distance Learning application processes will prioritise applications from eligible individuals who are wishing to follow courses deemed to be critical to the future success of Gibraltar.
Submitting an application via the New Scholarship Award or Distance Learning application processes will not guarantee future funding and students are advised not to enter into financial commitments on the basis of the submission of this form. After the deadline for submissions has passed, all New Scholarship Award and Distance Learning application forms will be duly considered. The outcomes of these applications will be communicated to individuals at the earliest opportunity as from Monday 29th June 2026.
The window for new applications under the Schools Award, New Scholarship Award or Distance Learning Award is open until 23:59 (Gibraltar Time) on Friday 5th June 2026. Late submissions will not be considered.
Find us on social media
Named provisions
Related changes
Source
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get Government & Legislation alerts
Weekly digest. AI-summarized, no noise.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Gibraltar Government Press Releases publishes new changes.