Within the framework of the social program, the Ministry will finance bachelor's and master's students

In the 2014-2015 academic year, within the framework of the social program, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia will fund bachelor's and master's degree students enrolled in accredited educational programs, for which GEL 2,520,000 has been allocated for bachelor's students and GEL 205,000 for master's students.

To obtain funding under the social program, bachelor's students must submit their applications along with the accompanying documents to the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia by September 30, 2014, and master's students by October 20, 2014.

Students of the following categories have the opportunity to obtain funding at the undergraduate level:

Students living in high-mountainous and ecological migration regions; students living in the occupied territories of Georgia; students living in villages adjacent to the occupied territories; representatives of ethnic minorities; children of those who died in the struggle for the territorial integrity of Georgia; descendants of the population of Samtskhe-Javakheti deported from Georgia during the communist regime; orphan students; members of large families (with four or more children); persons with disabilities; socially vulnerable students whose family rating score is equal to or less than 70,000; students under state care.

Students of the following categories have the opportunity to obtain funding at the master's level:

Children of those who died in the struggle for the territorial integrity of Georgia; persons with disabilities; socially vulnerable master's students whose family rating scores are equal to or less than 70,000.

Detailed information regarding funding can be found on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia:

http://mes.gov.ge/content.php?id=4231&lang=geo