School Scholarships for the Year 2024-2025: Eligibility and Benefits

Types of Scholarships and Eligibility Criteria

According to the new Methodology for awarding school scholarships for the year 2024-2025, students will receive Olympic excellence, merit, resilience, social, technological and special scholarships for underage mothers. The resilience scholarship is awarded to students with an annual average of at least 7, while the merit scholarship is awarded to students with an annual average of at least 9.50.

Merit and Resilience Scholarships

The merit scholarship is awarded to the top 30% of students in each class, with a minimum of 450 lei per month. The resilience scholarship is also awarded to the top 30% of students in each class, with a minimum of 300 lei per month.

Other Types of Scholarships

Students on international mobility are eligible for the Olympic Excellence Scholarship I and II, for the duration of the mobility, but not longer than the school year in which the scholarship was awarded. Merit, resilience and technology scholarships are awarded during school courses, including the period of practical training and when preparing and supporting the national assessment by eighth grade graduates.

Social Grants and Technology Scholarships

For final year students, social grants are also given during the first session of the national baccalaureate exam or the professional qualification certification exam, until the final results are published. Technology scholarships are awarded to students who excel in technological fields, with almost 100 scholarships available.

Special Scholarships for Underage Mothers

Special scholarships are also available for underage mothers, with 10 scholarships available. These scholarships aim to support young mothers in their educational pursuits.

Payment Schedule and Beneficiaries

The first payment of the scholarships, for the months of September and October, will be made by November 20, 2024. More than 12,000 students will benefit from social scholarships, and 1,800 will receive resilience scholarships. 2,500 merit scholarships are awarded, and the educational units have already sent the lists of beneficiaries to the Schools Inspectorate.