Some students may be required to refund monetary amounts awarded to them in the form of Students’ Maintenance Grants.

Students who have been identified as having an outstanding amount will be required to reimburse the amount due after receiving an official overpayment notice from the Students’ Maintenance Grants Board.

The reasons why students may be required to refund an amount of Students’ Maintenance Grants received include, but are not limited to:

1. Funds credited to a student erroneously and which were not due to the student;
2. Breach of the Students’ Maintenance Grants regulations, including the 30-hour-per-week working limit (in which case all stipends and grants received during that academic year must be refunded);
3. Students who resign, fail, or discontinue their course of studies, including students who are not promoted to the next year of study;
4. Students who abandon their course of studies without communicating their resignation (in which case all stipends and grants received during that academic year must be refunded).

Students are reminded that, by submitting an online application for Students’ Maintenance Grants, they undertake to inform the respective Stipends Office and/or institution in writing within one week of their resignation from the course of studies.

The Students’ Maintenance Grants Board reserves the right to determine and/or revise any amount of refund due by the student.

Payment Method

Students may settle the outstanding amount by one of the following methods:

1. Bank Transfer to BOV account number MT47VALL22013000000040024782568.

The below payment details must include:

• Student’s name and surname;
• ID card number; and
• The reference number quoted on the right-hand side of this notice.

A copy of the proof of payment must be uploaded to the student’s online application.

or

1. Cash or Cheque through MALTAPOST plc

Students may visit any MALTAPOST plc branch in Malta or Gozo and present this letter at the time of payment.

MALTAPOST plc will issue a receipt for every payment. This receipt is an official document and must be retained by the student. Current students are required to upload a scanned copy of the receipt to their online application.

Alternatively, if students are not in a position to settle the full amount in one payment, they may request to settle the outstanding amount by instalments, subject to reaching an agreement with the Department Representative indicated on the Overpayment Notice.

or

1. Set-Off Arrangement

If the amount to be refunded is equal to or less than the amount due for your current course, you may choose to set off the outstanding balance. In such cases, students will be guided by the respective vetting officer on the way forward.

Nevertheless, students are advised that the overpayment amount must be fully settled in order to be eligible to receive Students’ Maintenance Grants, should they otherwise meet the eligibility criteria.

Students will not be deemed eligible to receive further Students’ Maintenance Grants unless all outstanding amounts have been settled IN FULL.

Published on 29^th September 2026