Free Education to Bachelor’s Level for Gen Z Martyr Families

Free Education up to Bachelor’s Level for Gen Z Martyr Families and Seriously Injured

The government has introduced a provision to provide free education up to the bachelor’s level to the families of martyrs of the Gen Z Movement and those who were seriously or critically injured. The Ministry of Education and Sports has implemented the provision by approving the “Standards for Providing Free Education to Families of Martyrs and Injured Persons of the Gen Z Movement, 2083.”

According to the standards, the beneficiaries include children of martyrs, their biological brothers and sisters, and holders of identity cards issued to those who were seriously or critically injured. The Ministry stated that the standards were prepared to ensure equal access to education for the families of Gen Z Movement martyrs and injured persons and to provide opportunities to study from the basic level through the bachelor’s level.

Benefits Provided by Education Level

• Basic Level: Beneficiaries studying in Grades 1 to 5 and Grades 6 to 8 will receive free education in accordance with prevailing law, along with cash support for uniforms, textbooks, and learning materials through the local level.

• Secondary Level: Students in Grades 9 and 10 and Grades 11 and 12 will receive cash support for uniforms, textbooks, and learning materials.

• Bachelor’s Level: All universities will be required to reserve a specified quota for beneficiaries from the scholarship quotas they provide. Students who are not selected under the reserved quota will be provided scholarships, including cash support, through the University Grants Commission (UGC).

• Institutional Schools: Institutional schools will also be required to include these beneficiaries in the scholarship quotas they provide in accordance with prevailing law.

Application Process and Required Documents

Students at the basic and secondary levels must apply to the local level through their respective schools to receive the benefits. Similarly, students at the bachelor’s level must apply to the University Grants Commission through their respective campuses.

The standards state that applicants must submit the beneficiary identity card, citizenship certificate or birth registration certificate, a document certifying the family relationship, and a recommendation from the institution where they are currently studying.