BY INDY MAEALASIA
THE Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Plan (SITESP) 2026 scholarships, set to open in less than two weeks, will introduce a new tuition-only scholarship model aimed at increasing student intake.
Chair of the SITESA Board, Qila Tuhanuku explained that the inclusion of this category is based on insights gathered through SITESA’s data analysis.
“Basically, the new element for this year is the tuition only scholarship and that is based on the insights that SITESA has gathered,” she said.
Ms Tuhanuku emphasised that including this category is necessary to expand access to scholarships while managing budgeting.
“This is always something that the board looks at on how well does our budget deliver for us in terms of the number of people we educate but also the number that we need for the workforce,” she said.
She clarified that the tuition-only scholarships for 2026 will apply for those applicants’ undertaking studies at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU).
“But I think it is a very good step forward to be able to reach those students that currently don’t get an allocation at all because our scholarships are only full coverage,” she said.
Under this plan, the government will provide up to 1,445 scholarships starting next year.
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