GATE
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR TUITION EXPENSES (GATE)
Under the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) programme, tuition is free for all eligible citizens of Trinidad & Tobago pursuing approved undergraduate programmes at any campus of The University of the West Indies; reading for the Legal Education Certificate at the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad, the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica or the Eugene Dupuch Law School in The Bahamas.
Students who receive free tuition will be required to serve the country by working in the public or private sector in Trinidad and Tobago, upon completion of the approved programme. The students must sign an Agreement to work for stipulated periods. Should any student be unable to fulfill his obligation, the assistance received through the GATE programme will have to be refunded to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
All citizens of Trinidad and Tobago who wish to access the GATE programme, must provide proof of residency in Trinidad and Tobago for at least three (3) years prior to submitting an application.
With effect from August 2014, the Government of Trinidad & Tobago requires students to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in order to be eligible for assistance through the GATE programme.
For more information on the GATE programme requirements and how to apply, you should
visit the website http://www.e-gate.gov.tt
Please see a list of UWI Global Campus GATE Funded Programmes below:
Notices:
UWI Global Campus: GATE Funded Programmes
UWI Global Campus: GATE Calculations for BSc. Programmes for Semester 1 2024/2025
UWI Global Campus: GATE Calculations for BEd. Programmes for Semester 1 2024/2025
Eligibility for Semester 2 2024/2025
- Citizen of Trinidad and Tobago
- Effective August 2020, students who already possess an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree or postgraduate qualifications, regardless of whether or not they were beneficiaries of the GATE Programme, will not be able to access funding for any other programme.
- Effective August 2016, persons over the age of 50 years shall no longer be eligible for GATE funding.
Student Financial Obligation(s)
- Continuing students are required to pay all compulsory fees and the tuition shortfall fee that is not covered by GATE. (Click here to access the tuition fee calculator).
- New students are required to pay all compulsory fees and a non refundable tuition deposit of TT$1,700 which will be applied to the tuition shortfall that is not covered by GATE.
- Funding from GATE is based on the 2013/2014 fees and therefore will not cover 100% of your tuition.
Discontinued GATE Funding
Effective August 2020, GATE funding for Postgraduate programmes was discontinued.
