KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah issued a decision regarding the disbursement of the social and children’s allowances for students on scholarship, whether for study or training, as well as those delegated for treatment abroad and their companions.
The employer may grant the worker a paid study leave with the continued payment of the social allowance and the children’s allowance prescribed for workers in non-governmental entities, according to the following conditions: (1) Approval of the employer. (2) The employer continues to pay the scholarship student’s wages. (3) The scholarship must be to obtain a higher qualification. (4) Qualifications must be in the field of work. (5) Approvals must be obtained from the Ministry of Higher Education. (6) No prior scholarship was taken to obtain the same degree.
The social allowance and the children’s allowance shall be paid to students according to the following periods: 5 years to obtain a university degree, except for those on scholarships to medical colleges; they are allowed for 2 additional years, 2 years to obtain a master’s degree, and 3 years to obtain a doctorate degree. Social allowance and the children’s allowance for students will be provided for an additional year, provided an application is submitted to the authority with the reasons and justifications for this and will be accompanied by the necessary approvals.
For a scholarship for training, the training should be vocational and in the field of work. The training program should be within the annual training plan provided by the employer to the Public Authority for Manpower. An application must be submitted to the manpower department, accompanied by supporting documents for the training, its duration, field, and place of convening for research and study by the concerned department.