National Toppers Local Scheme
Scheme Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must:
- be a Fijian citizen.
- be ordinarily resident in Fiji for at least three (3) years before the award commencement date unless determined by the Board or delegated authority on case-by-case basis.
- be in Year 13 or such equivalent studies as determined by TSLS at the time of application. An applicant who has completed Foundation Studies and repeats Year 13 is not eligible to apply for the Scheme.
- apply for a priority area as advertised by TSLS on its online application portal via www.tsls.com.fj.
- secure a place at an eligible institution by means of a final offer letter.
NTS Scholarship Program list
Medicine, Health and Science
Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree in: Dietetics, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Lab Sciences, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Medical Imaging Science, MBBS and BDS.
No of Awards: 145 (of which 40 is MBBS, 5 BDS and 40 Nursing)
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate score of 330/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English and the area specialization subjects.
For Nursing cut-off will be 300 in Year 13.
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forests
Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree in: Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Agribusiness, Forestry, Fisheries, Agriculture Economics, Animal Science
No of Awards: 15
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate Score of 300/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English and Agriculture.
Arts
Programmes
Media and Journalism
No of Awards: 5
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate Score of 300/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English.
ICT
Programmes
Bachelor’s degree in: Telecommunications Networking, Networks and Security, Software Development, Programming, Information System, Computing Science, Information Technology
No of Awards: 125
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate Score of 320/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English and Mathematics.
Social Science
Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree in: Social Work, Social Policy and Policy Administration and Psychology
No of Awards: 5
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate score of 300/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English.
Environment/ Marine Science
Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree in: Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Marine Management
No of Awards: 50
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate Score of 300/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English.
Land/Town Planning
Programmes
Bachelor’s Degree in: Land Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning, Real Estate and Property Management, Geo-Spatial Engineering, GIS/Land Acquisition and Real Estate and Property Valuation
No of Awards: 20
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate Score of 300/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English.
Commerce
Programmes
Bachelor of Commerce in: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Official Statistics, Information Systems, Professional Accounting, HRM and Industrial Relations, Public Administration and Management
No of Awards: 150
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate score of 340/400 in Year 13 with a pass in English and Mathematics for Accounting, Economics. Finance and Official Statistics
Education
Programmes
Bachelor of Education Secondary (Pre-Service)
- Mathematics & Physics (40)
- Industrial Arts (30)
- Bachelor of Education Primary (60)
- Bachelor of Education ECE (10)
- Computer Science (25)
No of Awards: 165
Qualifying Minimum Entry Requirements (MER)
Aggregate score of 300/400 In Year 13 with a pass in English and the subject area specialization.
Eligible Higher Education Institutions
- Corpus Christi Teachers College.
- Fiji National University.
- Fulton Adventists University College.
- Sangam Institute of Technology.
- The University of the South Pacific.
- University of Fiji.