The Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses Programme (GATE) provides free tuition to all Trinidad and Tobago citizens who are pursuing undergraduate degrees at approved public and private tertiary level institutions.

All citizens of Trinidad and Tobago pursuing tertiary education can access GATE.  This grant is  applicable for programmes of study that lead to a recognized tertiary level qualification including distance learning programmes, at local and regional public Tertiary Level Institutions (TLIs) as well as approved local private TLIs.

GATE is applicable for tuition fees only. Students who have been accepted to pursue undergraduate programmes of study at:
          • approved local and regional public TLIs
          • approved local private TLIs would be eligible to access free tuition.

Students who have been accepted to pursue approved postgraduate programmes of study at:

•local and regional public TLIs would be eligible to access grants to cover a of fifty percent (50%) of their tuition fees
•approved private TLIs would be eligible to access grants to cover up to fifty percent (50%) of their tuition fees to a maximum of $10,000.00; and to a maximum of $5,000.00 for approved Distance Learning programmes.

Students accessing GATE will be required to provide documentary proof of citizenship and sign a Student Agreement as part of the application.

Further information may be obtained via the Ministry of Education pages http://www.moe.gov.tt/gate.html