The Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust (PMEAT) has invited applications from students seriously injured in accidents to provide them with one-time medical grants.
Eligible students, ranging from Class VI to undergraduate and equivalent levels, can apply for the assistance for the May-June period.
According to a notification issued by the Trust, the grants will be distributed following the ‘Guidelines for Providing One-Time Financial Grants to Poor and Meritorious Students Seriously Injured in Accidents, 2020’.
The application process is entirely online, and the deadline for submission is 30 June at 11:59pm.
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for the grant, students must meet specific academic and financial requirements. Applicants must be meritorious, having secured a minimum of 60 percent marks in their previous class.
For those at the SSC and HSC or equivalent levels, a minimum GPA of 3.50 (out of 5.00) is required, while undergraduate and equivalent level students must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00).
Regarding financial status, children of employees serving in government, semi-government, autonomous, or constitutional bodies under the National Pay Scale, 2015 (Grades 13 to 20) are eligible.
These applicants must upload a certificate from their office head confirming their parent’s or guardian’s pay grade. Other students must provide a certificate from the head of their educational institution stating that their parents or guardians are poor. In these cases, the annual income of the parents or guardians must be less than Tk2 lakh.
Application requirements
The injury for which the grant is sought must have occurred within the current financial year or within one year of the notification’s publication.
To prove the severity of the injury, students must upload a medical certificate issued by a Civil Surgeon, a government hospital physician, or an Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer.
As the process is fully digital, no hard copies of the application should be sent to the Trust. Applicants must upload clear copies of the following documents:
• A certificate from the head of the educational institution or department on the prescribed form.
• The student’s birth registration certificate.
• National Identity (NID) cards of the parents.
• One photograph and the signature of the student.
• Academic transcripts verifying the required GPA or marks.
Banking and payment process
Applicants must provide a full online bank account number and a valid mobile number. The account must belong to the student or their parents; accounts belonging to third parties will not be accepted unless the student is entirely dependent on a legal guardian due to the death of parents or other reasons.
Evidence of the account, such as a bank statement or a cheque leaf, must be uploaded.
The Trust has cautioned that it will not be held responsible if the grant cannot be delivered due to incorrect or inactive bank account details. Interested students must apply through the ‘e-Medical Grant Management System’ at https://www.eservice.pmeat.gov.bd/medical.
