Bourse Scolaire (Scholarship)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Legal Framework: Law no. 08-04 of 23 January 2008
Government of Algeria. 2008. Law no. 08-04 of 23 January 2008. Algiers: Government of Algeria. Accessed 27 July 2017.<http://www.unesco.org/education/edurights/media/docs/a7e0cc2805ceafd5db12f8cf3190f43b66854027.pdf>.
Programme components
Child-sensitive design feature: supporting children’s access to education; programme targets children.
Start date
Conditionalities (if any)
School enrolment
Coverage
733,000 in 2013
CNES. 2015. Rapport National sur le Développement Humain 2013-2015. Quelle place pour les jeunes dans la perspective du développement humain durable en Algérie? Algiers: Conseil National Économique et Social. Accessed 27 July 2017. <http://www.dz.undp.org/content/dam/algeria/docs/RNDH per cent202013-2015.pdf>.
Programme expenditure
DZD678 million in 2017; Source of funding: Government
Government of Algeria. 2017. Executive decree no. 17-42 of 19 January 2017: allocated credits for the Ministry of Education. Algiers: Government of Algeria. Internal archives.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Note: information on how students are selected has not been found.
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Students of primary, middle and secondary schools (part- or full-time boarding schools) from disadvantaged households.
CREAD. 2015. “Evaluation de la cohérence de la protection sociale non-contributive en Algérie.” Unpublished report. Bouzaréah: Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement. Internal archives.
Coverage and other information
Amount of benefits
DZD129.6/quarter for full-time boarding school students; DZD64.8/month for part-time boarding students
CREAD. 2015. “Evaluation de la cohérence de la protection sociale non-contributive en Algérie.” Unpublished report. Bouzaréah: Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement. Internal archives.
Payment/delivery frequency
Quarterly
CREAD. 2015. “Evaluation de la cohérence de la protection sociale non-contributive en Algérie.” Unpublished report. Bouzaréah: Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement. Internal archives.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Allocated directly to schools
Government of Algeria. 2008. Law no. 08-04 of 23 January 2008. Algiers: Government of Algeria. Accessed 27 July 2017. <http://www.unesco.org/education/edurights/media/docs/a7e0cc2805ceafd5db12f8cf3190f43b66854027.pdf
Benefit recipients
Schools
