Hello and welcome to the website for Education Maintenance Allowances in Scotland.
EMAs were launched across Scotland in August 2005 to provide financial support to young people from low income families.
Currently, 37,815 young people in Scotland are receiving an EMA.
To check and see if you will receive an EMA for year 2010-11, new and current EMA students should click the 'Students' link to the left. Those involved in the management of EMAs should visit the 'Administrators' section.
The Scottish Ministers reserve the right to review the EMA programme at any time. We plan to review the programme in December 2010. Any award made will only be guaranteed up to the end of December 2010.
We hope you find this website interesting and that it answers all your questions.
