"27.Thecostsoftuition inthemother tongue maybeallowed inthosecases where:ST .STIAI/181/Rev. 81Amend. 2'!::!:.J ·'31'August 1990 ENGLISH ONLY1.1 (Geneva Reproduction No.90/57) ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION EDUCATION GRANTANDSPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTFORDISABLED CHILDREN*Subject:SecretariatitI Distribution: 1copyperstaffmember "Cb)Thechildattends albcalschoolinwhichtheinstruction isgiven inadifferent language. **/InsertunderSection X,Paragraph A.SoftheAdministrative Handbook. *Personnel Manual indexNo.3323. 1/TheFrenchversion willbedistributed later."Ca)Thestaffmember ~.ervesin,acountry whoselanguage 'isdifferent fromhisorhermother tongue; and "Whereattendance atalocalschoolgivesnoentitlement toaneducation grant, 75percentofthecostofindividual tuition inthemother tongue may bepaiduptoa.maximum of$1,500 ayearforeachchild. Inthecaseofgroup language tuition, themaximum is$750ayearforeachchild. Therelevant localcurrency maxima amounts forchildren studying indesignated countries .arerespectively 50percentand25percentoftheamounts indicated in column 4ofannexVI.Whereattendance ataLocalschoolgivesentitlement to aneducation grant, thecostoftuition inthemother tongue maybeincluded gO-:11156 1751g (F.:) GE.90-02862From: TheAssistant Secretary-General forHumanResources ManagementTo: Members ofthestaff 1.Asaconsequence oftherevised annexVIpublished ininstruction ST/AI/181/Rev.8/Amend.1, paragraph 27ofST/AI/1Bl/Rev.8 ishereby amended to reflect thenewrelation of50percentand25percent,respectively, between the equivalent maximum localcurrency amounts of$1,500 and$750peryearforlanguage tuition inthemothertongue andtheequivalent localcurrency amounts of$3,000in column 4ofannexVI.Accordingly, paragraph 27isreplaced bythefollowing text:UNITED NATIONSST/Al/18l/Rev.8/Amend.2 Page2 intheallowable costsofattendance uptoamaximum of$2,000foreachchild inthecaseofindividual tuition and$1,000foreachchildinthecaseof grouptuition. Therelevant local'currency maxima amounts forchildren studying indesignated countries arerespectively thetotality andonehalfof theamounts indicated incolumn 3ofannexVI.Tuition inthemother tongue mustbeprovided byaqualified teacher andnograntwillbeauthorized for theteaching ofthemothertongue byamemberofthestaffmember's family. A request forreimbursement fortuition mustbeaccompanied byformP.4l/A(S-86) (Certificate fortuition inthemother tongue andreceipt foramountpaid­ seeannexIll)certified bytheeducational institution ortutor. Acertified copyoftheformshouldbereturned bytheeducational institution ortutorto facilitate subsequent confirmation ofdata,ifnecessary." 2.Theabovechangeiseffective 1July1990.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the education sector, specifically discussing the costs of tuition in the mother tongue for staff members and their children. It mentions education grants, tuition fees, and reimbursement procedures, suggesting that it is focused on the education and training of United Nations staff members.

**Category**
Education