Participants shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner compatible with their responsibilities as MTCP scholarship holders and abide by the laws, rules and regulations of the land and institutions. This scholarship cannot be held concurrently with any other scholarship award.

During lectures, male participants are required to dress in long-sleeved shirts with ties, long pants and lounge suits  and female participants should be appropriately dressed in office attire.  For formal occasions – lounge suit or national costume  are required.

Participants shall follow the programme approved for them.  Request for change of programme will not be entertained.  Participants should fully participate in all activities related to the programme.

Participants are NOT allowed to participate in any political and/or commercial activities in any capacity whatsoever. Participants shall not take up paid employment during the tenure of their scholarship or serve as the staff of their Diplomatic Missions in Malaysia.

Participants are NOT allowed to bring along their spouses or families for the duration of the course.  Participants will be required to return to their own countries upon completion of the course or at the end of the tenure of the scholarship whichever is earlier.

The award may be terminated at any time due to unsatisfactory conduct, breach of the conditions of the award, failure to make satisfactory progress or as deemed necessary by the Malaysian training institution with the approval of the MTCP Secretariat.

Participants who are found to be medically unfit during the course of the programme will be required to return to their country.