By: Emmanuel D. Taghoy
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-9 announced recently that it is now accepting applications for the 2015 DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) Undergraduate Scholarship Examination until Aug. 29, 2014.
“We have been given a directive by our DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo, that slots provided for each of the municipalities in provinces be filled-in,” said Ms. Francis Melanie T. Temonio, science research specialist of DOST-Sibugay.
DOST-Sibugay currently has 18 scholars under the DOST-SEI Program for 2013.
“Out of the 16 municipalities that we have, three municipalities with scholarship slots were not filled in last year,” Ms. Temonio disclosed.
The DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship is open to high school students with high aptitude in science and technology.
There are two types of scholarship programs being offered by DOST: R.A. 7687 Undergraduate S&T Scholarship and Merit scholarship programs.
“The R.A. 7687 scholarship reaches out to poor, talented and deserving students desiring to pursue baccalaureate degrees in science and technology along identified priority areas in selected higher education institutions in the country, whereas, the Merit scholarship programs is the precursor of all S&T scholarships of DOST,” explained Temonio.
Scholarships in BS degree programs will be awarded to qualifiers planning to pursue priority fields in basic and applied sciences, engineering and science teaching.
Among the scholarship privileges include tuition and other school fees up to P 10,000; book allowance of P10,000 per year; monthly living allowance up to P 5,000; PE uniform allowance; round trip transportation allowance; group health and accident insurance; and post-graduation clothing allowance.
As of this writing, a total of 249 high school graduating students coming from Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte were listed as registered applicants.
The nationwide qualifying examination is scheduled on September 21, 2014.
Application form and brochure on the scholarship can be downloaded at http://www.science-scholarships.ph.
For more information, you may visit DOST Provincial Science and Technology Center of Zamboanga Sibugay at 2/F Faundo Bldg., National Highway, Poblacion, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay or contact them through telephone and cell phone nos. (062) 955-0825/09067391926 and look for Ms. Jeyzel A. Aparri.