S&T Scholarships | DOST-SEI

About the Science and Technology Scholarships


  1. DOST-SEI AND ITS MANDATE
  2. THE DOST-SEI UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

  3. CRITERIA OF ELIGIBILITY

    3.a. Merit Scholarships

    The applicant must:

    1. belong to the upper 5% of the high school graduating class;
    2. be a natural-born Filipino citizen;
    3. be in good health;
    4. be of good moral character; and
    5. be a qualifier of the S&T Scholarship Examination.

    3.b. RA 7687 Scholarships

    The applicant must be:

    1. a poor, talented and deserving student who belongs to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values of certain indicators as approved by the Advisory Committee on S&T Scholarships;

    2.1.a member of the top five percent (5%) of the regular high school graduating class; or

    2.2.a member of the graduating class of a DOST-SEI-identified or DepEd-recognized science high school;

    3. a natural-born Filipino citizen;

    4. a resident of the municipality for the last 4 years as attested by the barangay/school records;

    5. of good moral character and in good health; and

    6. a qualifier of the S&T Scholarship Examination.


    In both programs, the following are NOT QUALIFIED to apply:

    • those who have earned units in any post-secondary/undergraduate course;
    • those who have taken any previous DOST-SEI Science and Technology Scholarship Examination; and
    • those who have applied for immigrant status in the USA or any other country.

    3.c. Junior Level Science Scholarship Program

    The applicant must be:

    1. be a regular third year student in a priority S&T course at an identified university;
    2. have a grade of 83% or better in Math and Science and no failing grade in any academic subject;
    3. not be more than 21 years old;
    4. not be a recipient of any other scholarship except tuition fees supplement; and
    5. pass the qualifying examination and second level screening.

  4. FINAL SELECTION OF AWARDEES
  5. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SIGNING OF THE SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT