Guide on the CHED Scholarship Application Process & Benefits for Scholars
CHED SCHOLARSHIP – Here is a complete guide on the scholarship offer including the benefits for scholars and the application process.
In the Philippines, there are state entities that aim to help financially underprivileged but deserving students who want to finish their education. One of these is the Commission on Higher Education or more popularly called CHED.
CHED is the governing body among the colleges and universities in the country. It has helped countless Filipinos graduate from college despite their financial status in life then. Below are the details about this scholarship offer:
Qualifications in Applying…
The Commission has set some eligibility requirements in applying to be its scholar. The student applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria set for the scholarship application:
- a Filipino citizen
- Graduating high school student or high school graduate with a general average General Weighted Average (GWA)
- For Full State Scholarship Program (FSSP) and Full Private Education Student Financial Assistance (FPESPA), GWA must be 96% or above.
- For Half-SSP and Half-PESPA, GWA must be 93% but not more than 95%.
- Must have a combined annual gross income of parents/guardian which does not exceed Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP 400,000), or in cases where the income exceeds PhP 400,000 an applicant must present written certification or medical findings of illness of a family member, or school certifications of two or more dependents enrolled in college;
- Avail of only one government-funded financial assistance program.
Benefits for CHED Scholars…
The CHED scholarship offers stipends for the scholars which includes allowances and the assistance for the tuition of the scholars.
How To Apply for CHED Scholarship
The different offices of the Commission on Higher Education across the regions in the Philippines has set up ways on how to apply for its scholarship offer. For face-to-face applications, prepare the requirements for the CHED Scholarship application and submit them to the CHED office nearest to you.
For online applications, the different CHED offices has put up online portals where the student applicants may apply:
- NCR
- Region 1 (Ilocos)
- Region 2 (Cagayan Valley)
- Region 3 (Central Luzon)
- Region 4 (Calabarzon)
- Region 5 (Bicol)
- Region 6 (Western Visayas)
- Region 7 (Central Visayas)
- Region 8 (Eastern Visayas)
- Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula)
- Region 10 (Northern Mindanao)
- Region 11 (Davao)
- Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN)
- CARAGA Region
Priority Courses:
The scholars of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has a wide range of courses that they can choose from in college.
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Social Science
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Engineering & Technology
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Health Profession Education
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Science and Mathematics Field
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Teacher Education
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Maritime Education
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Business and Management
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Architecture and Related Programs
- CHED Scholarship Priority Courses in Multi and Interdisciplinary Cluster
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