S&T Undergraduate Scholarships
The S&T Undergraduate Scholarships Program aims to stimulate and entice talented Filipino youths to pursue lifetime productive careers in science and technology and ensure a steady, adequate supply of qualified S&T human resources which can steer the country towards national progress.
- Types of Scholarship
- Priority S&T Programs and Study Placement
- Scholarship Privileges
- Qualifications
- Requirements
- Where to Secure or File Application
- Deadline of Submission
- For Further Inquiries
- Online Application System
Types of Scholarship
RA 7687
Republic Act No. 7687, also known as the “Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994”, provides for scholarships to talented and deserving students whose families’ socio-economic status do not exceed the set cut-off values of certain indicators. Qualifiers must pursue priority fields of study in the basic sciences, engineering, other applied sciences, and science and mathematics teaching.
MERIT
The DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program, formerly known as the NSDB or NSTA Scholarship under RA No. 2067, is awarded to students with high aptitude in science and mathematics and are willing to pursue careers in the fields of science and technology.
Priority S&T Programs and Study Placement
S&T Programs Covered Under the DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarships
| Aeronautical Engineering | Industrial Design |
| Aerospace Engineering | Industrial Engineering |
| Agribusiness Management | Industrial Management Engineering-Information Technology2 |
| Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | Industrial Pharmacy |
| Agricultural Biotechnology1 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Agricultural Chemistry | Information System |
| Agricultural Economics | Information Technology |
| Agricultural Engineering | Information Technology Systems |
| Agricultural Technology | Instrumentation and Control Eng’g. |
| Agriculture | Life Sciences |
| Animal Science | Management Information Systems2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Manufacturing Engineering |
| Applied Mathematics Major in Mathematical Finance2 | Manufacturing Engineering-Management-Biomedical Engineering3 |
| Applied Physics | Manufacturing Engineering-Management-Mechatronics and Robotics3 |
| Applied Physics with Applied Computer System | Marine Biology |
| Applied Physics with Materials Science and Engineering | Marine Science |
| Applied Statistics | Materials Engineering |
| Astronomy Technology | Mathematics |
| Bachelor of Library and Information Science | Mathematics and Science Teaching |
| Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Science | Mathematics Teaching |
| Biochemistry | Mechanical Engineering |
| Biology | Mechatronics Engineering |
| Ceramics Engineering | Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology |
| Chemical Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering |
| Chemistry | Meteorology |
| Chemistry with Applied Computer Systems | Microbiology |
| Chemistry with Materials Science and Engineering | Mining Engineering |
| Civil Engineering | Molecular Biology & Biotechnology |
| Community Nutrition | Nutrition |
| Computer Engineering | Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Computer Science | Packaging Engineering |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine | Petroleum Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Electronics and Communications Engineering/Electronics Engineering | Pharmacy (4-year program) |
| Environmental Science | Pharmacy major in Clinical Pharmacy (5-year program) |
| Fisheries | Physics |
| Food Technology | Psychology4 |
| Forestry | Public Health |
| Geodetic Engineering | Science Teaching (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Biology and Chemistry) |
| Geography | Statistics |
| Geology | |
| Geothermal Engineering | |
| Health Science | |
| Human Biology |
|
1at UP System only |
|
24yrs, ADMU only |
|
3at DLSU only |
|
4BS Program |
Study Placements
Scholarship Privileges
| A. Regular Academic Year | |
| Tuition and other school fees | ₱40,000.00 / year |
| Book Allowance | ₱10,000.00 / year |
| MS/PE uniform (1st Semester of First Year only) | ₱1,000.00 |
| Group Health and Accident Insurance | Premium |
| Transportation Allowance (for those studying outside of home province) |
1 economy-class roundtrip fare |
| Monthly Living Allowance | ₱7,000.00 / month |
| Graduation Clothing Allowance | ₱1,000.00 |
| B. Summer Allowance (if required in the curriculum) | |
| Tuition and other school fees | ₱1,500.00 |
| Book Allowance | ₱500.00 (to submit Official Receipt) |
| Monthly Living Allowance | ₱7,000.00 / month for two months |
Qualifications
| Qualifications | RA 7687 | Merit |
| 1. natural-born Filipino citizen; | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2. poor, talented and deserving student who belongs to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values of certain indicators; | ✓ | ✗ |
| 3. a. member of the top five percent (5%) of the Non-STEM strand senior high school graduating class; or b. member of the STEM strand senior high school graduating class; |
✓ | ✓ |
| 4. resident of the municipality for the last 4 years | ✓ | ✗ |
| 5. of good moral character and in good health; and | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6. qualifier of the S&T Scholarship Examination | ✓ | ✓ |
Requirements
Forms A to G are available in the Application Form/System
| Items to be Submitted | RA 7687 | Merit |
| 1. Personal Information (Form A) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2. Household Information Questionnaire (Form B) | ✓ | ✗ |
| 3. Certificate of Good Moral Character (Form C) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4. Certificate of Good Health (Form D) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5. Principal's Certification that applicant belongs to the senior high school STEM strand class; OR (Form E1) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6. Principal's Certification that applicant belongs to the upper 5% of the NON-STEM strand senior high school graduating class (Form E2) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7. Certificate of Residency (Form F) | ✓ | ✗ |
| 8. Parent's Certification(Form G) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 9. Statement of applicant that he/she has not taken any previous DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship Examination and any undergraduate units or post-secondary course (Form H) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10. Signed Declaration by applicant and the Parent/Legal Guardian (Form I) | ✓ | ✓ |
| 11. Two recent (1”x1”) pictures | ✓ | ✓ |
| 12. Photocopy of Birth Certificate | ✓ | ✓ |
| 13. Parent/s 2018 Income Tax Return / W2 / Employment Contract for OFW / BIR Cert. of Exemption from Filing of ITR / Brgy. Cert. of Indigency | ✓ | ✗ |
| 14. Electric bill for 3 consecutive months. Brgy. Certificate of Electric Sharing - If sharing with other households in paying the electricity bills. | ✓ | ✗ |
| 15. Non-refundable test fee of P200.00 | ✗ | ✓ |
Where to Secure or File Application
2020 Undergraduate Scholarships Application Form
Contact Information of DOST Regional Offices and Provincial S&T Centers
Deadline of Submission
Deadline for Filing of Application: September 6, 2019
Date of Examination: October 20, 2019
Junior Level Science Scholarships
The Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) Program aims to: provide scholarships that will finance the education of talented and deserving students in their third year of college and who are pursuing degree programs in the areas of science and technology; and ensure a steady, adequate supply of qualified S&T human resources who can steer the country towards national progress.
- Types of Scholarships
- Priority S&T Programs and Study Placement
- Scholarship Privileges
- Qualifications
- Requirements
- Where to Secure or File Application
- Deadline of Submission
- For Further Inquiries
Types of Scholarships
RA 10612
Republic Act No. 10612 aims to strengthen the country’s science and technology education by fast-tracking graduates in the sciences, mathematics and engineering who shall teach science and mathematics in secondary schools throughout the country.
RA 7687
Republic Act No. 7687, also known as the “Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994”, provides for scholarships to talented and deserving students whose families’ socio-economic status does not exceed the set cut-off values of certain indicators. Qualifiers must pursue priority fields of study in the basic sciences, engineering, other applied sciences, and science and mathematics teaching.
MERIT
The DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program, formerly known as the NSDB or NSTA Scholarship under RA No. 2067, is awarded to students with high aptitude in science and mathematics and are willing to pursue careers in the fields of science and technology.
Priority S&T Programs and Study Placement
Priority S&T Programs
S&T Programs Covered Under the DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarships
| Aeronautical Engineering | Industrial Design |
| Aerospace Engineering | Industrial Engineering |
| Agribusiness Management | Industrial Management Engineering-Information Technology2 |
| Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | Industrial Pharmacy |
| Agricultural Biotechnology1 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Agricultural Chemistry | Information System |
| Agricultural Economics | Information Technology |
| Agricultural Engineering | Information Technology Systems |
| Agricultural Technology | Instrumentation and Control Eng’g. |
| Agriculture | Life Sciences |
| Animal Science | Management Information Systems2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Manufacturing Engineering |
| Applied Mathematics Major in Mathematical Finance2 | Manufacturing Engineering-Management-Biomedical Engineering3 |
| Applied Physics | Manufacturing Engineering-Management-Mechatronics and Robotics3 |
| Applied Physics with Applied Computer System | Marine Biology |
| Applied Physics with Materials Science and Engineering | Marine Science |
| Applied Statistics | Materials Engineering |
| Astronomy Technology | Mathematics |
| Bachelor of Library and Information Science | Mathematics and Science Teaching |
| Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Science | Mathematics Teaching |
| Biochemistry | Mechanical Engineering |
| Biology | Mechatronics Engineering |
| Ceramics Engineering | Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology |
| Chemical Engineering | Metallurgical Engineering |
| Chemistry | Meteorology |
| Chemistry with Applied Computer Systems | Microbiology |
| Chemistry with Materials Science and Engineering | Mining Engineering |
| Civil Engineering | Molecular Biology & Biotechnology |
| Community Nutrition | Nutrition |
| Computer Engineering | Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Computer Science | Packaging Engineering |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine | Petroleum Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering | Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Electronics and Communications Engineering/Electronics Engineering | Pharmacy (4-year program) |
| Environmental Science | Pharmacy major in Clinical Pharmacy (5-year program) |
| Fisheries | Physics |
| Food Technology | Psychology4 |
| Forestry | Public Health |
| Geodetic Engineering | Science Teaching (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Biology and Chemistry) |
| Geography | Statistics |
| Geology | |
| Geothermal Engineering | |
| Health Science | |
| Human Biology |
|
1at UP System only |
|
24yrs, ADMU only |
|
3at DLSU only |
|
4BS Program |
Study Placement
State Universities and Colleges (SUC)
Institutions with FAAP Level III Accreditation
Other tertiary institutions which have CHED-compliant programs (for RA 10612 only)
Scholarship Privileges
|
A. Regular Academic Year |
|
|
Tuition and other school fees |
₱40,000.00 / year |
|
Book Allowance |
₱10,000.00 / year |
|
Group Health and Accident Insurance |
Premium |
|
Transportation Allowance (for those studying outside of home province) |
1 economy-class roundtrip fare |
|
Monthly Living Allowance |
₱7,000.00 / month |
|
Graduation Clothing Allowance |
₱1,000.00 |
|
B. Summer Allowance (if required in the curriculum) |
|
|
Tuition and other school fees |
₱1,500.00 |
|
Book Allowance |
₱500.00 (to submit Official Receipt) |
|
Monthly Living Allowance |
₱7,000.00 / month for two months |
Qualifications
| RA 10612 | RA 7687 | MERIT | |
| 1. natural-born Filipino citizen; | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2. poor, talented and deserving student who belongs to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values of certain indicators; | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 3. incoming regular 3rd year college student in an identified priority S&T course for SY 2019-2020; | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4. has a general weighted average (GWA) of at least 83% or its equivalent in his/her first year and the first semester of the second year in college; | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5. resident of the municipality for the last 4 years as attested by the barangay; | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 6. of good moral character and in good health; and | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7. qualifier of the JLSS Examination | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Requirements
| RA 10612 | RA 7687 | MERIT | |
| 1. Personal Information (Form A) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2. Household Information Questionnaire (Form B) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 3. Certificate of Good Moral Character (Form C) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4. Certificate of Good Health (Form D) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5. Certification of Program of Study and Year Level (Form E) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 6. Certificate of Residency (Form F for RA 7687 only) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 7. Commitment to Return of Service | |||
|
✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
|
✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 8. Applicant's Certification (Form H) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 9. Signed Declaration (Form I) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10. Official Transcript of Records (TOR) or True Copy of Grades (TCG) for first and second years in college | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 11. Two recent (1”x1”) pictures | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 12. Photocopy of Birth Certificate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
|
13. Photocopy of any document containing your DepEd Learner Reference Number (High School Diploma, Form 137, etc.) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 14. Parent/s 2018 Income Tax Return / W2 / Employment Contract for OFW / BIR Cert. of Exemption from Filing of ITR / Brgy. Cert. of Indigency (for RA 7687 only) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 15. Electric bill for 3 consecutive months. Brgy. Certificate of Electric Sharing - If sharing with other households in paying the electricity bills. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 16. Non-refundable test fee of P200.00 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Where to Secure or File Application
Contact Information of DOST Regional Offices and Provincial S&T Centers
