The regional office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration is still accepting applications for its OFW Dependent Scholarship Program for the school year 2010-2011.
OWWA 6 Overseas Workers Welfare Officer III Noel Chavez said a total of 72 slots had been allotted for Western Visayas under the program or an equivalent of 12 scholars for each of the six provinces in the region.
Launched this year, the OFWDSP is part of the agency?s continuing thrust to expand its educational scholarship program to make it more accessible to poor but deserving dependents of overseas Filipino workers.
Chavez said the OFWDSP is open to dependents of OFWs who receive a monthly salary of not more than $400.00.
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Successful applicants are entitled to benefits such as financial assistance of P20,000/year or P10,000/semester covering tuition fees and other academic related expenses which shall be released on a semestral basis and a group of health and accident insurance coverage of P100,000/scholar.
The program requires scholars or grantees to enroll in any four-year or five-year baccalaureate course or associate course leading to a baccalaureate degree or associate degree in a state college or university or any CHED-recognized or accredited educational institution.
Interested applicants can visit the OWWA 6 Regional Office located at Room 206 2/F, AJL Building, Gen. Luna St., Iloilo City or call telephone number (033) 337-4484 for more information about the scholarship program.
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Source: Philippine Information Agency
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October 19, 2011 at 11:38 am
anong year ho ba dapat mag-apply for scholarship? last year po graduating ang anak q s high school di n a raw pwede kc dapat daw 3rd year. now i have a son who's in 3rd year high school e baka sabihin na nmn hindi allowed.
November 5, 2011 at 4:26 pm
nkapgsubmit n po anak q ng requiremets,ask q po kung kelan release ng permit,dhil s 20 n ang exam,mhirap nman mkontak ung landline nyong bnigay s manila laging busy bukod doon ddaan p s lokal number
December 16, 2011 at 6:13 pm
pwede po bang maka avail ang isang ofw in case gustong magpatuloy sa pag aaral pag balik ng pinas???
December 25, 2011 at 4:49 am
pwede po bang paki update po dito kong kilan ulit ang date sched.for the year 2012/2013?kong kailan pwede kumuha ng exam…or kailan pwede mag aply????
December 25, 2011 at 10:01 am
mas mabuti pa study now pay later plan nlang ang ibgay ng OWWA mas marami pa ang maknabang na OFW dependents…gayahin nyo ang patakaran ni Marcos noon.
January 9, 2012 at 11:46 am
gud day po… san po ipa2sa ung form? tnx po…
February 6, 2012 at 10:40 am
Good day! Informatics Manila is offering FREE SCHOLARSHIP training in COMPUTER HARDWARE SERVICING,COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ,WEB DESIGN AND TECHNICAL DRAFTING. This FREE TRAINING is for ACTIVE OWWA member and for their husband/wife,child aged between 16-20 yrs. old.For for information please free to call 488-3033 to 34.