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Showing posts with label College scholarship. Show all posts
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Monday, April 23, 2018

GSIS Opens Scholarship For Incoming College Freshmen For SY 2018-2019


The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is now accepting applications for GSIS Scholarship Program (GSP) for Academic Year 2018-2019. Application start last April 16 and the deadline on June 15.

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The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is now accepting applications for GSIS Scholarship Program (GSP) for Academic Year 2018-2019. Application start last April 16 and the deadline on June 15. According to GSIS President Jesus Clint Aranas, 400 scholarship will be given for children or dependents of low-income GSIS member. Out of 400, 40 are allotted to dependents of a person with disabilities, indigenous peoples (IPs) and solo or single parents. Qualified GSIS members may nominate their children or dependent to the scholarship if they are incoming freshmen who have been accepted in any four- or five-year course or in priority courses in Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-recognized schools. Under GSP, GSIS will shoulder the actual cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees not exceeding Php40,000 per academic year of the 400 new scholars. The scholars will also receive Php3,000 monthly allowance. Monetary incentives in the amount of Php20,000, Php30,000, and Php50,000 also await scholars who will graduate with Latin honors cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, respectively. Children or dependents of active members and children of permanent total disability (PTD) pensioners who are less than 60 years old may be nominated to the program. Active members are qualified to nominate scholars if they are permanent government employees who have at least three-year government service, have a salary grade of 24 or below (or its equivalent job level), and have paid premium contributions for the last six months. Single or married active members who are childless may nominate one child or dependent who rely on them for support, while PTD pensioners below 60 years old may nominate their children only. Interested? download the application and certification form from the GSIS website (www.gsis.gov.ph). You may also get the form from the nearest GSIS office in your area. For applicants, just submit the following requirements to the nearest GSIS office for processing. Duly Accomplished forms Dependent's Birth Certificate
According to GSIS President Jesus Clint Aranas, 400 scholarship will be given for children or dependents of low-income GSIS member. Out of 400, 40 are allotted to dependents of a person with disabilities, indigenous peoples (IPs) and solo or single parents.



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Qualified GSIS members may nominate their children or dependent to the scholarship if they are incoming freshmen who have been accepted in any four- or five-year course or in priority courses in Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-recognized schools.

Under GSP, GSIS will shoulder the actual cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees not exceeding Php40,000 per academic year of the 400 new scholars. The scholars will also receive Php3,000 monthly allowance.

Monetary incentives in the amount of Php20,000, Php30,000, and Php50,000 also await scholars who will graduate with Latin honors cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, respectively.

Children or dependents of active members and children of permanent total disability (PTD) pensioners who are less than 60 years old may be nominated to the program.

Active members are qualified to nominate scholars if they are permanent government employees who have at least three-year government service, have a salary grade of 24 or below (or its equivalent job level), and have paid premium contributions for the last six months.

Single or married active members who are childless may nominate one child or dependent who rely on them for support, while PTD pensioners below 60 years old may nominate their children only.

Interested? download the application and certification form from the GSIS website (www.gsis.gov.ph). You may also get the form from the nearest GSIS office in your area.

For applicants, just submit the following requirements to the nearest GSIS office for processing.
  • Duly Accomplished forms
  • Dependent's Birth Certificate

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Free Higher Education For All Will Become Law By August 5 or Earlier

Good news for students and parents in the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 1304 or the “Free Higher Education for All Act" has just been approved by the Senate, and was already transmitted to the Office of the President for approval last July 5. Unless President Rodrigo Duterte vetoes or signs it earlier, then the measure would automatically lapse into law after 30 days or on August 5. The law would provide tuition subsidies and financial assistance to students in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and private higher learning and vocational institutions. “In line with the mandate of our Constitution, the State must uphold the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels,” Senator Bam Aquino said in a speech when he sponsored the bill on the floor as former chair of the Senate committee on education, arts and culture. So who are to benefit when the bill is signed by the President into law? Under the bill, all Filipino citizens currently enrolled in State Colleges and Universities and other similar institutions, as well as those who will enroll in the future in courses in pursuance of a bachelor’s degree, certificate degree, or any comparable undergraduate degree in any SUC can qualify for the tuition subsidy “provided that they meet the admission requirements of the SUC.” Similarly, students in private institutions can also avail of a "subsidized loan" to fund their education. Requirements are set by the bill. However, people who had attained a prior bachelor’s degree or any equivalent degree, had been discharged from any higher education institution for whatever reason, or those who “failed to complete their degree or program within a year after the prescribed period in their program” would be “ineligible for the proposed tuition subsidies.” For example, to enjoy the free tuition, a student taking a four-year course must finish it or graduate within five years or lose the benefit. This will dissuade students from shifting courses and motivate them to finish their studies. According to statistics, there are 645,566 students in the country’s SUCs and it would likely cost the government about P16 billion annually to make tuition fees free across these institutions, noting that the annual weighted average tuition in SUCs is about P10,000 per year. Just a few months ago, the government announced the allocation of about P8 Billion pesos in budget to fund the free tuition fees of various SCUs in the country for 2017. Sen. Aquino was criticized for falsely claiming credit for the P8 Billion allocation. It was actually Sen. Lacson who discovered the amount as pork barrel of the DPWH. The Senate then moved to realign the money for education.


Good news for students and parents in the Philippines. Senate Bill No. 1304 or the “Free Higher Education for All Act" has just been approved by the Senate, and was already transmitted to the Office of the President for approval last July 5. Unless President Rodrigo Duterte vetoes or signs it earlier, then the measure would automatically lapse into law after 30 days or on August 5. The law would provide tuition subsidies and financial assistance to students in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and private higher learning and vocational institutions.

 “In line with the mandate of our Constitution, the State must uphold the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels,” Senator Bam Aquino said in a speech when he sponsored the bill on the floor as former chair of the Senate committee on education, arts and culture.

 So who are to benefit when the bill is signed by the President into law?


 Under the bill, all Filipino citizens currently enrolled in State Colleges and Universities and other similar institutions, as well as those who will enroll in the future in courses in pursuance of a bachelor’s degree, certificate degree, or any comparable undergraduate degree in any SUC can qualify for the tuition subsidy “provided that they meet the admission requirements of the SUC.”

 Similarly, students in private institutions can also avail of a "subsidized loan" to fund their education. Requirements are set by the bill.

 However, people who had attained a prior bachelor’s degree or any equivalent degree, had been discharged from any higher education institution for whatever reason, or those who “failed to complete their degree or program within a year after the prescribed period in their program” would be “ineligible for the proposed tuition subsidies.”

 For example, to enjoy the free tuition, a student taking a four-year course must finish it or graduate within five years or lose the benefit. This will dissuade students from shifting courses and motivate them to finish their studies.



According to statistics, there are 645,566 students in the country’s SUCs and it would likely cost the government about P16 billion annually to make tuition fees free across these institutions, noting that the annual weighted average tuition in SUCs is about P10,000 per year.

 Just a few months ago, the government announced the allocation of about P8 Billion pesos in budget to fund the free tuition fees of various SCUs in the country for 2017. Sen. Aquino was criticized for falsely claiming credit for the P8 Billion allocation. It was actually Sen. Lacson who discovered the amount as pork barrel of the DPWH. The Senate then moved to realign the money for education. 

source: Inq, PTV


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