Be a Hero and Frontliner Someday! Apply for Medicine and Midwifery Scholarship Grants Now
The coronavirus
pandemic made us more aware of the importance of our health workers who are
working now in the frontlines. To ensure the adequate supply of
service-oriented human resources of health who are willing to serve
the unserved, underserved, hard to reach, economically underdeveloped, distressed,
conflict, and geographically isolated, and disadvantaged areas of the country, the
Department of Health now offers a Pre-Service Scholarship Program for Priority
Allied Health Course – particularly for incoming first year Medicine and
Midwifery students this School Year 2020 – 2021.
Requirements
for Medicine and Midwifery Scholarship Grant
This Scholarship
Grant for Medicine and Midwifery for 2021 is offered – in coordination with the
Centers for Health Development and Partner School – to deserving and qualified
students. Interested applicants must be able to comply the following requirements:
- Birth Certificate (or any proof of
Filipino Citizenship)
- Physically and Mentally Fit
- Good moral Character issued by the
Barangay or School
- Certification of Acceptance from
Partner School (have passed the admission requirements,
standards and policies of chosen school, other requirements of DOH)
- Affidavit of No Existing Scholarship
Grants
- BIR Annual Filing of Tax of Both
Parents or BIR Tax Exemption Certificate
- Barangay Certificate (as proof of residence)
- Other certifications in support for
application (Certificate of Employment of Parents,
NCIP Certificate, Certificate from LDRRMO or DSWD)
Application
and Selection Process for DOH Pre-Service Scholarship Program
Here are the steps
to follow in order to apply for the DOH Pre-Service Scholarship Program:
- Applicants shall apply to the DOH
partner school of choice – preferably within or near province or region of
residence. Applicant shall undergo and pass the screening and selection process
as defined by the partner school for admission to the program/course.
- The partner school shall endorse the
list of qualified applicants to the DOH Center for Health Development within
the region for further evaluation and validation.
- DOH Center for Health Development
shall endorse the result of validation and recommendation to HHRDB for
evaluation and recommendation to the PSSP Committee.
- The HHRDB shall endorse the list of
approved/accepted scholars to concerned DOH Centers for Health Development.
To
see the list of accredited partner schools, please check here:
https://bit.ly/3iPONj8
Benefits
of DOH Pre-Service Scholarship Program
Eligible and
accepted applicants under the DOH Pre-Service Scholarship Program can enjoy the
following benefits of the school year 2020-2021:
Medicine
- Free
tuition fee for Government-partner school
- P100,000 or the actual tuition, and
all related school fees per Academic Year whichever is lower for each scholar
enrolled in the Private-partner School
- 75% of the actual tuition, and all
related school fees, if more than P140,000 per Academic Year whichever is lower
for each scholar enrolled in the Private-partner School
- Book
Allowance of P24, 200
- Uniform
Allowance of P6,050
- Miscellaneous
Allowance of P11,000
- Living
Subsidy of P54,000
- Lodging
Allowance of P36,000
- Transportation
Allowance of P10,560
- Annual
Medical Insurance (PHIC) of P3,600
- Summer
Immersion Program and Transportation Expenses of
P18,000
- Board
Exam Review and Fee of P15,000
Midwifery
- Free
tuition fee for Government-partner school
- P40,000 or the actual tuition,
laboratory and other fees whichever is lower per scholar
- P10,000 for summer classes or actual
tuition, laboratory and other fees per scholar
- Book
Allowance of P20,000
- Uniform
Allowance of P5,000
- Miscellaneous
Allowance of P11,000
- Living
Subsidy of P54,000
- Lodging
Allowance of P36,000
- Transportation
Allowance of P10,560
- Annual
Medical Insurance (PHIC) of P3,600
- Board
Exam Review and Fee of P8,000
Deadline
of Application
has been extended until July 30, 2020.
Be
of service to the Filipino People. Apply now!
