DOST Scholarship 2023 | Application Period until Dec. 2, 2022.

Do you want to pursue a college education but lack the resources to do so? Thankfully, the government is offering scholarship grants for those who are less fortunate but deserving. One of these scholarship grants is the one offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Being a DOST scholar can help you in many ways. It can lessen the burden of your parents supporting your studies, especially knowing that a college education requires thousands of money every semester. So, the question is, how can you become a DOST scholar? Here are a few things you should know:

Types of DOST-SEI S&T Scholarship

• MERIT- Under RA No. 2067, the DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program, formerly known as the NSDB or NSTA Scholarship, is awarded to students with high aptitude in science and mathematics who wish to pursue careers in science and technology.
• R.A. 7687- Republic Act No. 7687, also known as the “Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994,” grants scholarships to talented and deserving students whose families’ socioeconomic status does not exceed certain cut-off values. Qualifiers must pursue priority fields of study in the basic sciences, engineering, other applied sciences, and science and mathematics education.

DOST Scholarship Application Schedule

The DOST-SEI is now accepting applications for the 2023 Undergraduate Scholarships. Interested students may now submit their application and required documents thru https://undergrad.science-scholarships.ph/ until December 2, 2022.

The face-to-face pen and paper qualifying examination will be on March 11-12, 2023 at different testing centers nationwide.

DOST Scholarship 2023 Qualifications

Before you take the examination, there are some requirements and qualifications you need to meet. Not everyone is eligible for the DOST scholarship. Do you want to know if you are qualified? Check the details below:

1. Graduating Grade 12 male and female students in SY 2021-2022:
   1. STEM STRAND: All students belonging to the STEM class.
   2. NON-STEM STRAND: Must be in the top 5% of the graduating class, if belonging to the Non-STEM strand.
2. Must have grades in Grades 9, 10, and 11.
3. Must be a natural-born Filipino citizen.
4. Must be of good moral character and in good health.
5. May have taken the DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship Examination but did not qualify for the scholarship; OR may have qualified for the DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship but did not avail of the award.
6. Must NOT have earned any post-secondary units.

On the other hand, the following are disqualified for the scholarship:

• You had an examination with DOST-SEI Scholarship before.
• You applied in the USA or foreign countries for immigrant status.
• If you earned units in an undergraduate or post-secondary post.

To be able to get the scholarship, the applicant should enter state universities or colleges, network institutions recognized by DOST-SEI, and Centers of Excellence or Centers of Development by CHED-identified tertiary institutions. You must make sure that you passed the entrance examination for the institution or Universities you have applied to.