Grants and Scholarships

Pursuant to the pertinent provisions of RA 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,” the Office of the Student Services (OS) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is mandated to provide access and equity to quality education among the financially disadvantage but academically deserving students. For the benefit of all poor but bright students, CHED is offering three main categories of the Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs) i.e. scholarships, grant-in-aid and student loans.

Scholarship Programs

* Full Merit – This program is for bright Filipino students who scored the highest in the NCAE and at the same time belong to the top ten of the graduating class. Scholars under this program may enroll in any government or private college/university (HEI).

* Half Merit – For bright Filipino students who scored a percentile NCAE rating score of 85 to 89. Scholars under this program may enroll in private HEIs.

Grand-In-Aid Program
“Tulong-Dunong” has the following components:

*DND-CHED-PASUC Study Grant Program – This grant – program is intended for dependents of killed-in-action (KIA), battle-related Complete Disability Discharged (CDD) – Combat and Active Military Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Education Benefit given to children of KIA-CDD-Combat in order to contribute to the well-being of our soldiers by ensuring their children’s education.

OPAPP-CHED Study Grant Program for Rebel Returnees – This grant-program is intended for former rebels and their legitimate/legitimized dependents to expand their access to college education opportunities.

CHED Special Study Grant Program for Congressional Districts/Senate – This grant-program is intended for the constituents of Congressional Districts, Party List Representatives and Senate Representatives.

Student Loan Program

Study-Now-Pay-Later Plan (SNPLP)
This program is designed to promote democratization of access to educational opportunities in the tertiary level to poor but deserving students through financial assistance in the form of an educational loan. It is a scheme that extend loan or credit to poor but deserving students who are entering as freshmen college or tertiary students with college units earned.

These financial assistance programs are of great help to poor students and their families, for they can now have access to good education. Certainly, education is the core value of Philippine society and family life. The best gift any family can give to a child, and the best any nation can give to its people.

For more information, please contact:

Commission on Higher Education
HEDC Bldg., C.P. Garcia Avenue
UP Diliman, Quezon City