OWWA now accepts
application for EDSP and CMWSP
From 2012 News - 31 July 2012 06:17 PM
http://www.owwa.gov.ph:8080/wcmqs/news/2012/157.html
Application for the School Year 2013-2014 for the OWWA Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) and Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program (CMWSP) is now officially open.
The OWWA EDSP is a scholarship program of OWWA for qualified dependents of member-OFWs consisting of Php60,000.00 worth of scholarship per school year, leading to a four-to-five year baccalaureate course in any college or university.
The CMWSP, on the other hand, is another baccalaureate scholarship program mandated by RA 10022 and is funded by the PCSO. Qualified applicants are entitled to Php60,000.00 worth of scholarship per school year.
The program shall benefit deserving migrant workers and/or their immediate descendants who intend to pursue courses primarily in the field of science and technology as identified by DOST, as follows:
Agriculture
Civil Engineering **
Information Technology
Agriculture Biotechnology
Computer Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering Management
- Biomedical Engineering *
Agricultural Chemistry
Computer Science
Manufacturing Engineering Management
- Mechatronics and Robotics *
Agricultural Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Applied Physics
Electronics & Communications Engineering
Materials Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Environmental Science
Mathematics
Biochemistry
Fisheries
Mathematics Teaching
Biology
Food Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Ceramics Engineering
Forestry
Metallurgical Engineering
Chemistry with Applied Computer System
Geodetic Engineering
Mining Engineering
Chemistry with Materials Science & Engineering
Geological Science & Engineering
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Geology
Physics
Chemistry
Industrial Engineering
Physics with Applied Computer System
Chemistry Teaching
Industrial Management Engineering
- Information Technology
Physics with Materials Science & Engineering
* At DLSU only
** At UP System only
Applications should be submitted on or before 19 September 2012 in any OWWA Regional Welfare Office located in the regional centers nationwide. Applications are also accepted at OWWA Posts in Jeddah and Riyadh.
Qualifying examinations for both the EDSP and the CMWSP will be administered by Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) on 18 November 2012.
Incoming 4th year high school students who are dependents of OFWs with active OWWA membership may apply for either the EDSP or the CMWSP.
For more details please contact any OWWA Regional Office or visit the OWWA website at www.owwa.gov.ph.
