Under the Education for Development Scholarship Program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, qualified beneficiaries/dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers who are OWWA Members may avail of scholarship grants to obtain a college education.
Financial assistance shall amount to P30,000.00 per semester up to the completion of the course, subject to compliance of the terms of the Scholarship Agreement.
To be eligible, the scholar must be Filipino, 21 years or under, a child of a married OWWA member or sibling of an unmarried OWWA member and in good health. He or she must have good moral character and must have an average grade of at least 80% and must belong to the upper 20% of his/her graduating class.
To apply, the scholar must submit the following requirements: “Accomplished application forms (2 sets); 1″x 1″ ID pictures (2 copies); Proof of relationship to Member (copy of Birth Certificate of applicant and of the Member if related as brother or sister duly certified by the Local Civil Registrar or NSO); Form 137 or Transcript of Records with Principal’s Certification on Scholastic Standing; Proof of OWWA membership (i.e. Official Receipt of OWWA Contribution/Certification from OWWA Membership Processing Center); Health Certificate attesting to physical fitness of applicant (Form B); Certificate of Good Moral Character issued by the School Principal/Guidance Counselor (Form C); Certification that applicant belongs to upper 20% of graduating class issued by school principal (2 sets); Statement of applicant that he/she has not earned units in any post-secondary / undergraduate course (Form E); Sworn Statement that he/she has no pending application for resident immigrant status in any country and does not have dual citizenship signed by parent or legal guardians (Form F).”
The forms can be downloaded the OWWA website.
For more information, contact the agency at
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
7th St. cor. F.B. Harrison
Pasay City, Philippines
Tel.(+632) 891-7601 to 24
opcenter@owwa.gov.ph
owwa_opcenter@yahoo.com
www.owwa.gov.ph
