DOST Scholarship 2024-2025 | Apply NOW

The DOST Scholarship is one of the most well-known Scholarships in the Philippines. The Benefits of the Scholarship attract a lot of Filipino students. It’s no surprise that thousands of applicants compete for the limited scholarship spots every year. The DOST Scholarship is now open to apply.

DOST Scholarship Program
DOST Scholarship Program

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Benefits of DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship

A. Regular Academic Year

Tuition and other school fees (for scholars enrolled in private HEIs)Actual fees up to ₱40,000.00 /AY
Learning Materials and/or Connectivity Allowance₱10,000.00 /AY
Monthly Living Allowance₱7,000.00 / month
Clothing Allowance₱1,000 (1st Sem of 1st Year only)
Transportation Allowance1 economy-class roundtrip fare
(for those studying outside of home province)
Group Accident and Health  InsurancePremium
Thesis Allowance₱10,000.00
Graduation Clothing Allowance₱1,000.00

B. Mid-Year Term Allowance (if required in the curriculum)

Tuition and other school feesActual fees up to ₱10,000.00
Learning Materials and/or Connectivity Allowance₱2,000.00
Monthly Living Allowance₱7,000.00 / month for two months

Who Can Apply For DOST Scholarship?

  1. Must be a natural-born Filipino citizen.
  2. Graduating Grade 12 male and female students in SY 2023-2024:
    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
  3. Graduate of Grade 12 before SY 2023-2024 and did not enroll in college yet:
    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
  4. Graduate of high school before the K-12 Program. Must belong to the top 5% of the graduating class.
  5. Must have grades in Grades 9, 10, and 11.
  6. The scores in the Philippine Education Placement Test Certificate of Rating are acceptable if you skip a grade.
  7. Must be of good moral character and in good health.
  8. 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.
  9. Must NOT have earned any post-secondary (college or vocational) units.

Online Application for the DOST Scholarship:

You can visit the DOST SEI Website to apply: https://ugrad.science-scholarships.ph/

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DOST Scholarship

Application Period

  • Start of Online Application Period: 17 October 2023
  • Last Day of Request for School Inclusion in the E-Application System: 15 January 2024
  • Deadline of Online Application & uploading of requirements: 31 December 2023
  • Schedule of Qualifying Examination: 6-7 April 2024

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