DOST JLSS Scholarship 2025-2026 is Open to Apply
The DOST JLSS Scholarship 2025-2026 online application is now open for all college students. The Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS) Program aims to provide scholarships for talented and deserving college students who are pursuing degree programs in science and technology.
Table of Contents
- DOST JLSS Scholarship 2025
- Benefits of DOST JLSS Scholarship
- Eligibility Criteria for DOST JLSS Scholarship
- DOST JLSS Priority S&T Programs
- Study Placement
- Documentary Requirements for DOST Scholarship
- Scholarship Application Deadline
- DOST Scholarship 2025 Timeline
- How to apply for DOST JLSS Scholarship
- Video Guide
DOST JLSS Scholarship 2025
The Department of Science and Technology – DOST has recently made an announcement on Facebook regarding the opening of its Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS) program for the Academic year 2025-2026.
The Department of Science and Technology – DOST is calling in applications from all eligible and interested college students to apply for the DOST Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) 2025 program.
There are three main scholarships offered by DOST under the JLSS Scholarship program and they are as follows:
- DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship
- RA 7687
- RA 10612
Benefits of DOST JLSS Scholarship
Following are the benefits a DOST scholar is entitled to:
A. Regular Academic Year
| Tuition and other school fees (for scholars enrolled in private HEIs) | ₱40,000.00 / year |
| Learning Materials and/or Connectivity Allowance | ₱10,000.00 / year |
| Monthly Living Allowance | ₱8,000.00 / month |
| Transportation Allowance(for those studying outside of home province) | Actual* |
| Clothing Allowance | PHP 1,000/1st Sem of 1st Year only |
| Group Health and Accident Insurance | Premium |
| Thesis Allowance | ₱10,000.00 |
| Graduation Allowance | ₱1,000.00 |
B. Summer Allowance (if required in the curriculum)
| Tuition and other school fees | ₱10,000.00 |
| Learning Materials and/or Connectivity Allowance | ₱2,000.00 (outright grant) |
| Monthly Living Allowance | ₱8,000.00 / month for two months |
| Group Health and Accident Insurance | Premium |
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Eligibility Criteria for DOST JLSS Scholarship
Following is the list of qualifications a candidate must meet to be eligible to apply for DOST JLSS Scholarship:
- The candidate must be natural-born Filipino citizen.
- He or She must be a Regular second year college student enrolled in a DOST-SEI priority S&T course at identified universities in the Second Semester of the school year.
- Must have a General Weighted Average, GWA of at least 83% or its equivalent and with no conditional or failing mark from the First Semester of First Year until the First Semester of Second Year in college, including in the midyear terms, if enrolled.
- He or She must be of good moral character and in good health.
- The candidate may have:
- Applied for/taken the Junior Level Science Scholarship Examination but DID NOT QUALIFY for the scholarship.
- Qualified for the Junior Level Science Scholarship but DID NOT AVAIL of the scholarship award.
Additional Criteria
- For RA 7687 scholarships: Being a poor, talented, and deserving student who belongs to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values of certain indicators, and being a resident of the municipality for four (4) years or longer as attested by the barangay
- For RA 10612 scholarships: No additional criteria beyond the general ones mentioned above apply.
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DOST JLSS Priority S&T Programs
The list of courses and programs eligible for DOST Scholarship are as follows:
- Bachelor in Mathematics Education
- Bachelor in Technology and Livelihood Education with Specialization in Information and Communications
- Bachelor of Library and Information Science
- BS Aeronautical Engineering
- BS Aerospace Engineering
- BS Agribusiness
- BS Agribusiness Management
- BS Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship
- BS Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- BS Agricultural Biotechnology1
- BS Agricultural Chemistry
- BS Agricultural Economics
- BS Agricultural Engineering
- BS Agricultural Technology
- BS Agriculture
- BS Animal Husbandry
- BS Animal Science
- BS Applied Mathematics
- BS Applied Mathematics major in Mathematical Finance2
- BS Applied Physics
- BS Applied Physics with Applied Computer System
- BS Applied Physics with Materials Science and Engineering2
- BS Applied Statistics
- BS Architecture
- BS Astronomy
- BS Astronomy Technology
- BS Basic Medical Sciences6
- BS Biochemistry
- BS Biology
- BS Biology for Teachers
- BS Biotechnology
- BS Ceramics Engineering
- BS Chemical Engineering
- BS Chemistry
- BS Chemistry Major in Business3
- BS Chemistry for Teachers
- BS Chemistry with Applied Computer Systems
- BS Chemistry with Materials Science and Engineering2
- BS Civil Engineering
- BS Clothing Technology
- BS Community Nutrition
- BS Computer Engineering
- BS Computer Science
- BS Electrical Engineering
- BS Electronics and Communications Engineering
- BS Electronics Engineering
- BS Environmental Science
- BS Environmental Engineering
- BS Fine Arts major in Industrial Design
- BS Fisheries
- BS Food Science and Technology
- BS Food Technology
- BS Forestry
- BS Geodetic Engineering
- BS Geography
- BS Geology
- BS Geothermal Engineering
- BS Health Science
- BS Human Biology5
- BS Industrial Design
- BS Industrial Engineering
- BS Industrial Management Engineering-Information Technology3
- BS Industrial Pharmacy
- BS Information and Communications Technology
- BS Information System
- BS Information Technology
- BS Information Technology Systems
- BS Instrumentation and Control Engineering
- BS Life Sciences
- BS Management Information Systems2
- BS Manufacturing Engineering
- BS Manufacturing Engineering-Management-Biomedical Engineering3
- BS Manufacturing Engineering-Management-Mechatronics and Robotics3
- BS Marine Biology
- BS Marine Science
- BS Materials Engineering
- BS Mathematics
- BS Mathematics and Science Teaching
- BS Mathematics for Teachers
- BS Mechanical Engineering
- BS Mechatronics Engineering
- BS Medical Laboratory Science
- BS Medical Technology
- BS Metallurgical Engineering
- BS Meteorology
- BS Microbiology
- BS Mining Engineering
- BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- BS Nutrition
- BS Nutrition and Dietetics
- BS Packaging Engineering
- BS Petroleum Engineering
- BS Pharmaceutical Sciences
- BS Pharmacy (4-year program)
- BS Pharmacy major in Clinical Pharmacy (5-year program)
- BS Physics
- BS Physics for Teachers
- BS Psychology
- BS Public Health
- BS Speech Pathology
- BS Statistics
- BSE Biological Sciences
- BSE Biology
- BSE Biology-Chemistry4
- BSE Chemistry
- BSE General Sciences
- BSE Mathematics
- BSE Physical Sciences
- BSE Physics
- BSE Physics-Chemistry4
- BSE Physics-Mathematics4
- BSE Science
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
1 UP System only
2 4yrs, ADMU only
3 DLSU only
4 4yrs, USC only
5 3yrs, DLSU only
6 4 yrs, UPM only
Study Placement
Following is the list of study placements:
- University of the Philippines
- State Universities and Colleges
- Private Institutions that are recognized by CHED as Centers of Excellence or Centers of Development or has FAAP Level III accreditation (PAASCU, PACUCOA) for the priority S&T programs of study
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Documentary Requirements for DOST Scholarship
Following is the list of documents required to apply for DOST Scholarship 2025 program:
- Form C – Certificate of Good Moral Character
- Form D – Certificate of Good Health
- Form E – Certificate of Program of Study and Year Level
- Form F – Certificate of Residency
- Form G – Commitment to Return Service
- Form G1 – Merit/ RA 7687
- Form G2 – RA 10612
- Form H – Applicant’s Certification Re: Not a DOST Scholar prior to this Application
- Form I – Applicant/Parent Declaration
- Official Transcript of Records (TOR) or True Copy of Grades (TCG) or Certified Grade Report downloaded from the school’s portal for First Semester of First Year until the First Semester of Second Year in college, including in the midyear terms, if enrolled.
- Applicant’s Recent picture – passport size (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm or 1.8 inches x 1.4 inches)
- Birth Certificate
- Proof of Income – Parent/s or Legal Guardian’s or Spouse’s 2024 Income Tax Return / BIR Form 1701 / Employment Contract for OFW / BIR Certificate of Exemption from Filing of ITR / Certificate of Indigency / Certificate of Employment with Compensation / Proof of Pension
- Notarized Affidavit of Guardianship (if with legal guardian)
- Marriage Certificate (if married)
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Scholarship Application Deadline
- Opening date of online application for DOST JLSS Scholarship is April 21, 2025.
- The deadline date to apply for DOST JLSS Scholarship is Extended to May 30, 2025.
DOST Scholarship 2025 Timeline
- Opening date of Online Application – April 21, 2025
- Last Date of Online Application Submission and Uploading Requirements – May 23, 2025
- Deadline date to apply for DOST JLSS Scholarship is Extended to May 30, 2025
- Schedule of Qualifying Examination for DOST Scholarship is July 27, 2025
- Issuance of Test Permit – July 27, 2025
- Submission of Certification as Regular Third Year – August 22, 2025
- Announcement of Scholarship Qualifiers (Tentative) – October 2025
- Effectivity of Scholarship Award – First Semester of AY 2025-2026
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How to apply for DOST JLSS Scholarship
All interested and eligible candidates can apply for DOST JLSS Scholarship 2025 program by visiting the E-Scholarship Application System.
Candidates are advised to carefully read the eligibility criteria, documentary requirements and Application process mentioned in the E-Scholarship application system and then apply for scholarship.
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