Guide on CHED Scholarship Courses Related to Maritime Education
CHED SCHOLARSHIP COURSES – Here is a guide on the course that scholars of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) who want to take a Maritime Course may enroll to.
A lot of Filipinos who were born to poor families were able to finish their studies despite poverty because of the help of the scholarship programs. In the Philippines, there are several public and private organizations and institutions that offer scholarships for poor but deserving students.
One of the public institutions with scholarship programs is the Commission on Higher Education or more popularly called CHED. It is the governing institution among the colleges and universities in the country.
Truth be told that among the high-paying jobs are maritime jobs thus a lot of Filipinos want to take it. However, it is also no secret to the public that their job involves a lot of hard work and risks — including their lives.
Under the CHED scholarship priority courses, there is one marine course that the scholars of the government institution are allowed to take. It is Maritime Engineering Marine Transportation.
The information about the CHED scholarship stipends or allowance for scholars under the program was made available thus aspiring scholars may check on it.
To qualifiy for the scholarship offer of CHED, the student application must bear the following qualities and eligibility requirements:
- a Filipino citizen
- Graduating high school student or high school graduate with a general average General Weighted Average (GWA)
- For Full State Scholarship Program (FSSP) and Full Private Education Student Financial Assistance (FPESPA), GWA must be 96% or above.
- For Half-SSP and Half-PESPA, GWA must be 93% but not more than 95%.
- Must have a combined annual gross income of parents/guardian which does not exceed Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP 400,000), or in cases where the income exceeds PhP 400,000 an applicant must present written certification or medical findings of illness of a family member, or school certifications of two or more dependents enrolled in college;
- Avail of only one government-funded financial assistance program.
There are documentary requirements for CHED scholarship application that you must prepare and submit to the Commission for the application.
