DOST Biliran PSTC conducts Scholarship caravan

It's DOST Scholarship season once again, and DOST Biliran PSTC is promoting the DOST Science Education Institute's (DOST-SEI) scholarship program through a series of information forum around the Province of Biliran.

DOST in partnership with DepEd aimed to educate the students who are currently enrolled in Senior High School about the Science Scholarships intended for those who will be going to college next school year. While college tuition has become free for all state universities and colleges, the DOST gives opportunity to deserving students who want to pursue science and engineering courses special privileges such as monthly stipend, book allowance, uniform allowances among other benefits. They must however pass the DOST-SEI Scholarship examinations to be conducted on October 21, 2018.

As part of the forum, DOST distributed application forms to students and briefed them on how they are accomplished and what are the needed documents. Ms. Maria Catherine G. Maniba, Science Research Specialist II, led the DOST-Biliran Team who conducted the presentation and briefing on various DOST-SEI scholarship programs. Ms. Gracevillalyn Saldo, Project Assistant II, and Mr. Teddy Abenido, Project Assistant I joined the team.

The caravan, fully supported by DepEd through a Memorandum from the Division Superintendent, started on August 13, 2018 at Teacher's Arena Department of Education Division of Biliran, Brgy. Larrazabal, Naval, Biliran. The morning and afternoon sessions were participated by schools from the District of Biliran, Naval, Almeria and Maripipi. There were 91 and 216 Senior High School students who joined the campaign for the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively.

For the second day, August 14, 2018 the DOST-Biliran PSTC Team conducted the morning session in Tucdao National High School with participants coming from Kawayan Districts. The afternoon session was conducted in Culaba National High School with participants from Culaba Districts. There were a total of 53 and 130 participants for the morning and afternoon sessions, respectively.

The last leg of the caravan was on August 15, 2018. The morning session was held in Manlabang National High School, Manlabang, Caibiran attended by 123 participants from schools in Caibiran Districts while the afternoon session was conducted in Cabucgayan National School of Arts and Trades - DepEd with 168 participants coming from schools in Cabucgayan Districts.

The DOST-Biliran is hoping to encourage as many applicants as there are willing and qualified students from the Province.