Postgraduate Degree Scholarships Offered by DOST
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have announced the availability of scholarships for Master’s and Doctorate (MS & PhD) degrees in priority Science and Technology (S&T) areas through the implementation of the Accelerated Science and Technology Human Resource Development Program.
The program aims to help improve the country’s global competitiveness and capability to innovate through alternative approaches on HRD in S&T and to accelerate the production of high-level human resources needed for S&T activities particularly in the area of R&D.
There are two (2) types of scholarships available, namely: (a) University-based MS/PhD Program for new and ongoing graduate students; and b) Thesis/Dissertation Grant support for R&D priority areas of DOST.
Priority fields of study include:
- Basic Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Materials Science and Communications Technology
- Microelectronics
- Earth and Space Science (Meteorology)
- Agriculture
- Forestry & Natural Resources
- Fisheries and Marine Science
- Environment
For interested applicants, please contact Mavik Dado at tel. no. (082) 2271313 for more details.
Application forms can be downloaded from the DOST Science Education Institute (SEI) website at www.sei.dostgov.ph. Deadline for filing of application is on March 13, 2008.