Deadline for Filing of Application:

June 15, 2015

Date of Examination: July 12, 2015

The Test Permit/s shall be mailed to the DOST Regional Office for distribution to the applicant/s. In case the test permits are not received within the week before the examination day, the examinees may inquire from the DOST Regional Office and check the nearest designated test center a day before the examination.

SCHOLARSHIP PRIVILEGES

Tuition and other school fees P10,000.00/semester

or P8,000.00/trimester/term

Book Allowance P10,000.00/year

Stipend For BS Physics/Applied Physics/

Physics Teaching/Geology/MiningE

P6,000.00/mo

Other DOST-SEI priority courses P5,000.00/mo

Transportation allowance (for those studying outside of home province)

1 economy-class roundtrip fare

Group Insurance

ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES

After graduation, when the scholar has been hired by the Department of Education or a private high school, he/she shall a. be employed with a position equivalent to Special

Science Teacher I in the Philippine Science High School System

b. be given priority for job placement in a high school in the country

c. be given one-time relocation allowance should he/she be assigned in a place other than the permanent residence

d. be provided scholarship in any of the identified teacher education institutions for Science Education courses; and

e. be allowed to teach even without the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) eligibility but has to pass the LET within 5 years from date of hiring.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

An awardee a. shall comply with the terms of the Scholarship

Agreement to be entered into between himself/herself, parents or legal guardian and the DOST-SEI.

b. agree to have his/her name to included in the lists of scholars needing clearance from DOST-SEI forwarded to the appropriate government agency/ies for tracking purposes.

c. shall maintain the grade requirement of the scholarship.

d. upon completion of his/her course, shall teach in the sciences, mathematics and/or technology subject in a secondary high school in the country, preferably in his/her home region, on full-time basis for a minimum period equivalent to two (2)/three (3) years or the equivalent length of time he/she enjoyed the scholarship.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The awardees shall be selected on the basis of their performance in the 2015 Junior Level Science Scholarships Examination.

FINAL SELECTION

The list of awardees, after approval of the DOST Secretary, is final and unappealable. The scholarship grant shall be effective the First Semester of AY 2015-2016.

JOSETTE T. BIYO Director

Ceramics Engg.

Chem w/ Applied Comp. System

Chem w/ Materials Sci. & Eng'g.

Chemical Engg.

Chemistry

Civil Engg. *

Computer Engg.

Computer Science

Electrical Engg.

Electronics & Communications Eng'g.

Environmental Science

Fisheries

Food Technology

Forestry

Geology

Geodetic Engg.

Geothermal Engg.

Industrial Engg.

Industrial Management Engg-IT**

Information Technology

Instrumentation and Control Engg.

Manufacturing Engg Management-Biomedical Engg**

Manufacturing Engg Management- Mechatronics & Robotics**

Manufacturing Engg.

Materials Engg.

Mathematics

Mathematics Teaching

Mechanical Engg.

Metallurgical Engg.

Mining Engg.

Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Physics

Applied Physics w/ Applied Comp.System

Applied Physics w/ Materials Sci. & Eng'g.

Science Teaching (Bio, Chem, Physics, Physical Science)

Statistics

* at UP System only ** at DLSU only

2015 JUNIOR LEVEL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS RA No. 10612

Fast-Tracked Science & Technology Scholarship Act of 2013

The Department of Science and Technology Science Education Institute announces the availability of scholarships to Junior Level college students who are enrolled in priority science and technology (S&T) courses and are willing to teach in the secondary schools in the Philippines.

CRITERIA OF ELIGIBILITY

An applicant must a. be a Filipino citizen; b. be a regular third year college student in an

identified priority S&T course in any of the SUC or private universities;

c. have a general weighted average of at least 83% (or its equivalent) in his/her first and second years in college;

d. qualify in the JLSS Examination; e. agree to teach in the secondary level basic

education in public or private high school as return of service (ROS);

f. agree to any of the approved ROS conditions; and g. agree to pay the amounts disbursed with

applicable interest, in case of failure to comply with the terms of the ROS.

WHERE TO SECURE / FILE APPLICATION

The application form can be obtained at the Science

Education Institute, 2nd Level, Science Heritage Bldg.,

DOST Cmpd., General Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig

City, Metro Manila; DOST Regional Offices. It can be

downloaded at the website, www.sei.dost.gov.ph

and www.science-scholarships.ph.

Accomplished form can be filed at the Science

Education Institute, or DOST Regional Office nearest

to applicants school or home address.

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

a. Accomplished JLSS Information Sheet (Form A) b. Accomplished Certification re-Course and Year Level

(Form B) c. Accomplished Agreement to Return of Service (ROS)

Conditions (Form C) d. Photocopy of Birth Certificate e. Certified True Copy of Grades for first and second

year levels

PRIORITY S&T FIELDS OF STUDY

Agriculture

Agricultural Biotechnology *

Agricultural Chemistry

Agricultural Engg.

Agricultural and Biosystems Engg.*

Applied Mathematics

Applied Physics

Biochemistry

Biology

STUDY PLACEMENT

UP System

State Universities and Colleges (SUC)

Other institutions which offer CHED-compliant programs in the S&T priority fields of study

OBJECTIVE

RA 10612 aims to strengthen the countrys science and

technology education by fast tracking graduates in the

sciences, mathematics and engineering who shall teach

science and mathematics in secondary schools

throughout the country.