C.

Section 3, Partial Support for Foreign Masters and Doctoral Studies, of Article II,
Components,s halln
owr eada
s:
The Commission recognizes the reality that many highly competent HEI faculty
and staff apply and gain admission to topranking HEIs abroad, but remain
constrained bylackofresourcesfortuition,lodgingandotherexpenses.Supportshall
thus be made available to these prospective scholars through partial and tiered
fundings upport,a
wardedo
ntheb
asiso
fm
erit.
Thisp
artials upportism
eantforp
rospectives cholarsw
hom
eetthefollowingc riteria:
1. Have already gained admission to an HEI abroad, recognized by the
Commission as a competent HEI for the graduate program being
undertaken, as determined by the Vetting Panel constituted by the
Commission
2. Have other sources of funding to cover the remainder of the costs for
graduate studies, whether through scholarships, personal funds, or others
and
3. Have been duly endorsed by the dean of the respectiveschoolorcollegein
theirs endingH
EI.
Scholars applying for Partial Support for Foreign Masters and Doctoral Studies
must submit a Work and Financial Plan (Refer to Revised Appendix 4: Work and
nd indicating their
Financial Plan Template), broken down into expenditure items a
various sources of funding. Further, each scholar must identify the specific
expenditure items for which funding is being requested from the Commission. The
Selection Committee shall determine and recommend to the Commission the grant
amounttob
ea
wardedtoe
achs uccessfula
pplicant.
D. ArticleIII,Eligibility,s halln
owr eada
s:
The grants herein described are intended only for HEI faculty and qualified
nonteachings taff.
Eacha
pplicantm
ust:
1. Bea
F
ilipinoc itizen
2. Not be more than 42 years old for applicants to masters degree
programs, not more than 40 years old for applicants to doctoral degree
programs, or not more than 50 years old for the Ph.D. Sandwich
Program
3. Hold at least a bachelors degree (for applicants to masters degree
programs) or a masters degree (for applicants to doctoral degree
programs) relevant to the graduate degree being sought or have
completed all required coursework for a doctoral degree (for applicants
totheP
h.D.S
andwichP
rogram)
4. Demonstrates tronga
cademicr ecord
5. Being
oodh
ealtha
ndo
fg
oodm
oralc haracter
6. Have no pendingcriminalcharges,andmustnothavebeenconvictedfor
violationo
fa
nyP
hilippineL
aw
7. Be required by his/her SHEI to render return service throughanotarized
writtenu
ndertaking( PartialS
upporta
ndP
h.D.S
andwicho
nly),a
nd
8. Fulfill all the Terms andConditionsofthegrant,includingareturnservice
obligation.

E. ArticleV
,ApplicationP
rocessa
ndR
equirements,s halln
owr eada
s:

ArticleV

ApplicationP
rocessa
ndR
equirements

ThefollowingA
pplicationP
rocessa
ndR
equirementss halla
pplytotheS
tartUpG
rant,
Ph.D.S
andwich,P
artialS
upport,a
ndF
ullS
cholarships,r espectively(Refert oA
ppendix3
:
ProcessF
lowcharto
ft hisC
MO).

A.S
tartUpG
rantf orF
oreignS
tudiesA
pplication

1. Interested HEI faculty and staff must accomplish the application form
(Refer to Appendix 3A) indicating all examinations for which the g
rant is
being sought and the prospective degree program/s and HEIs (maximum of
2p
rospectived
egreep
rogramsa
ndH
EIs).

2. Applicants must submit the accomplished application form along with the
following:
a. CurriculumV
itae
b. Statement of Purpose (maximum of two pages, Times New
Roman size 12, single spaced). Applicant must include
justification for his/her decision to apply for the prospective
degree program in the HEIs selected and concretely discuss
how his/her studies will contribute to personal development,
regional/national development, and the development of
his/herp
rofession/field.
c. Certified True Copies of Transcript of Records of all higher
educationc oursestaken

3. Applications must be submitted to the CHED K to 12 Transition Program

Management Unit (PMU) by courier as well as through email to
ched.foreignstudies@gmail.com.

4. Applications shall be evaluated by a Vetting Panel designated by the

Commission, following a predetermined evaluation criteria (Refer to
Appendix 2: Evaluation Criteria of this CMO).Applicantsmay,inaddition,
be required to pass an interview, prior to recommendation to, and approval
of, the Commission En Banc (CEB). The award of the grant shallbesubject
toa
vailabilityo
ffunds.

B.P
h.D.S
andwichP
rogram

1. Prospective scholars must have completed all required coursework for the
doctorald
egreeb
eings oughtp
riortoa
pplication,ina
C
HEDrecognizedH
EI.

2. Prospective scholars must submit the accomplished application form (Refer

toA
ppendix3
B)a
longw
iththefollowing:

a. CurriculumV
itae
b. Statement of Purpose (maximum of two pages, Times New
Roman size 12, single spaced). A
pplicant must include a
justification for his/her decision toapplytotheprospectivedegree
program in the HEIs selected and concretely discuss howhis/her
studies will contribute to personal development, regional/national
development,a
ndthed
evelopmento
fh
is/herp
rofession/field.

c. Dissertation Proposal (maximum ofonepage,TimesNewRoman

size1
2,s ingles paced)
d. Certified True Copies of Transcript of Records of all higher
educationc oursestakenb
ythea
pplicant
e. Certificationo
fa
cceptancea
sr esearchfellowinh
ostH
EIa
broad
f. Work and Financial Plan, signed by an academicsupervisorfrom
both the home HEI (where the coursework was taken), and the
host HEI (where the research shall be undertaken). Refer to
Appendix4
:W
orka
ndF
inancialP
lanT
emplate.
g. Reentry Plan (Refer to Appendix 5: Reentry Plan Template) and
ReturnS
erviceA
greementw
ithh
is/hers endingH
EI
h. Proof of Filipino citizenship (photocopy of NSO birth certificate,
informationp
ageo
fv alidp
assport,o
rv otersID)
i. Medical certificate issued by a government physician in the last
sixm
onths

3. Applications must be submitted to the CHED K to 12 Transition Program

Management Unit (PMU) by courier as well as through email to
ched.foreignstudies@gmail.com.

4. Applications shall be evaluated by a Vetting Panel designated by the

Commission, following an evaluation criteria as determined by the
Commission (Refer to Appendix 2: Evaluation Criteria of this CMO).
Applicants may, in addition, be required to pass an interview, prior to
recommendation to, and approval of, the Commission En Banc (CEB). The
awardo
ftheg
rants hallb
es ubjecttoa
vailabilityo
ffunds.

C.P
artialS
upportf orF
oreignM
astersa
ndD
octoralS
tudies

1. Prospective scholars must first qualify for the relevant program and/or
scholarship for which they are seeking additional funding from the
Commission.

2. Prospective scholars must submit the accomplished application form (Refer

toA
ppendix3
C)a
longw
iththefollowing:

a. CurriculumV
itae
b. Certified True Copies of Transcript of Records of all higher
educationc oursestakenb
ythea
pplicant
c. Lettero
fa
cceptancetother elevantp
rogram
d. Letter of award of scholarship(ifapplicable),and/orproofofother
sourceso
ffunds( banks tatements,n
otarizeda
ffidavits,e
tc.)
e. Statement of Purpose (maximum of two pages, size 12 font,
single spaced). Applicant must include justification for his/her
decision to apply for the prospective degree program in the HEIs
selected and concretely discuss how his/her studies will
contribute to personal development, regional/national
development,a
ndthed
evelopmento
fh
is/herp
rofession/field.
f. One (1) Letter of Endorsement from the dean of the respective
schoolo
rc ollegeina
pplicantss endingH
EI
g. WorkandFinancialPlanforamountrequested(RefertoAppendix
4:W
orka
ndF
inancialP
lanT
emplate).
h. Reentry Plan (Refer to Appendix 5: Reentry Plan Template) and
ReturnS
erviceA
greementw
ithh
is/hers endingH
EI

i.
j.

Proof of Filipino citizenship (photocopy of NSO birth certificate,

informationp
ageo
fv alidp
assport,o
rv otersID)
Medical certificate issued byaPhilippinegovernmentphysicianin
the last six months, or by an equivalent institution in the
applicants current country of residence, in the case of an
applicant who is already pursuing studies abroad at the time of
thea
pplication.

3. Applications must be submitted to the CHED K to 12 Transition Program

Management Unit (PMU) by courier as well as through email to
ched.foreignstudies@gmail.com.

4. Applications shall be evaluated by a Vetting Panel designated by the

Commission, following a predetermined evaluation criteria (Refer to
Appendix 2: Evaluation Criteria of this CMO).Applicantsmay,inaddition,
be required to pass an interview, prior to recommendation to, and approval
of, the Commission En Banc (CEB). The award of the grant shallbesubject
toa
vailabilityo
ffunds.

D.F
ullS
cholarshipf orM
astersa
ndD
octoralS
tudies

(...)

F. Section F, Schedule of Disbursement of Grant AmountsshallbeaddedtoArticleVI,

Termsa
ndC
onditions,a
nds hallr eada
s:

cholarship Grants for Graduate Studies

Faculty and staff scholars awarded with the S
Abroad shall receive a scholarship package that may vary depending on the program being
pursued.T
hes cheduleo
fd
isbursemento
ftheg
ranta
mountsisp
rovidedinthetableb
elow.

Typeo
fG
rant
1.P
h.D.S
andwich
Program

1stT
rancheo
fR
elease( 80%)
Uponp
resentationo
fp
roofo
fthe
following:
1. Executiono
ftheS
cholarship
Agreement
2. Admissionina
H
ostH
EI
abroada
nd
3. Approvedv isao
ftheG
rantee
and
4. Affidavito
fS
upport

2.P
artialS
upportfor Uponp
resentationo
fp
roofo
fthe
ForeignM
asters
following:
andD
octoralS
tudies
1. Executiono
ftheS
cholarship
Agreement
2. Admissionina
H
ostH
EI
abroada
nd
3. Approveds tudyv isao
fthe
Granteea
nd
4. Affidavito
fS
upport
3.F
ullS
cholarships
forM
astersa
nd
DoctoralS
tudies

SecondT
rancheo
fR
elease
(20%)
Upons ubmissiontothe
Commissiono
fo
ne( 1)e
lectronic
copyo
fthea
pproved
thesis/dissertationo
rc ertificateo
f
candidacyforg
raduation.

Upons ubmissiontothe
Commissiono
fo
ne( 1)e
lectronic
copyo
fthea
pproved
thesis/dissertationo
rc ertificateo
f
candidacyforg
raduation.

Processforr eleaseo
fp
rivilegea
ndincentivess hallv aryd
ependingo
nthe
applicabletermsa
ndc onditionsa
ndg
overningr ulesa
ndr egulationso
fthe
ForeignS
cholarshipGivingP
artnerInstitution.

WORKA
NDF
INANCIALP
LAN(Appendix1
)

NAMEO
FA
PPLICANT
Typeo
fG
rant

Lastn
ame,F
irstN
ame,M
.I.
PhDS
andwich

PartialF
unding
( Masters)

PartialF
unding
( Doctorate)

ExpectedS
tarto
fP
rogram
(month,y
ear)

DegreeP
rogram

ExpectedD
ateo
f
Completion( month,y
ear)

Namea
ndA
ddresso
fH
EIA
broad

Name and Address of Sending

HEI( Philippines)

HEIw
herea
pplicantisc urrentlye
mployedo
rw
herer eturns ervicew
illb
er endered

Namea
ndA
ddresso
fH
omeH
EI
(Philippines)

HEIw
hered
octoralc ourseworkw
astaken
(ForP
hDS
andwichc andidateso
nlyw
riteN
/Aifn
ota
pplicable)

ITEM
Provide all requested information.
Inserta
dditionalr owsifn
ecessary.

DATEN
EEDED
Indicatether equired
date/so
fr eleaseo
f
fundingp
eritem
(month,y ear).

COST
C
HED
(INP
HP)
Indicatea
mount
requestedfrom
CHED.

COST
O
THERS( INP
HP)
Indicatea
mounta
nds ourceo
f
funding( e.g.p
ersonal,o
ther
scholarship,e
tc.).
AMOUNT
SOURCE

TOTAL

(A) S
umo
f
COSTCHED

(B) S
umo
f
COSTOTHERS

TOTALA
MOUNTN
EEDEDF
ORF
URTHERS
TUDIES

(A+
B
)

Tuitiona
ndF
ees
RoundtripA
irfare
Accommodations( specifytype)
perm
onthx #
#o
fm
onths
Food
perm
onthx #
#o
fm
onths
Transportation
perm
onthx #
#o
fm
onths
Communications P
hone
perm
onthx #
#o
fm
onths
Communications Internet
perm
onthx #
#o
fm
onths
Books
and
Other School
Materials
Research
(includeb
reakdown)
Conference
(if applicable, specify location and
durationincludeb
reakdown)
Miscellaneous
(includeb
reakdown)

I hereby certify thattheaboveinformationistrueandcorrect,accuratelyreflectstheexpensesprojectedintheconductofthegrant

Ia
ma
pplyingfor,a
ndisa
ccordingtothea
ccepteds tandardso
flivinginthec ityw
heretheg
rantistob
eu
ndertaken.

_____________________________
SIGNATUREO
FA
PPLICANT

Certifiedb
y:( ForP
h.D.S
andwichP
rograma
pplicationso
nly)

_
_______________________________

________________________________

N
ame&
S
ignatureo
fA
dviser( HomeH
EI)

Name&
S
ignatureo
fA
dviser( HostH
EI)

EVALUATIONC
RITERIA( Appendix2
)

The following criteria shall be used in evaluating applications for S

tartUp Grant for Foreign
Studies Application, Ph.D. Sandwich Program, and Partial Support for Foreign Masters
andD
octoralS
tudies:

Criteria

Weight

ScholasticR
ecord

30%

ProfessionalE
xperience

10%

PotentialO
utcomes

60%

1. Importancea
ndv aluetor egionala
ndn
ationald
evelopment
2. Importancea
ndv aluetothed
iscipline
3. Importancea
ndv aluetop
ersonala
ndp
rofessionald
evelopment

For Full Scholarships for Masters and Doctoral Studies, the Evaluation Criteriatobeused
shall vary depending on the applicable terms and conditions and governing rules and
regulationso
ftheF
oreignS
cholarshipGivingP
artnerInstitution.

PROCESSF
LOWCHART(Appendix3
)

1.S
tartupG
rantf orF
oreignS
tudiesA
pplication

2.P
artialS
upportf orF
oreignM
asters&
D
octoralS
tudiesa
ndP
h.D.S
andwichP
rogram

3.F
ullS
cholarshipsf orM
astersa
ndD
octoralS
tudies

The process flowchart shall vary depending on the applicable terms and conditions and
governingr ulesa
ndr egulationso
ftheF
oreignS
cholarshipGivingP
artnerInstitution.