Iloilo seeks scholarship applicants for SY 2008 - 2009
The Province of Iloilo is once again seeking for underprivileged but deserving scholar – applicants for school year 2008 – 2009 for its "Iskolar Sang Iloilo" Program.
This is an ongoing project of the province since its approval through Ordinance No. 20, series of 1996, dated April 29, 1996. The program primarily aims to financially assist those individuals/families residing in the Province of Iloilo and belonging to the economically disadvantaged but deserving sector of our society. Qualified applicants will have the opportunity to enroll in a Four-year Baccalaureate Degree in any State (Public) Colleges and Universities in the Province and City of Iloilo only.
Courses offered are those which are supportive of the development thrusts of the province preferably in the following areas: Engineering, Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry, Environmental Preservation and Management, Cooperative Development, Education and Social Sciences, Information and Technology, Accounting and Management and other related fields.
Applicants who are qualified for scholarship screening are as follows: they must belong to families with Annual Gross Income of not more than P120,000 per annum; they must belong to the upper 10% of the graduating class; bonafide resident of the Province of Iloilo; and lastly, they must be of good moral standing in his/her community.
Deadline of submission of application will be on March 12, 2008 A written examination will be scheduled for successful applicants. All applications will be submitted to:
THE SECRETARIAT/TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP
"Iskolar Sang Iloilo" Program
Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO)
3RD Floor, Left Wing
Iloilo Provincial Capitol, Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City
All inquiries should be addressed to the secretariat/technical working group at telephone numbers 335 1885, 335 1884. (Marylou B. Sumbing, Capitol News).