ARMM opens scholarship project anew

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) --- The regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is once again looking for a new set of scholars under its scholarship project.

Dubbed “Iskolar” Para sa Pagbabago, Para sa Bangsamoro, the project aims to help poor but academically-qualified students from across Muslim Mindanao.

To qualify, each applicant must be a Filipino citizen; of good moral character; a high school graduate or graduating high school student for year school year 2013-2014 or a student currently enrolled for Medicine or Master’s Degree in Education or Public Administration; a resident of ARMM, and must not be a recipient of any government scholarship grant or financial assistance.

Also, the applicant must not be not more than 30 years old at the time of application, except those taking Medicine and Master Degree courses, and his/her parents or guardians’ combined gross annual income does not exceed P200,000.

Qualified scholars, particularly high school graduates, can enroll on the following priority fields: information technology, agriculture and related field, teacher education, science and math, health and sciences, engineering, arts and humanities, atmospheric science, and environmental science.

Interested applicants may submit filled-up application form; any proof that he/she is enrolled such as Form 138, certificate of enrolment, certificate of registration from school, or list of grades for the last school year attended; any proof of income of parents/guardian or the applicant; certificate of good moral character; valid ID of student or applicant; barangay certificate of residency with attached voter’s ID or voter’s certificate of the applicant or his/her parent/guardian to the nearest School Divisions Office or send via mail to the Office of the Regional Governor, 2^nd Floor ORG Building, ORG Compound, Gov. Guttierez Avenue, Cotabato City.

Applicants from Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi may also submit at the Port Manager’s Office while Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur applicants may likewise submit at the CHED-ARMM Office.

The deadline of application is January 30 and qualified applicants will take an examination on February 1-28.

Interested applicants can contact Jennie B. Tenorio at numbers (064) 421-5189 or 421-1227 or Analyn Pautong at (064) 421-9575 for further inquiries. (APB/PIA-10)