37 IN students qualify for DOST scholarship

By Kent Jerico Ramil

DOST

OF THE 274 high school graduates from the different municipalities and cities of Ilocos Norte who took the scholarship examination, 37 qualified for the Dept. of Science and Technology scholarship.

The passers were mostly from Laoag City, Batac City, Bacarra and Bangui, which accounted for the highest number of passers. Adams and Dumalneg, on the other hand, accounted for the least number of qualifiers.

The scholarship qualifiers belong to the economically disadvantaged families who qualified under the Republic Act 7687 scholar grants. These scholars will receive free tuition fees, monthly stipend and book allowance, among others.

The qualifiers who will avail of any of the science and technology undergraduate scholarships may pursue a four- or five-year college degree in priority science and technology fields.

They can enroll in state universities and colleges and other higher educational institutions recognized by the Commission on Higher Education as centers of excellence or centers of development.

Ilocos Norte Scholars are enrolled in the different colleges and campuses of Mariano Marcos State University.

The highest numbers of scholars are enrolled at the College of Engineering while the rest of the scholars are enrolled at the College of Teachers Education Laoag Campus Laoag and College of Arts and Sciences Main Campus in Batac.

As of the moment, there are 54 active scholars in Ilocos Norte while 18, out of 72 scholars of 2013 have graduated this year, eight of them graduated with honors.

Ilocos Norte provincial science and technology director Jonathan M. Viernes stated that the scholarship programs will provide the new awardees access to quality education.

Mr. Viernes added that the DOST scholarship program targets to substantially increase the number of scientists and engineers needed to boost economic productivity and knowledge creation in the region, and in the country as well.

He is also hopeful that the applicants and qualifiers for the succeeding years will increase since there had been promotion activities undertaken in the municipalities of Adams and Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte.

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