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DOST-SEI releases scholarship exam result for AY 2014-2015

By April Rose Ragmac
PA II, DOST 1

The department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) released the result of September 2013 DOST Scholarship Exam for Academic Year 2014-2015 last March 04, 2014.

Out of 35,562 graduating high school students who took the examination, 182 passers came from Region I: 37 from Ilocos Norte; 35 from Ilocos Sur; 27 from La Union; and 83from Pangasinan.

DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo said the Department’s scholarship programs will provide the new awardees access to quality education in leading public and private institutions as it targets to substantially increase the number of scientists and engineers needed to boost economic productivity and knowledge creation in the country.
Specifically, the passers of 2014 DOST Scholarship exam will have the following privileges: tuition and other school fees (P8,000/sem for RA7687 and Merit), book allowance of P5,000 per year, PE uniform allowance of P500 for the first semester of the year, transportation allowance and monthly stipends.



The complete list of the S&T Scholarship Examination passers for Region 1 can be downloaded from dostro1@dost.gov.ph or at www.sei.dost.gov.ph

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