CHED Scholarship 2024-2025 | Open to APPLY
CHED Scholarship Program is now accepting applications, allowing eligible and interested incoming first-year college students to receive financial assistance. This scholarship program is administered by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and aims to support academically excellent students who may not have the financial resources to pursue higher education.
CHED Scholarship 2024
The CHED Merit Scholarship Program is a government-funded scholarship that aims to support academically talented students, especially those who belong to underprivileged and homeless citizens, persons with disabilities, and solo parents and/or their dependents.
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CHED Scholarship qualifications
To be eligible for the Scholarship, the applicant must meet the following qualifications:
- Must be a Filipino citizen.
- Graduating high school student/ High school graduate with a general weighted average (GWA) of at least 96% for the Full Merit Program and 93% to 95% or its equivalent for Half Merit Program.
- Student-applicants belonging to a special group of persons such as underprivileged and homeless citizens, Persons with Disability (PWDs), Solo Parents, and/or their dependents shall submit certifications and/or Identification Cards (IDs) issued by the appropriate offices or agencies.
- Avail of only one government-funded financial assistance program.
There were 1,374 available slots for the CHED Scholarships program. The application process for the Scholarship is now ongoing and will end on July 15, 2024.
Requirements for CHED Scholarship
A. Citizenship
To apply for the scholarship, a student must provide a certified true copy of their birth certificate as proof of citizenship.
B. Academic
Academic requirements for CHED scholarship applicants vary depending on their academic status. Incoming freshmen students eligible for college must submit their high school report cards. Graduating high school students must provide a duly certified true copy of their grades for Grade 11 and the first semester of Grade 12.
C. Financial
Scholarship applicants must submit any of the following financial documents, whichever is applicable:
- Latest Income Tax Return (ITR) of parents or guardian;
- Certificate of Tax Exemption from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR);
- Certificate of Indigence from their Barangay or Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD);
- Case Study report from DSWD;
- Latest copy of the contract or proof of income for children of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and seafarers.
D. Other Documents
Applicants belonging to special groups such as Underprivileged and Homeless Citizens, Persons With Disability (PWDs), Solo Parents and/or their Dependents, Senior Citizens, and Indigenous People must submit certifications and/or Identification Cards (IDs) issued by the appropriate offices or agencies.
CHED Priority Courses
To be eligible for the CHED scholarships, students must enroll in any of the Priority Courses identified by CHED
How to Apply to CHED Scholarship 2024
- Applicants must prepare the complete documentary requirements
- Scan them.
- Afterward, applicants must submit the application and documents online to their respective CHED Regional Office.
Apply Online
To apply for the CHED Scholarship, interested and eligible first-year incoming college students can send their application and documentary requirements via ONLINE to their respective CHED Regional Office.
The scholarship is available in all regions of the Philippines:
What are the Scholarship Program Stipends?
Private University (PHEIs)
State University (SUCs) / Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs)
Application Period
The deadline for submitting an online application for the CHED Scholarship for incoming freshman college students of Academic Year 2024-2025 is July 15, 2024.
FAQs
College students who belong to underprivileged and homeless citizens, persons with disabilities, and solo parents and/or their dependents and are enrolled or will enroll in any CHED priority course are qualified for CHED Scholarship.
The CHED Scholarship 2024 application is open to apply for all incoming college students for the school year 2024-2025.
To get CHED Scholarship, a student must have a GWA of at least 93% and must enroll in any priority course program.
All interested and eligible college students can apply for CHED scholarships by visiting the online application portal of their region.
CHED Scholarship is one of the best scholarship in the Philippines as it is a Fully-Funded Government Scholarship. Apart from this, some of the best scholarships in the Philippines are OWWA Scholarship, DOST Scholarship, SM College Scholarship, Aboitiz College Scholarship. etc,.
CHED Scholarship provides a Financial assistance of up to 120,000.00 per school year, which covers Tuition and other school fees, Stipend, Book and Connectivity Allowance.
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