Government Assistance to Poor but Deserving Students

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For those UCCians who want to purseu their studies but without sufficient fund then this is a good news! ( i think not a good news anyore for this has been known for several years. I am just simply reminding you guys about this)

It's the STUDY NOW PAY LATER PROGRAM of CHED or Commission on Higher Education. I find it selfish of me if I will not share this to my fellow UCCians. I know how we struggle to survive, pass our tests, & sometimes go to school without baon. So I hope this could help you guys.

Below is the APPLICATION form. You can download it from here by clicking download on the screen or in CHED website.
OSS-Scholarship Data Form

This is an educational program of the government designed to
promote democratization of access to educational opportunities in the tertiary
level to poor but deserving students through financial assistance in the form of
an educational loan. It is a scheme providing loan or credit to poor but
deserving students who are enrolled in priority courses in selected higher
education institutions. This special fund is used to finance loans to cover
matriculation and other school fees and expenses for books, subsistence, and
board and lodging.

STUDY-NOW PAY-LATER PLAN (SNPLP)


A. LEGAL BASIS

1. R.A. 8545 amending R.A. 6728

B.
CLIENTELE

Deserving College Students

C. PARTICIPATING HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIs)

Selected Private HEIs

D. AREAS OF
SPECIALIZATION

Priority Courses

E. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS


1. Filipino citizen
2. Currently enrolled or intend to enroll in
any of the CHED-priority courses
3. Not more than 30 years of age at the
time the application for loan
4. With 75 percentile rank or above in the
National Secondary Achievement Test (NSAT)
5. Have a weighted average of 2.5
or higher in the last semester in college, if attended any
6. With
parents/guardians having a gross annual income of not more than P150,000.00
7. Not presently enjoying any scholarship or study grant

F.
DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

1. Latest BIR Income Tax Return (ITR) of
applicant’s parents/ guardians
2. High School Report Card (Form 138), for
incoming freshmen
3. Official enrollment certificate and statement of
accounts for those with college units
4. Official report of ratings or
certificate of grades for the last semester attended issued by the school
registrar or dean, with an average of not lower than 2.5 for those with college
units, and
5. Certification of guarantee of loan by a GSIS/SSS member
guarantor

G. APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Secure application form
from the College Registrar of a private HEIs authorized by CHED to administer
the SNPLP or from the CHED Regional Office, and
2. Submit the accomplished
form together with the required documents to the Registrar’s Office
3. Wait
for the notice form the CHED Regional Office if accepted or not to the program


G. FINANCIAL BENEFITS

A maximum loan of P 7,250.00 per
semester to cover tuition and other school fees