CHED Medical Scholarship is now open for all Filipino Students for the year 2024 – 2025, This program shall be accessible to qualified and deserving Filipino Students who are willing to undertake the mandatory return service.
What are the Scope and Coverage:
CHED Medical Scholarship Program is accessible to qualified and deserving Filipino Students who are willing to study in the medical field, Preferably but not limited to those who are:
- Those who are residing in municipality without government physicians,
- Those who are residing in GIDA – Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas or from the top 20% Provinces and or Municipalities as identified by the PSA calamity prone and conflict areas.
- Residing in low-income class municipalities with high poverty incidence.
- Dependents of community health volunteers and
- Those whose combined annual family income is less than PHP450,000.00.
Read – CHED Scholarship 2024
CHED Medical Scholarship 2024 Requirements
Find the list of Eligibility Requirements to apply CHED Medical College Scholarship
- Must be a Citizen residing in the Philippines,
- Graduating student or a graduate of an appropriate undergraduate program identified as a prerequisite for a Doctor of Medicine degree and currently enrolled in Doctor of Medicine degree, from any HEIs duly recognized by the CHED, including a direct entrant to the integrated liberal arts and medicine (INTARMED) program;
- Obtained a National Medical Admission Test,
- Score mandated by the CHED and required by the SUC/PHEI and
- Those who Passed the Entrance Examination and
- Those who complied with other related requirements for Admission into a Doctor of Medicine degree in any of the following SUCs/PHEIs.
CHED Medical Scholarship partner schools
| Region | Name of HEI |
| I | 1. Mariano Marcos State University |
| 2. University of Northern Philippines | |
| II | 3. Cagayan State University |
| 4. Isabela State University | |
| III | 5. Bulacan State University |
| IV-A | 6. Batangas State University |
| 7. Cavite State University | |
| V | 8. Bicol University |
| VI | 9. West Visayas State University |
| VII | 10. Bohol Island State University |
| 11. Cebu Normal University – Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center | |
| VIII | 12. University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences |
| 13. Samar State University – Samar Island Institute of Medicine | |
| IX | 14. Western Mindanao State University |
| X | 15. University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines |
| XI | 16. University of Southeastern Philippines |
| XII | 17. Mindanao State University – General Santos City |
| 18. University of Southern Mindanao | |
| NCR | 19. University of the Philippines Manila |
| MIMAROPA | 20. Palawan State University |
| BARMM X | 21. Mindanao State University – Marawi |
List of Designated Partner Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs)
| Region | Name of HEI |
| CAR | 1. Saint Louis University |
What are the Documentary Requirements
Here are the list of Documentary Requirements to apply CHED Medical Scholarsip:
- Proof of Filipino Citizenship such as:
- any Government-issued document showing Proof of Filipino Citizenship
- a Certified true copy of Birth Certificate issued by the local Civil Registry or Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Philsys ID.
- Certificate of Good Moral Character,
- Additional requirements for Priority Groups.
- Certification of Residency issued by the barangay,
- Certification as members of indigenous people or minority group
- National commission on Indigenous peoples (NCIP) Certificate,
- Tax Exemption/Tax declaration (from BIR) or social case study duly signed by a registered social worker where the applicant resides;
- Certification issued by the DOH-Bureau of Local Health Systems and Development that the applicant is a dependent of community health volunteer; and
- Certification from the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office or Department of Social Welfare and Development that the applicant is from the calamity-prone and conflict areas.
CHED Medical Scholarship benefits
Following are the Benefits given to the Scholars:
- Tuition and other School Fees (TOSF)
- SUC :
- TOSF subsidy shall be provided to the scholars to be paid directly to the SUC by the concerned CHEDRO; and
- PHEI :
- TOSF subsidy shall be provided to the scholars to be paid directly to the PHEI but not exceeding 100,000/semester.
- The concerned PHEI shall provide the counterpart fund for the balance in excess of 100,000/semester.
- SUC :
| Type of HEI | Tuition Fee (TF) Per Semester | Other School Fees (OSF) Per Semester listed in Section 3d of the IRR |
| SUC | Actual | Actual |
| Private | Actual TOSF but not exceeding the maximum of Php 100,000 | |
2. Subsidy and Allowances
Subsidy and Allowances which shall be given to the scholars through the SUC/PHEI by concerned CHEDRO as follows:
| Allowances | Amount (Php) | |
| Per Semester | Per AY | |
| Book Allowance | 13,000 | 26,000 |
| Clothing/Uniform Allowance | 3,500 | 7,000 |
| Miscellaneous Allowance (to include Connectivity Allowance) | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| Living Subsidy (5,000 x 6 mos.) | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| Lodging Allowance (5,000 x 6 mos.) | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| Transportation Allowance (1,000 x 6 mos.) | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| Total | Php 88,500 | Php 177,000 |
3. Internship Program 5th Year Medicine
Internship Program 5th Year Medicine to be given directly to the Scholars or through the SUC/PHEI by concerned CHEDRO as follows:
| Allowances | Amount (Php) | |
| Per Semester | Per AY | |
| Living Subsidy (5,000 x 6 mos.) | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| Lodging Allowance (5,000 x 6 mos.) | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| Transportation Allowance (1,000 x 6 mos.) | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| One-time Board/Licensure Examination Review and Application Fees | 16,000 | |
| Total | Php 66,000 | Php 148,000 |
How to Apply CHED Medical Scholarship?
Those who are interested may apply form the link https://ched.gov.ph/medical-scholarship, click on the link read the information and apply for the CHED Medical Scholarship Program.
Application Deadline:
The Application Deadline is on September – 30, 2024.
(Source – CHED GOV)
