THE Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has doubled the number of scholarships for dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for academic year 2023-2024.OWWA Administrator Arnel Ignacio said his request to double the 2,500 slots for new scholars this year has been granted.
ILOILO CITY: The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has released over P10.91 million in scholarship assistance to dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Western Visayas under its Education for Development Scholarship Program from January to July this year.
LEGAZPI CITY - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Bicol (OWWA-5) is urging qualified dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to avail of their scholarship program. Maria Via Dometita, OWWA Bicol communication officer, in an interview, said they are now accepting applications for the Education For Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) for the school year 2023-2024. "We are now accepting applications for the EDSP. This is a scholarship program for incoming college students. Wala po tayong limit or slots specifically for Bicol. Pwede po mag-apply ang kahit ilan na aplikante from Bicol. Kailangan lang po nila maipasa and exam at makapasok sa top 400 sa buong Pilipinas. (We don't have a limit or slots specifically for Bicol. Any number of applicants from Bicol may apply. They just need to pass the examination and be included among the top 400 passers in the country) to be qualified as a scholar," Dometita said. She said the EDSP is a program of OWWA that off
A total of 420 dependents of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will receive a P60,000 scholarship grant as part of the government's education assistance program, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) announced on Monday, Sept. 5.
In a statement, OWWA said 400 of the beneficiaries were
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator Arnell Ignacio seems to be relentless in creating unique and broader programs for migrant workers as he made public on Friday, August 26, his vision of producing “scholars in music.”
(File photo courtesy of Arnell Ignacio / Facebook)