The OFW Dependent Scholarship Program (OFWDSP) is an educational assistance given to OFW Dependents who are aiming to pursue a degree in college at state universities or universities in the country.
The OFWDSP covers financial assistance worth P20,000 every year and only given to dependents of OFW with a monthly salary that’s not more than US$400.00.
There are 1,250 scholarship offered to qualified applicants every year:
- 200 scholarships are offered to 10 poorest provinces
- 204 scholarship is offered to 17 cities, 12 scholars each city
- 840 scholars to 80 provinces, 12 scholars each province
- 6 slots for applicants with extreme cases.
Qualified Beneficiaries:
- Legal dependents of an active OWWA member-OFW whose monthly salary is US$400 or below
- Scholarship only given to the 1 child of the OFW member
- Legal dependent must be single and 21 years and below.
- Must be high school graduate; physically, morally and mentally fit
- Must pass the entrance examination given by the university or state colleges where they wish to attend
- The dependent must not have any existing scholarship from other grants
- OFW couple is entitled to only one scholarship slot. Those OFW dependent who already availed the EDSP and CMWSP are no longer qualified to avail this scholarship.
Overseas Workers Welfare Offices around the Philippines
Baguio City
Tuguegarao, Cagayan
Calamba, Laguna
San Fernando, La Union
San Fernando, Pampanga
Malate, Manila
Legazpi City
Iloilo City
Cebu City
Tacloban City
Zamboanga City
Cagayan de Oro City
Davao City
Koronadal City
Butuan City
Cotabato City
Danilie Palmes
How can we apply a scholarship for my sister? She is now taking her 1st sem in college. I told her to go to owwa cagayan de oro branch hoping that she can grab a scholarship. But sad to say when they went there, they told me that no more slots by this year. Why I am pushing her to take scholarship ,it’s because I am not sure until when can I work abroad. For the main reason my health right now is getting bad I can feel it.I am a domestic helper here in hongkong for almost a year. My greatest concern is for my sister’s tuition fee.