GSIS is now accepting nominees/applicants for its GSIS Scholarship Program for Academic Year 2019-2020. The scholarship program aims to provide opportunity for low-income GSIS members to send their dependents to colleges and universities providing quality education. Since 2016, four hundred (400) scholarship slots are awarded annually to qualified member-applicants with the lowest annual basic salary. Relative to this, and as our partner in delivering service to our valued members, we would like to request for your assistance in disseminating this information to all your agency personnel.To qualify in the nomination of applicants, the following must be met:
ELIGIBILITY OF THE MEMBERS TO NOMINATE A SCHOLAR
All active GSIS members [with premium payments for the last six (6) months] may nominate, provided that:
a. They are permanent employees in the government, who are regular GSIS members at the time of application, with at least three (3) years of service;
b. They are at salary grade (SG) 24 or below or its equivalent job level; and
c. They have incoming college freshmen-dependents who are accepted in or taking up any 4- or 5-year course or in priority courses (see Annex A) identified by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) with its own charter or a school qualified by the CHED as Levels IV and III, Autonomous or Deregulated (see Annex B).
Likewise, all Permanent Total Disability (PTD) pensioners who are below sixty (60) years of age may nominate their children for scholarship, with their last compensation to be used as basis for the selection process.
Duly accomplished application forms must be submitted to the nearest GSIS office for processing together with the following:
For all applicants:
a. Birth Certificate of dependent;
b. Certificate of employment of the member (not a requirement for PTD pensioner-applicants);
c. Certification from the school that the nominated scholar is accepted as incoming college freshmen-dependents during the current Academic Year;
Additional Requirements:
For Persons With Disability (PWD), Indigenous People (IP) and Solo Parent (SP) applicants:
d. Endorsement from the head of agency/office attesting to the veracity of claim that applicant belongs to abovementioned sectors; and government-issued authentication i.
e., PWD ID from the local social welfare development office (LSWDO) or National Council on Disability Affairs; Certificate of Confirmation of Tribal Membership from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples; and SP ID from LSWDO.
DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship shall be in force for the duration of the 4- or 5-year course chosen by the scholar, unless earlier terminated due to failure of the scholar to comply with the GSP Terms and Conditions and/or the school’s rules and regulations.
SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
A scholar shall be entitled to the following benefits during his/her 4- or 5-year course:a. Actual cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees not to exceed Php40,000.00 per academic year, regardless of the number of terms (not to include summer classes and provided that the course is finished within the regular duration prescribed by the school for that 4- or 5-year course); b. A monthly stipend of Php3,000.00; andc. A scholar who graduates with Latin honor shall be awarded a monetary incentive of Php20,000.00 for cum laude, Php30,000.00 for magna cum laude or Php50,000.00 for summa cum laude. For interested applicants, please refer to the attached documents for compliance and submission to nearest GSIS office.
1. GSP Application form
2. ample Certificate (School and Employer)
3. List of accredited schools
4. List of priority courses approved by CHED
5. Fact Sheet of GSP The acceptance of application for GSIS Scholarship Program will run from April 22-June 24, 2019.
For inquiries and concerns, kindly email us at gcfrias@gsis.gov.ph; msagcambot@gsis.gov.ph & mabasit@gsis.gov.ph or call us at Tel No. 976-4628 and 859 0221 Thank you very much for your continued support.