CHED Medical Scholarship for A.Y 2024-2025 | Now Open to Apply

CHED Medical Scholarship is now open for all eligible Filipino Students for the year 2024 – 2025, This program shall be accessible to qualified and deserving Filipino Student’s 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.

CHED Medical Scholarship 2024 Requirements

Find the list of Eligibility Requirements to apply CHED Medical College Scholarship

  1. Must be a Citizen residing in the Philippines,
  2. 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; 
  3. Obtained a National Medical Admission Test,
  4. Score mandated by the CHED and required by the SUC/PHEI and
  5. Those who Passed the Entrance Examination and
  6. 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

RegionName of HEI
I1. Mariano Marcos State University
2. University of Northern Philippines
II3. Cagayan State University
4. Isabela State University
III5. Bulacan State University
IV-A6. Batangas State University
7. Cavite State University
V8. Bicol University
VI9. West Visayas State University
VII10. Bohol Island State University
11. Cebu Normal University – Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
VIII12. University of the Philippines School of Health  Sciences
13. Samar State University – Samar Island Institute of Medicine
IX14. Western Mindanao State University
X15. University of  Science and Technology of Southern Philippines
XI16. University of Southeastern Philippines
XII17. Mindanao State University – General Santos City
18. University of Southern Mindanao
NCR19. University of the Philippines Manila
MIMAROPA20. Palawan State University
BARMM X21. Mindanao State University – Marawi

List of Designated Partner Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs)

RegionName of HEI
CAR1. 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:

  1. 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.
Type of HEITuition Fee (TF) Per SemesterOther School Fees (OSF) Per Semester listed in Section 3d of the IRR
SUCActualActual
PrivateActual 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:

AllowancesAmount (Php)
Per SemesterPer AY
Book Allowance13,00026,000
Clothing/Uniform Allowance3,5007,000
Miscellaneous Allowance (to include Connectivity Allowance)6,00012,000
Living Subsidy (5,000 x 6 mos.)30,00060,000
Lodging Allowance (5,000 x 6 mos.)30,00060,000
Transportation Allowance (1,000 x 6 mos.)6,00012,000
TotalPhp 88,500Php 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:

AllowancesAmount (Php)
Per SemesterPer AY
Living Subsidy (5,000 x 6 mos.)30,00060,000
Lodging Allowance (5,000 x 6 mos.)30,00060,000
Transportation Allowance (1,000 x 6 mos.)6,00012,000
One-time Board/Licensure Examination Review and Application Fees16,000
TotalPhp 66,000Php 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)

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