AT least 69 slots for the Scholarship Program for Coconut Farmers and their Families (CoScho) this Academic Year 2023 – 2024 for Capiz are now open for applications until Sept. 15 this year.
The scholarship is a joint program of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) in view of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Project (CFIDP) under Republic Act No. 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act.
Eligible to apply for the scholarship are Filipino citizens who are graduating high school student / high school graduate with general weighted average grade (GWA) of 85% or its equivalent or college student
with earned academic units relevant to the degree programs identified by PCA with a GWA of 85% the previous semester o its equivalent.
The applicant should pass the entry level requirements of identified State University and Colleges (SUCs) and must not be a recipient of any government-funded financial assistance program.
The qualified applicants with privately funded scholarship grants covering only tuition fees must pass the entry level requirement of the private higher education institution (HEI).
Further, eligibles must be a duly registered coconut farmer in the NCFRS or his/her dependent and must have a combined annual gross income of parents not exceeding P300,000.00.
The proof of income maybe the latest Income Tax Return (ITR) of applicant and/spouse/parents/guardians if employed, Certificate of Tax Exemption from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Certificate of No Income from BIR, Certificate of Indigency from their Barangay, and/or Certificate/Case Study from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
A qualified scholar will have P80,000.00 as regular allowance that include P70,000 stipend and P10,000.00 book allowance per academic year aside from other allowances worth P115,000.00 for the thesis as well as on-job training, one-time financial assistance for the purchase of laptop to be given during the first year of scholarship grant and one-time attendance in a local conference.
The list of courses for the scholarship grant may be accessed through the Philippine Coconut Authority – Western Visayas FB Page.
Interested applicants may also access the online application link: https://tinyurl.com/ ApplicationCoSCho2023-24.
