CHED SIKAP Scholarship 2025-2026 is Open to Apply

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CHED SIKAP Scholarship means the Scholarships for Staff and Instructors’ Knowledge Advancement Program. The CHED SIKAP Scholarship program is now open to all interested and eligible teaching and non-teaching personnel for the school year 2025-2026.

CHED SIKAP Scholarship program
CHED SIKAP Scholarship program

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CHED SIKAP Scholarship 2025

The CHED SIKAP Scholarship 2025 program is an initiative by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), This program provides scholarship opportunities for teaching and non-teaching personnel of Higher Education Institution (HEI) who are looking to pursue graduate studies (MA / MS and PhD) in identified universities and colleges in the Philippines.

The application for CHED SIKAP Scholarship 2025 Batch 3 is now open to apply. CHED is calling in applications from all interested and eligible candidates for CHED SIKAP Scholarship program for SY 2025-2026.

Candidates can opt for Full-Time Study Scholarship or Part-Time Study Scholarship under this program. Following are scholarship benefits, eligibility requirements and list of documents required to apply for CHED SIKAP Scholarship.

SIKAP Scholarship Benefits

Each and every CHED SIKAP Scholar is entitled to receive following scholarship benefits:

For Masters

Full Time Study Program

  • Actual Tuition and Fees
  • Stipend: Php 41,000 x number of months / term
  • Research Allowance: Php 150,000

Part-Time Study Program

  • Actual Tuition and Fees
  • Subsidy: Php 40,000 / term
  • Research Allowance: Php 150,000

For Doctorate

Full Time Study Program

  • Actual Tuition and Fees
  • Stipend: Php 54,000 x number of months / term
  • Research Allowance: Php 250,000

Part-Time Study Program

  • Actual Tuition and Fees
  • Subsidy: Php 50,000 / term
  • Research Allowance: Php 250,000

Eligibility Criteria

Following is the eligibility criteria required to apply for CHED SIKAP Program:

  • Candidate must be a Filipino citizen;
  • A teaching or non-teaching personnel employed in any of the following HEIs on a full-time basis;
    • Public or Private HEIs (excluding LUCs) that are institutionally recognized by CHED as Certified by the Office of Institutional Quality Assurance and Governance (OIQAG);
    • An HEI located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that is duly recognized by the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE); or
    • For Local University and Colleges (LUCs), LUCs with Institutional Recognition (IR) issued by CHED.
  • Admitted or will enroll in graduate degree program within the term of application;
  • Physically and mentally fit to undertake and complete the scholarship program;
  • Not more than 50 years old within the next six (6) months from the date of application;
  • Cleared of any pending obligations from all previously awarded grants or scholarships, including those in which you were engaged as a team member in research grants, or grants of similar nature as attested by a Clearance;
  • Part of the SHEI’s manpower development plan, as attested by endorsement from Sending HEl;
  • Willing to execute a Return Service Agreement with the SHEI;
  • In good academic standing and not on extension of study at the time of application, if on-going student.
  • If applying for Full-Time Study, have an approved full-time study leave without teaching/workload covering the entire scholarship period.
  • If applying for Part-Time Study, have a permit to study from SHEI

Documentary Requirements

The list of documents required to apply for this scholarship program are as follows:

  • SHEI Endorsement Form*
  • Application Form:* Full-Time | Part-Time
  • Certificate of Employment with Compensation*
  • Approved Study Leave issued by the SHEI represented by its Governing Board or its equivalent and duly endorsed by the Faculty and Staff Development Committee or its equivalent for full-time study
  • Certificate of clearance from previous grants, proof of trainings attended, published works or research presented, if applicable
  • NBI Clearance
  • Medical Certificate of physical fitness and mental fitness to undertake and complete the program, as certified by a licensed physician including a copy of medical records *
  • Proof of Admission to the DHEI
  • Transcript of Records (for every undergraduate and graduate/post-graduate degree attained)
  • Return Service Agreement and Draft Re-entry Action Plan*
  • Copy of publication in the past five (5) years, if any;
  • Certificate of Award, if applicable.

*Using CHED Template. Download Forms (link given below)

CHED SIKAP Scholarship Application Timeline

The CHED SIKAP Scholarship is ongoing and is open to apply now.

The deadline date for CHED SIKAP Scholarships Batch 3 application is October 6, 2025.

How to Apply for CHED SIKAP Scholarship

All interested and eligible applicants can apply for the CHED SIKAP Scholarship 2025-2026 program by completing the documentary requirements at CHED Scholarship website from here: https://ched.gov.ph/sikap/.

Candidates can download all required CHED templates from the link given above. For more information and inquiries, kindly contact your CHED Regional Office or visit the link provided above.

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