CHED Medical Scholarship open now for AY-2025-2026

Good News for Filipino Students, CHED is Accepting Scholarships Now!


The CHED medical  Scholarship Program  Provides Financial Assistance to the Qualified and Deserving Filipino Students, This Scholarship are Open now to apply, Submit online Application now,

What are the Scope and Coverage:

Filipino students who are motivated to pursue a career in medicine and who meet the following requirements can apply for the CHED Medical Scholarship Program:

  • Those living in municipalities without government physicians, 
  • In GIDA (Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas), or in the top 20% of provinces and municipalities recognized as calamity-prone or conflict-prone by the PSA.
  • Residing in low-income communities with a high poverty rate.
  • Dependents of community health volunteers and
  • Those whose combined annual family income is less than PHP450,000.00.

CHED Medical Scholarship  Requirements

  • must be a filipino citizen
  • 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;
  • obtained a National Medical Admission Test score
  • that was necessary by the SUC/PHEI and the CHED, and
  • Applicants must pass the Entrance Examination and meet additional prerequisites to pursue a Doctor of Medicine degree at one 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

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what are the documents Requirements for Ched medical scholarship

  • 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

  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 for the CHED Medical Scholarship?

Those who are interested may apply form the link ched medical scholarship click on the link, read the information and apply for the CHED Medical Scholarship Program.

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