TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) - - Qualified dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in this province received their educational assistance from Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

Under OWWA’s Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP), Divine Suyu and Reynaldo Mallorca received their educational assistance worth P30,000 each on June 17.

The EDSP is a scholarship grant to qualified dependents of OFWs consisting of a maximum of P60,000 per school year until the completion of a baccalaureate course (4-5 years). 

For incoming first year college students, the selection of scholars is determined through the DOST national examinations. Only the top 400 passers are considered for entry as first year college students; 600 slots are for those who are already enrolled in college.

On the other hand, scholar Marifren Romasasa from Enrile, Cagayan also received P10,000 educational assistance under OFW Dependent Scholarship Program (ODSP) on June 18.

The ODSP is a scholarship program that offers financial assistance amounting to P20,000 per school year or P10,000 per semester, to qualified dependents of OFWs who receive a monthly salary of not more than the US $600, and who shall enroll, are currently enrolled or have been enrolled in any four-year or five-year baccalaureate course or associate course in any college or university.

To know more information on OWWA scholarship grants, interested qualified OFW dependents may contact the Education & Training Unit of OWWA Regional Office No. 2 at 0975-0715-816. (OTB/MDCT/PIA Cagayan)