Republic Act

No. 10612
Fast – tracked Science and
Technology (S&T) Scholarship
Act of 2013

Reporter: Michelle N. Torio

 Republic Act no. 10612
An act expanding the coverage of the science and technology (S&T)
scholarship program and strengthening the teaching of science and
mathematics in secondary schools and for other purposes
Chapter 4
Chapter 1 Options for other Science,
General Provisions Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics Graduates

Chapter 2 Chapter 5
Undergraduate Implementing Agencies
Scholarship Criteria

Chapter 3 Chapter 6
Return of Service Miscellaneous
Conditions and Incentives Provisions
Chapter 1 : General Provisions

This Act shall be known as the

“Fast-Tracked S&T Scholarship Act
of 2013”
The state shall give priority to research and
development, invention, innovation and their
utilization. Priority shall also be given to science
and technology education, training and services
The state shall provide for scholarships to deserving
science students and other specially-gifted citizens to
enable them to pursue higher education or training in
the areas of science, technology and engineering, and
to provide incentives for them to become secondary
school teachers especially in their home regions.
 Chapter 2 : Undergraduate Scholarship Criteria

Be a regular third Have a general weighted

Be a average (GWA) of eighty-
– year college
student at the
Filipino three percent (83%) or
better during their first
time of award Citizen and second year of
college
Be currently
enrolled in any of the state
universities or colleges, or in Qualify in the (JLSS)
private universities, especially in Junior-Level Science
Commission on Higher Education
(CHED)-complaint programs, under Scholarship
any of the identified priority S&T Examination
courses
Award Amounts Duration Approved Courses
•Recipients are entitled to an
•Recipients shall be and Priority Programs
annual award for full-time
study equal to the complete entitled to an award for •Recipients shall pursue
financial assistance package the last two(2) years of degrees in science,
offered under Republic Act undergraduate study, technology and
No. 7687, for students or the last three(3)
attending an approved
engineering, as identified
undergraduate program at
years for those enrolled and approved by the
quality schools, such as in five (5) year courses DOST as priority S&T
CHED-compliant programs such as engineering, courses. Applicants who
and DOST Network while matriculating in are currently enrolled
Institutions, public or private, an approved program.
with minimum slots awarded
under such courses
in private school to offset under CHED- complaint
differences in tuition costs. programs will be given
priority.
 Chapter 3 : Return of Service Conditions and Incentives

Return of Ser vice Incentive Schemes.

Te a c h e r Tr a i n i n g
Conditions.  A starting salary grade equivalent
Award recipients must The Philippine Normal University
to that of a Special Science
(PNU) – National Center for
teach full-time high Teacher I in the Philippine
Teacher Education per Republic
school subject(s) in Science High School System.
Act no. 9647 otherwise known
Mathematics, Biology,  Priority for job placement in any
as “Philippine Normal University
Chemistry, or Physics; or high school, public or private, of
Modernization Act of 2009”,
his/her choice within the country,
Information Technology or National Network of Normal
 A one–time relocation allowance
Agriculture, Aquaculture should he/she be assigned in a
schools (3NS),
or Fisheries Technology, CHED – compliant programs in
place other than the permanent
both in the university and teacher education and centers
residence.
technical-vocational for teacher training recognized
 Scholarships in identified teacher
by CHED and the DepEd are
tracks in the secondary education institutes for Science
hereby tasked to provide
education curriculum, for Education courses
training for hired teachers under
a minimum of two (2)  Pass the Licensure Examination
this program.
years, in a public or for Teachers (LET) within 5 years
One thousand scholarships are
private high school. of hiring.
made available every year.
 Chapter 4 : Options for other Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics Graduates

Be a Filipino citizen

Have graduated with a science, technology, engineering or
mathematics degree. With GWA of eighty-three (83%) or better
from a reputable university.
 Be at least forty (40) years of age at the time of application.
 Not have a service obligation under another program in
conflict with DOST-SEI obligations
 Chapter 5 : Implementing Agencies

Science • is the main implementing agency of the provision in this Act

Education • responsible for evaluation, award-giving and monitoring
scholarship grants and awardees
Institute • tasked in coordinating with other relevant agencies in the
(DOST-SEI) fulfillment of the goals of this act

Department • tasked to ensure job placement and hiring of qualified

graduates under this program as secondary school teachers
of in science, mathematics and related technology courses
Education • ensure that these teachers are hired at Special Science
Teacher salary grade levels
(DepEd) • tasked with monitoring of hired teachers under this program
 Chapter 6 : Miscellaneous Provisions

Review and Monitoring.

Implementing Rules and
The DepEd, CHED and the DOST shall report to the Regulations.
President and Congress after the first three(3) years,
Within sixty(60) days from the approval of
and annually thereafter, on the implementation of the
this act, the DOST and the DepEd shall
provisions of this Act and submit recommendations
promulgate the rules of this Act.
for its improvement.

Separability Clause Repealing Clause

Appropriations.
If any provision or part All laws, decrees, executive
The mount necessary to
hereof is held invalid or orders, proclamations and
carry out the implementation
unconstitutional, the administrative regulations or
of this Act, shall be charged
remainder of the law or the parts thereof inconsistent
against the current year’s
provisions not otherwise herewith are hereby
appropriations of the SEI
affected shall remain valid repealed or modified
under the DOST.
and subsisting. accordingly.
Ef fectivity Clause

This Act shall take effect

fifteen(15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette
and in at least two (2) national
newspapers of general
circulation.
The national qualifying
examinations for DOST-SEI’s
two undergraduate
scholarship programs,
namely, the Republic Act
7687 or the Science and
Technology Scholarship Act
of 1994, and the Merit
Scholarship Program were
administered on Sunday,
October 21, 2018 in various
testing centers nationwide.
(DOST-SEI) released the full
results of October 2018
DOST Scholarship exam for
academic year AY 2019-
2020 on Sunday, March 31,
2019 or more than five (5)
months after the exam.
As announced, 9,852 out of 73,712 (13.37%) graduating high
school students clinched a slot in the country’s premier science
scholarship programs.

This year’s qualifiers breached the 8,994 mark of last year’s

passers, up by 10 percent, a record for the scholarship program
which started in 1958.

Out of the total number of passers, 5,819 qualified as scholars

under the RA 7687 Scholarship Program, scholarships for
academically talented students who belong to economically
disadvantaged families; while 4, 033 top ranking examinees passed
under the DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program.
2019 DOST-SEI UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
The DOST scholarship program is open to graduating students of the STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math) strand and non–STEM students who belong to the
upper top five percent of the graduating class who wish to pursue a college degree on
Basic and Applied Sciences, Engineering, Science and Mathematics Teaching.
DOST undergraduate scholars will benefit from the following:
■ increased monthly stipend of P7,000 per month
■ P40,000 per year tuition and other school fees subsidy
■ P10,000 per year book allowance
■ one-time P1,000 uniform allowance
■ one-time P1,000 graduation clothing allowance
■ one economy-class roundtrip fare per year for those studying outside of their home
province
■ group health and accident insurance