Section 9December 22, 1997, Sec./Art. 9

Scholarships and grants. - S & T personnel in public and private sectors shall be entitled to avail of scholarship benefits and grants for pursuing undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate or training courses in accordance with a Scholarship Program to be implemented by the Department. Grantees of the program may study within the Philippines or abroad provided that the Department shall provide strict measures to ensure their return to the country to render the service obligation.

Recipients of undergraduate scholarships shall, after graduation, be required to render service in the government for the equivalent number of years that they availed of their scholarships. However, in case where there are no available positions in the government, they may be allowed to work in the private sector.

Scholarship privileges may be on a full-time or part-time basis and shall include tuition fee, book allowance, transportation allowance, monthly stipend, dissertation grants, insurance and the payment of regular salary and other benefits.

For this purpose, the Human Resource Development Council created under Republic Act No. 8248 shall formulate the rules and regulations and implement the Scholarship Program provided in this Act.