Call for Applications: Scholarships for Instructors’ Knowledge Advancement Program (SIKAP) AY 2025-2026
Scholarships for Instructors’ Knowledge Advancement Program (SIKAP) provides opportunities for Higher Education Institution (HEI) teaching and non-teaching personnel seeking advanced studies in identified universities and colleges in the Philippines.
- 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.
Who can apply?
- Master of Distance Education
- Master of Development Communication
- Master of Information Systems
- Master of Arts in Nursing
- Master of ASEAN Studies
- Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management
- Master of International Health
- Master of Land Valuation and Management
- Master in Nursing Education
- Master of Research and Development Management
- Master of Public Management
- Master of Social Work
- Doctor of Philosophy in Education
- Doctor of Communication
- Doctor in Sustainability
For more information about SIKAP requirements and application procedures, you can access them through this link: https://ched.gov.ph/sikap
For more information about SIKAP requirements and application procedures, you can access them through this link: https://ched.gov.ph/sikap