FORTY Navoteño students have received scholarships from the Navotas City Government following the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the NavotaAs scholarship program for school year 2019-2020.
Of this number, 34 were NavotaAs academic scholars, and six were beneficiaries of the Ulirang Pamilyang Mangingisda Scholarship.
“Education opens doors to success. We want to provide our children with quality learning so that they will be equipped to face life’s challenges and be able to succeed in whatever field they choose,” said Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco.
This year’s batch of academic scholars included 15 incoming high school freshmen, 12 incoming freshmen of Navotas Polytechnic College, one incoming freshman of any college or university, and six teachers seeking higher education.
Meanwhile, all fisherfolk scholars are incoming college freshmen.
The city government gives high school scholars P18,000 per academic year for book, transportation and food allowance.
NPC scholars get P22,000 per academic year for tuition, book, transportation and food allowance. Scholars of other colleges or universities are given P262,000 for the same.
Furthermore, teacher scholars receive P75,000 every academic year for their tuition; book, transportation and food allowance; and research grant.
Fisherfolk scholars get P16,500 transportation and food allowance as well as P1,500 book stipend per academic year.
Aside from academic scholarship, the city government also offers scholarships to students who excel in sports and in arts.
Since the NavotaAs Scholarship Program was established in 2011, the city government has sent to school 777 Navoteños. Of these, 325 were academic scholars, 422 were athletic scholars, 19 were art scholars, and 11 were fisherfolk scholars.
