Scholarships for Staff and Instructors’ Knowledge Advancement Program (SIKAP and SIKAP-N) – 2026 Batch 3

• Filipino teaching and non-teaching personnel pursuing Master’s or Doctoral degrees in the Philippines
  
• SIKAP Regular: Personnel holding regular, permanent, or plantilla positions
  
• SIKAP-N: Personnel employed under non-regular or non-plantilla arrangements who have rendered at least five years of service in their Sending HEI
  
• Personnel employed full-time in eligible public or private HEIs, recognized LUCs, BARMM HEIs recognized by MBHTE, or government agencies and private institutions with an MOU or MOA with CHED
  
• Applicants pursuing graduate programs in the CHED TANYAG priority areas:
  
  • Creative Industries
    
  • Health and Welfare
    
  • Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing
    
  • Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence
    
  • Tourism
    
  • Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Veterinary Services, and Food Systems
    
  • Natural Sciences
    
  • Energy
    
  • Actuarial Sciences and Financial Services
    
  • Guidance and Counseling

Scholars may enjoy the following benefits:

Master’s – Full-Time:

• Actual tuition and other school fees
  
• Monthly stipend of ₱41,000
  
• Research allowance of ₱150,000

Master’s – Part-Time:

• Actual tuition and other school fees
  
• Term subsidy of ₱40,000
  
• Research allowance of ₱150,000

Doctorate – Full-Time:

• Actual tuition and other school fees
  
• Monthly stipend of ₱54,000
  
• Research allowance of ₱250,000

Doctorate – Part-Time:

• Actual tuition and other school fees
  
• Term subsidy of ₱50,000
  
• Research allowance of ₱250,000

Applicants must have the following qualifications:

• Must be a Filipino citizen
• Must be teaching or non-teaching personnel employed full-time by an eligible HEI, government agency, or private institution with a CHED agreement
• Regular SIKAP applicants must hold a plantilla, permanent, or regular position
• SIKAP-N applicants must be non-regular or non-plantilla personnel with at least five years of service in the Sending HEI
• Must have no existing employment or contract of service with another institution or agency
• Must be admitted and enroll in an eligible graduate degree program within the term covered by the application
• Must be physically and mentally fit to undertake and complete the degree
• Must not hold another government-funded scholarship or grant
• Must obtain clearance from previous government-funded grants or scholarships
• Must submit complete documentary requirements through the Sending Institution