IGO launches scholarship

The Igorot Scholarship Program (ISP) is pleased to announce that it will
commence operation this coming academic year 2006-2007. A project of the
Igorot Global Organization (IGO), the ISP is intended to enable needy,
deserving and outstanding Igorot students to attend of the State
Universities and Colleges (SUC) in the Cordillera Administrative Region
(CAR). IGO is a worldwide organization of Igorots, the popular collective
designation of the indigenous ethnic groups in CAR.

During the inaugural 2006-2007 acadamic year, ISP will offer six
scholarships and study grants for the entire CAR. But it intends to increase
the number of supported students in the coming years to as many as funds
would allow. The scholarship is presently worth P7,000 a year except at
Benguet State University (BSU) in which it is P8,500 in recognition of the
fact that tuition and fees are more expensive there. The study grant,
therefore, covers tuition and other school fees and some incidental expenses
depending on location. As in the case of a number of scholarships, the
monetary amount can be increased in the future to the extent warranted by
the circumstances and allowed by the availability of funds.

The scholarship is construed as a four-year deal but maybe shorter or longer
than that period depending upon the program of study being pursued, but not
to exceed five years. It is renewable on a yearly basis based on sound
academic performance of at least B- average at full load. The fields of
study considered acceptable cover a wide range from the sciences
(agriculture, forestry, environmental science), to the social sciences
(sociology and anthropology with emphasis on Igorot cultural studies,
mythology, religious beliefs and practices), to technology (engineering and
information technology), to economics and business (entrepreneurship, hotel
administration and tourism). Other fields may be supported at the discretion
of the scholarship board.

The ISP board of trustees consists of Albert Bacdayan, Ph D, chair, Elmo
Cariño, co-chair, Raleign Agdaca, BelmStrebel Andal, Ray Baguilat, Michael
Bengwayan, Ph D, Mildered Dacog, Ursula Daoey, Rev. Antonio Gomowad and
Dorothy Pucay.

Candidates should be of indigenous ethnicity (Apayoa, Benguet, Bontoc-Mt.
Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Tinguian-Abra) and will be drawn from the entire
CAR. Aside from indigenous ethnicity, prospective candidates should be
deemed to be economically challenged or poor, academically outstanding and
interested in attending a Cordillera state institution of higher education.

Interested applicants may write to request application forms from Ursula
Daoey, Brent School, Baguio City. Completed forms together with required
documents and letters of recommendation are to be returned to her also at
the same address. Deadline for submitting applications is on March 15.
Successful candidates will be announced on April 1.

[source: Nordis / Bibaknets]