Other Conditions

 Application Form The qualified applicant must:

 Birth Certificate (Photocopy)  Pursue an MS or PhD Program on a full-time basis for
a maximum period of 24 or 48 months, respectively;
 Certified True Copy of the Official Transcript of
Records  Not avail of any other scholarships;
 Endorsement from two former professors in  Have a full-time commitment to the scholarship and
college (For MS applicant) or two former must not engage in any form of employment during
professors in the MS Program (For PhD applicant) the scholarship period;
 If employed:  Be willing to render the required service obligation
-Recommendation from Head of Agency based on the length of the scholarship—i.e., two
-Permission to take a leave of absence (LOA) years of service for every year of scholarship, or a
while on scholarship fraction thereof;
 Medical Certificate as to health status and fitness  Agree that non-completion of the degree or failure
to study from a licensed physician with his/her to render service may be grounds to refund in full
PRC license number indicated the total financial assistance received plus 12%
 Valid NBI Clearance interest to the DOST-SEI; and the salaries and other
remunerations, if any, to his/her sending
 Letter of Admission from University of Alberta* institution; and
 Program of Study  Fulfill the conditions set by the Parties for the
 Budgetary Requirements (with supporting implementation of the DOST-SEI UAlberta
document for bases of rates used) S&T Graduate Scholarship Program in accordance
with the existing regulations and academic calendar
 Re-entry Plan, narrative in both countries.

* Note: The applicant must apply to UAlberta for admission to the

graduate program of his/her choice, following the normal procedure.
Application must be submitted by the normal departmental Where to Submit Application 2023
deadline. At the time of application, he/she must advise Ms. Nicole
Dewart, UAlberta Coordinator, through email address
uaissp@ualberta.ca and phone number +1-780-492-1579 that he/she
is applying for admission and wish to be considered for the Science Education Institute - S&T Scholarship Division
DOST-SEI-UAlberta GSP. Ms. Dewart shall assist the applicant in the
application process and help identify possible supervising professors 2nd Level Science Heritage Bldg., DOST Cmpd.
at UAlberta. If the applicant is selected for admission to UAlberta,
the letter of admission will be conditional subject to awarding of Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City.
the scholarship. Phone Nos.: (02) 8330-8876, (02) 8330-8826
Mobile Nos.: 0927-886-8816, 0921-526-0814
Website: www.sei.dost.gov.ph
Service Obligation
Deadline for Application: April 15, 2023

 The scholar must return to the Philippines

immediately upon completion of his/her degree JOSETTE T. BIYO
program to render service physically to his/her
sending institution on a full time basis for a period Director
twice the length of time spent to complete his/her
scholarship.

 Any service rendered before the completion of the

scholarship grant shall not be counted or
considered as part of the service obligation.
 DOST-SEI Earth and Atmospheric Science
 Atmospheric Science
S&T Graduate  Geology
Scholarship 
Selection Procedure
Integrated Petroleum Geosciences
Program Electrical and Computer Engineering
 Biomedical Engineering
 Integrated Circuits and Systems\Microsystems and Applicant must pass the following screening levels:
Nanodevices
The Department of Science and Technology-Science  Software Engineering and Intelligent Systems  First Level Screening:
Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announces the availability of Documentary evaluation of the form and other
the DOST-SEI-UAlberta S&T Graduate Scholarship Program Renewable Resources requirements by the DOST-SEI.
for graduate studies in priority S&T fields at the University  Soil Science
of Alberta in Alberta, Canada. The scholarship program aims
Physics
 Second Level Screening:
to provide opportunities for master’s and doctoral students Evaluation of research topic and re-entry plan by the
from the Philippines to study and conduct research in  Astrophysics and Space Physics concerned DOST Council.
Alberta with support provided jointly through
DOST-SEI scholarships and UAlberta.  Biophysics
 Third Level Screening (as needed):
 Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Interview by a panel composed of the SEI Director,
 Geophysics DOST Councils and other relevant DOST agencies.
 Particle Physics

Priority Fields of Study Note: A doctoral or master’s degree student may be considered
for admission if he/she meets the academic requirements of the
UAlberta Department and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and

Scholarship Privileges
Research (FGSR), subject to the availability of an appropriate
graduate supervisor for the requested field of study. Minimum
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science admission requirements of UAlberta departments and the
application procedures are outlined on the FGSR website at
 Animal Science www.gradstudies.ualberta.ca.
 Plant Biosystems The scholar shall receive the following financial
assistance while on scholarship until completion of
Biochemistry his/her degree:
 Biochemistry
 Biophysics Criteria for Eligibility From the DOST-SEI
 Tuition and other school fees;
 Cellular Biology  Monthly living allowance (based on the cost of living
 Molecular Biology in Alberta, Canada);
Cell Biology An applicant must:  One round-trip economy fare from residence to
 Virology 1. Be a Filipino citizen; place of study (one-time only in the whole duration
2. Be not more than 50 years old at the time of of the study);
Chemical and Material Engineering application;  Relocation allowance; and
 Nanomaterials and Biomaterials 3. Be in good health;  Pre-travel expenses.
Computing Science 4. Pass the admission requirements for graduate
studies at UAlberta; From the UAlberta
 Algorithmics, Theoretical Computing Science 5. Pass interview and screening procedures; and  International student differential tuition fee.
 Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning 6. Align the research interest with the
 Bioinformatics areas/programs identified under the DOST
 Networks and Distributed Systems Harmonized National Research and Development
Agenda (HNRDA).
 Robotics
 Software Systems and Software Engineering Note: No lateral entrant shall be considered