DOST requirements
- Completed DOST Application Form
- Available for download here
- Birth Certificate
- Endorsement from the two former professors in college (For MS applicant) or two from professors in the MS Program for applicant pursuing a PhD program
- If employed:
- Recommendation from Head of Agency
- Permission to take a leave of absence (LOA) while on scholarship
- Medical Certificate as to health status and fitness to study from a licensed physician with his/her PRC license number indicated
- Valid NBI Clearance
- Budgetary Requirements (with supporting document for bases of rates used)
- Available for download here
- Re-entry Plan, narrative
French Embassy requirements
- A CV (maximum of two pages) detailing your academic, professional, and leadership experience
- An academic essay no longer than 500 words, explaining your reasons for wanting to study in France and how your experience and degree will benefit the Philippines and Filipino society
- NB: Essays exceeding the word limit will be discarded along with the application. Be advised that we ask for an academic essay, not a cover or motivation letter.
Common requirements
- A certified true copy of the official transcript of records (university-level grades)
- A copy of the program of study or study plan (your chosen program’s curriculum for the two or three academic years)
- This is usually available on the website of the French HEI. You can also ask for a copy from their admissions team or program coordinator
- Letter/s of acceptance or proof of a completed application to Master’s or PhD degree programs, issued by the French higher education institution (HEI) where you applied to
Document formats:
- Word (.docx) format
- Re-entry plan
- Academic essay
- PDF format
- All the other documents
- Kindly reduce the size of your PDFs