The Philippine – California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI) Scholarship program is a capacity building and technology generating collaborative initiative designed to upgrade research, development and innovation capabilities and competencies of the faculty, students and staff of the Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs). The PCARI project is a new approach that will enhance their skills and expertise through free tuition scholarships, training and research partnerships with top notch research universities in California, USA, initially, with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the University of California Berkeley (UCB) in the areas of health innovation and translational medicine (HITM) and in information infrastructure and development (IID).
The PCARI Scholarships support and finance Master’s and PhD degrees, and also, postdoctoral studies. The funding agency is the PCARI. The implementing agency is the DOST – Science Education Institute (SEI). Scholars under this project will have an opportunity to interact with the elite researchers of the University of California and will be part of the top talents in the country who are active in fundamental and applied research relevant to the country’s socio-economic development and the long term competitiveness of the Philippines.
The PCARI project is a new approach to enhance the skills and expertise of faculty and staff of Philippine universities and colleges through scholarships, training and research partnerships with top notch research universities in California, USA.
Studies are in the priority areas of information infrastructure development (IID) and health innovation and translational medicine (HITM). Research project proposals must be jointly developed and implemented by a Philippine-based HEI and a research university in the State of California, USA.
At present, only the University of California Berkeley (UCB), the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), University of California Davis (UC Davis), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), University of California Merced (UCM), and University of California San Diego (UCSD) are eligible to participate.
Eligibility
- Filipino Citizen
- Not more than 45 years old
- Degree in relevant disciplines
- Research proposal aligned with PCARI priority areas
Priority fields
- Health Innovation and Translational Medicine
- Information Infrastructure Development
Scholarships offered
- Degree program (Local and Foreign)
- Master’s Degree Program with Thesis or Project
- Full PhD Program
- Sandwich Programs for Master’s and Doctoral Degrees
- Non-Degree Programs (Local and Foreign)
- Postdoctoral Study Award
Benefits
- Tuition and other school fees
- Transportation allowance
- Living allowance or monthly stipend
- Dissemination and conference attendance grant
- Book allowance
- Travel and medical insurance
- Application and other fees
- Thesis/ Dissertation/ Special Project Grant
- Startup/ Research Grant (For IIID Degree Programs)
See the PDF application below
Scholarship-Application-Form
Further information, http://pcariofficial.blogspot.com/2015/12/pcari-scholarships-call-for-applications.html
Submit your application to
Commission on Higher Education-PCARI Project
Project Management and Coordination Office (PMCO)
HEDC Building, C P Garcia, UP Diliman
Quezon City 1101, Philippines
Telephone: 02 352 5591 or 02 376 1758
Email: [email protected]
DOST – Science Education Institute
Telephone: 02 839 0247
Email: [email protected]
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