Scholars from Biliran Province State University under the Scholarship for Coconut Farmers and their Families (CoScho), Tulong-Dunong Program (TDP), and Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) gathered today, October 11, at the BiPSU Hyflex Audio-Visual Center (HAVC) for an orientation session.

Ailene D. Doblas, CoScho focal person, and Sheryl R. Siscar, project support staff, led the orientation for CoScho scholars. Meanwhile, Diana Jane Abedejos, Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs) focal person, facilitated the sessions for TDP and TES scholars.

The CoScho program welcomed 26 new grantees, with 19 from the main campus and seven from the BiPSU Biliran campus. For TDP, 523 new beneficiaries and 860 continuing grantees were recorded. TES, on the other hand, recorded a total of 1,339 scholars—1,297 of whom are new, with 42 continuing.

The CoScho scholarship, prioritizing students in agriculture, business, economics, and tourism programs, provides grantees with Php 40,000 stipend per semester, plus a one-time computer allowance of Php 30,000.

During the orientation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) also released a letter of introduction, allowing scholars to open accounts at the Land Bank of the Philippines, where their grants will be deposited through an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM).

Before the orientation, Abedejos held an assessment of the university’s implementation of the TDP and TES scholarship programs.

Abedejos revealed during the exit conference that the university has made exceptional performance in handling the scholarship programs. “We commend the university for making sure that the grantees receive their full subsidies, for offering helpful orientation and for submitting liquidation on time.”

She also shared that with the complete liquidation of the cashier, the 14-million peso fund allocation for the first and second sem of SY 2023-2024 was already endorsed, and will be distributed soon. 

Coinciding with the event, CHED also conducted the on-site Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC) validation for the School of Engineering (SOE) and the School of Technology and Computer Studies (STCS).

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