DLSHSI MED SCHOLARSHIPS

UPDATES (as of Dec 17, 2014)- you can check out the current requirements for the scholarship here. Much better if you can contact the office itself for any questions or clarifications regarding the other requirements. :)

CLICK HERE: CURRENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP SY 2015-2016

UPDATES, results are out for those accepted into the scholarship program. :) you can either personally ask at the admissions office at the Wang Building or email Dr. Cabanias at scholarships@dlshsi.edu.ph. But since a lot might email, it would be faster to just visit the office. 

Wish you guys all the best! Im still waiting for my results. Kinda scared to ask. :(

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Hey guys, I know most of you are already applying at different med schools and i hope that De La Salle is one of your choices. :)

One of the reasons why I chose De La Salle Health Sciences's Med Program was their great scholarship program.

One thing I have to say is that their scholarship program is really generous. When I was applying at different med schools, one of the things I looked at were their scholarship programs and the availability of slots. Of the med schools I applied to, DLSHSI and UE were the only ones that I was qualified for.

In UST, they dont give out scholarships to 1st years unless you graduated Summa or Magna. With UP, you have to be within a given economic range (I think it was Php200K below for the whole year), and I was above that range. With UE, they had a limited number of slots that I was half sold on because I knew I had a chance at it, but chances were slim, and I didnt want to take that chance. DLSHSI practically guaranteed my scholarship when I applied, and my parents were sold on that. All I had to do was just fill up their scholarship forms and voila! ultra mega discount! :))

So they have several scholarships (taken from their website):

General Institutionally Funded Scholarships

• Entrance scholarship
• Academic scholarship
• Financial scholarship
• Service scholarship
• Gawad Lasalyanong Edukasyon scholarship
• Institutionally Funded Scholarships given to all DLSHSI regular employees
• Brother President Scholarship Program (BPSP), Enhanced Brother President Scholarship Program (EBPSP) and the Employees’ Dependents (EDSP) / Grand Father Clause (GFCSP) Scholarship Program

• Externally Funded Scholarship (Medicine)

  • Brother President Scholarship Grant (BPSG) through Individual Sponsorships
  • DLSU Science Foundation (Hi-Eisei) Scholarship Grant
  • Dr. Patricia Generoso Memorial Scholarship Grant
  • Dr. Romeo P. Ariniego Scholarship Grant
  • Dr. Lloyd Balajadia Scholarship Grant
  • Dormbuilt, Inc. Scholarship Grant
  • Merck, Inc. Philippines Scholarship Program
  • Provincial or Local Government Scholarships
  • Other scholarships that are funded or sponsored by an external agency and/or individual sponsors/philanthropists through the effort of the Brother President and the Scholarship Program and Development Center
  
  

For the externally funded scholarships, these may differ from year to year, depending on the sponsor. :)

For general requirements and other info, you can check out their website here. 

For this school year, I applied for the Entrance Scholarship, (I graduated Cum Laude from my undergrad) so I was entitled to 50% off my tuition. For the discount, this is based on the tuition itself and does not include discounts on the miscellaneous fees and whatnot. So for my tuition of Php113k (at the time), I only paid around Php 70K. This was one of the major reasons why I was drawn to DLSHSI, from the other schools that I applied to.

The scholarship is good for one whole academic year, and by the end of the year, you can just renew or reapply for the scholarship, given that you were able to maintain the grade.

For Entrance scholars, we have a maintaining grade of 87%. It may sound attainable, but I have to tell you, after just a sem here, I'm starting to feel that I wont be able to get that grade. Hopefully this second sem, I can catch up and keep my scholarship. :(

For Financial scholars, they have a maintaining grade of 83%.

Once you're a scholar of the school, they'll have you fill out an MOA that states that for every year you accomplish under the scholarship, you have to render 1 year service to the school/hospital and must be done within 5 years upon graduation.

For some, this may pose as a problem since they might have a hospital in mind to take their internship or residency. I dont think this is such a problem since the De La Salle University Medical Center (UMC) has a pretty good training program. They also said that its ideal to do your internship here since you can have the time to study for the boards and do your rotations, while some doctors/ lecturers there can even provide review classes.

For more information on their scholarship program, you can call their office number at:

Office of the Director for Admissions and Scholarship Assistance Program

Scholarship Program and Development Center
4th Floor Old Med Building
City of Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines

Cavite: (63) (46) 481-8000 local 5001
Manila: (63) (02) 988-3100 local 5001
Telefax: (63) (46) 481-8020
Email: admission@dlshsi.edu.ph

Look for Ms. Wendy! :) The staff here are very very accommodating, and will entertain all your questions about the program. 

Oh, before I forget, here's a copy of the brochure (PDF) just in case you'd want to show your parents or something. 

DLSHSI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BROCHURE