Graduate education is an important cornerstone of any university. The presence of vibrant graduate programs within a university is an indicator that the university is accomplishing its role of engaging in higher-level teaching and learning in specific academic disciplines and in engaging in original research.
Graduate education, with its emphasis on specialization, expertise, and disciplinal rigor, is a rarefied endeavor. Graduate programs are difficult to sustain as they demand of its students not only high aptitude in one’s area of specialization but time and resources as well.
Far Eastern University recognizes the importance of healthy graduate programs but recognizes, as well, the difficulty of encouraging students to pursue graduate education. As such, it has formulated a scholarship and tuition discount scheme that aims not only to increase the number but also to attract the best and most deserving graduate students into its programs.
I. SCOPE OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Programs:
Scholarships and tuition discounts are available for students in the following programs:
Master of Arts in Education (with major in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration, or Special Education)
Master in Physical Education
Doctor of Education major in Educational Administration
Master of Arts major in Psychology
Master of Arts major in Letters
Master of Arts major in Mass Communication
Master of Arts in Nursing
Master in Business Administration
Basic Requirements:
1. Applicants for scholarships and tuition discounts should meet all the requirements for admission to the program they are applying for, as certified to by the Admissions and External Relations Office.
2. They should be Filipino citizens.
3. They should be full-time employees, as certified to by their employers
4. The initial grant is for one semester. They should meet the grade requirements to maintain the scholarship or tuition fee discount.
II. TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIP
FEU offers four (4) types of academic scholarships for graduate studies, namely: Full Academic, Partial Academic, Merit and Summer Program scholarships.
A. Full Academic Scholarships for Graduate Studies
Full scholarship in the form of exemption from payment of basic tuition fees may be granted effective SY 2012-13 for specific slots in the following programs:
• Five scholarships for Master of Arts in Education / Master in Physical Education
• Five scholarships for Master of Arts in Psychology
• Five scholarships for Master of Arts in Nursing
Applicants for FULL academic scholarships shall be screened by a panel composed of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Institute Dean, and a faculty representative. All requirements for admission to the graduate program should be fulfilled, and in addition, the applicants should show evidence that they deserve the academic scholarship. The scholarships are awarded for the first semester of enrollment.
To maintain the scholarship, the scholar must: have obtained a general weighted average of 1.5 in the preceding semester; maintain an academic load of at least six units, and not more than 12 units per semester; finish the degree within the residency requirements of the program, and be enrolled every semester. A scholar who withdraws or drops any course or goes on leave of absence shall have to pay in full the cost of his/her graduate education thus far.
B. Partial Academic Scholarships for Graduate Studies
Partial scholarship in the form of exemption from payment of basic tuition fees may be granted effective SY 2012-13
Discounts on tuition may be given to graduate students who qualify. Applicants for these scholarships shall be screened by a panel composed of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Institute Dean, and a faculty representative. All requirements for admission to the graduate program should be fulfilled.
The following discounted rates apply only to tuition fees and not to miscellaneous fees. They are applicable also to succeeding semesters provided that students maintain passing grades.
Percentage Discount from Tuition Fees and Who are Entitled
(25%) Bachelor’s degree graduates from FEU Manila, FEU-Makati, FEU East Asia, FERN College, and FEU Silang.
Note: FEU alumni are not required to take the FEU Graduate Entrance Examination
(50%) Full time regular teachers in private schools
Government nurses employed in hospitals, clinics or Rural Health Units (RHU)
Government employees with regular appointments
Academic services professional staff such as School Counselors and School Nurses
(75%) Public School Teachers with regular appointments
C. Merit Scholarships
New graduate students who graduated with honors in their bachelor’s program are entitled to merit scholarships as follows:
• Cum Laude: 50% exemption from payment of basic tuition for two (2) semesters if a graduate of FEU or for one semester if a graduate of other schools;
• Magna Cum Laude: 75% exemption from payment of basic tuition for two (2) semesters if a graduate of FEU or for one semester if a graduate of other schools;
• Summa Cum Laude: 100% exemption from payment of basic tuition for two (2) semesters if a graduate of FEU or for one semester if a graduate of other schools.
D. Scholarship for the Summer Program for Education
The Scholarship for the Summer Program is granted to students of the Summer Program for Education, a special modular program of the Institute of Education for the Master of Arts in Education (with major in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration, English, or Special Education) for school teachers from outside Metro Manila to have access to quality graduate education. Under this program, students are enrolled for 8 weeks during the summer, taking four courses per summer for three summers. Each course is taken for 10 days, at 6 hours per day. During the 4th summer, the students do their Thesis or Special Project.
The University shall grant full exemption from payment of tuition fees to twenty (20) scholars in the Summer Program for Education starting in the Summer 2011-2012. They shall be charged the miscellaneous fees, and must take care of their own transportation and accommodations for the period.
Applicants for these scholarships shall be screened by a panel composed of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Institute Dean, and a faculty representative. All requirements for admission to the graduate program should be fulfilled. The tuition scholarships are awarded for the first summer of enrollment. To maintain the scholarship, the scholar must have obtained a general weighted average of 1.5 in the preceding summer; and be enrolled every summer for 4 consecutive summers. A scholar who withdraws or drops any course shall no longer be entitled to the scholarship in the succeeding summer.
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