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How to Apply OWWA Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP)

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has many educational training projects that assist dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with scholarship grants and financial assistance. One of them is called the Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) which serves as two purposes – an education grant and/or livelihood grant intended for beneficiaries of deceased OFWs to continue their schooling or set … Read more

OWWA Scholarships 2024 Education Training Programs

OWWA offers a range of scholarships to dependents and beneficiaries of OFWs. That is why it is important to keep your membership active to utilize these education benefits. In case you are wondering what are the available scholarships and training programs, we have listed the full list here. The Department of Labor and Employment’s Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is … Read more

How to Apply OWWA Seafarer’s Upgrading Program (SUP)

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The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) offers the Seafarer’s Upgrading Program (SUP) as another scholarship program for Filipino seafarers who want to improve their skills and expand their expertise in order to cope with technical advances and international maritime standards. So this is a great OWWA program and benefit that an active OWWA member seafarer can apply. This is a … Read more

How to Apply OWWA Project EASE Scholarship

Aside from the Tabang OFW program, another scholarship program created to help dependents of OFWs affected by the pandemic is the Project EASE. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has introduced Project EASE (Educational Assistance through Scholarship in Emergencies), a new educational assistance program for eligible children of OWWA members who are distressed, have been displaced and have lost their jobs … Read more

How to Apply OWWA Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)

OWWA offers a range of scholarships to dependents and beneficiaries of OFWs and one of them is the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). As a summary, EDSP is a scholarship grant for qualified beneficiaries / dependents of active OWWA members who plan to enroll in a 4-5 year course in college or university. There is a financial assistance up to … Read more

How to Apply OWWA Mariner’s Dugtong Aral (Bridging) Program (MDA)

Filipinos who want to become seafarers, OWWA has a scholarship program called Mariner’s Dugtong Aral Program (MDA) which is a bridging program for selected engineering students. This is a financial grant allotted to those who want to take up a Mariner Engineering course to become Marine Officers. The OWWA’s response to the government’s Bridging Program is “Dugtong,” which means “bridging” … Read more