THE Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the “Fast-tracked Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 2013” (Republic Act No. 10612) in a bid to boost the pool of expertise in the science and technology.
The new law aims to increase the number of science, technology, and engineering graduates by offering scholarships to deserving students in their third year of undergraduate study, based on their competitiveness and merit. It also offers additional incentives to attract the graduates of the scholarship program into teaching science, mathematics and technology courses in public or private high schools, especially in their home regions.
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