475 Mt Province students given financial assistance

BONTOC, Mt. Province - The Mountain Province Student Financial Assistance Program  of the provincial government continues  to benefit poor but deserving students.

Monete Fang-asan of the office of the governor said that a total of 475 grantees benefited from this program this first semester of school year 2014-2015.

The MPSFAP caters to poor students of Mountain Province enrolled at the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College and other educational institutions within and outside Mountain Province.

Each grantee receives P3,000 allowance per semester.

The basis of selection of  grantees depend on employment and income of his/ her parents, number of children in their  family while it is a plus factor if the applicant is an orphan and a working student.

Interested applicants must submit application letter or letter of interest to be included as a grantee addressed to the governor; fully-accomplished application form available at the office of the governor and true copy of grades and certificate of enrollment. Grantees who want to be renewed must submit copy of grades and certificate of enrollment.

Also, a grantee of the program must finish the course taken in the expected number of years for the course, must be currently enrolled and must attend convocations and other activities organized for MPSFAP grantees.

An applicant or a grantee can be disqualified or removed from the list if he/she has a failing grade and does not submit all the requirements before the set deadline of submission.

Gov. Leonard G. Mayaen approved Provincial Ordinance No.99, institutionalizing  financial assistance program of Mountain Province in  2010. -- Alpine L. Killa