PhD Research Scholarship At Agriculture And Related Sciences From SEARCA

Brief Description of The PhD Research Scholarship

In November 2005, SEARCA established the PhD Research Scholarship, which provides financial support to qualified PhD students whose researches are relevant to the priority thrusts of SEARCA.

The PhD research scholarship aims to:
Provide PhD students the opportunity to use the resources and facilities available at SEARCA and its network of universities for their research;
Produce quality research papers for publication; and
Enable them to work with SEARCA's R&D personnel on mutually identified areas of concerns/interests in agriculture and rural development.

PhD Research Scholarship Application Deadlines

1 April and 1 September

Eligibility For PhD Research Scholarship

• Any graduate student who is a citizen of any of the 11 SEAMEO member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam) and pursuing a PhD in agriculture or related sciences from any reputable university.
• The applicant of PhD Research Scholarship must have already completed his/her course work with an approved dissertation proposal and is ready to conduct the dissertation research.
• The applicant’s research must focus on any of SEARCA’s priority thrusts under the broad themes of natural resource management and agricultural competitiveness.

Requirements For PhD Research Scholarship

• Filled out Application Form;
• Letter of application for the PhD Research Scholarship. The letter should be addressed to: Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., SEARCA Director;
• Recommendation letter from the Dean of Graduate School of the university where the applicant is pursuing his/her degree program;
• Dissertation research outline/proposal approved by the Advisory Committee and Dean of Graduate School;
• Budgetary requirement for the entire research duly attested and recommended by the major adviser and Dean of Graduate School;
• Certified transcript of academic records for all courses taken at the PhD level;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Letter from the student certifying that he/she is not receiving any other research grant from any other institution. If partial funding has been obtained from other sources, a certification from the funding agency indicating the amount of grant and the items in the research that are covered by the grant; and
• Research timetable indicating the activities involved in the research, the expected date of defense and expected date of seminar paper presentation.

PhD Research Scholarship Value/Inclusions

The PhD Research Scholarship provides support for the following:

• Research funds not to exceed $4,000;
• One-time roundtrip economy class plane ticket of the awardee from the study post to the Philippines for the residency at SEARCA;
• A limited monthly stipend to cover living expenses during the scholar’s stay at SEARCA;
• A limited allowance for local transportation; and
• Accident insurance.

The complete set of application of PhD Research Scholarship documents should be sent to:

Dr. Editha C. Cedicol
Manager
Graduate Scholarship Department
SEARCA, Los Baños 4031 Laguna, Philippines
For further information visit the official website: beta.searca.org/searca/index.php/scholarship/regular-msphd-scholarships/research-scholarship

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