Philippines - National program

Partners National Academy of Science and Technology Number of endowments 1 annual Fellowship Amount per endowment Php 400,000 Requirements Filipina citizens who are PhD holders or are currently pursuing research studies in any scientific field, and under the age of 41 at the time of awarding (November 12, 2019) Must be recognized for her personal scientific excellence among the local scientific community and plan to conduct their proposed research in the Philippines Not be directly or personally involved in the For Women in Science program, as a jury member or otherwise, in any country Must be willing to commit to at least twenty hours of activity in support of women and girls in science should they receive the grant (e.g. mentoring, classroom visits, media, events) Main eligibility criteria Significant impact to scientific field Relevance and potential contribution to society Methodology and research plan Initial launch date 2011