DOST bares 2023 foreign scholarship opportunities

• Published date: 25 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Friday bared some of the foreign scholarship and research and development (R and D) opportunities that Filipinos could avail of next year.

These opportunities will be co-funded by Taiwan, Japan, China, India and France.

The public was advised to regularly check the DOST website and DOST International Cooperation Facebook page for updates and announcements as call for proposals are yet to be scheduled.

"The DOST believes that enhanced R and D is a prime mover to achieve innovation-driven growth and national development. The Department stands ready to collaborate, on co-beneficial relationships, with bilateral S and T partners that share the same vision for sustainable development through partnerships such as joint scholarship programs and capacity building," DOST Assistant Secretary Leah Buendia told the Philippine News Agency.

She urged students and researchers to take advantage of these opportunities.

'We need to continue maximizing our opportunities at the international level by navigating our bilateral and multilateral partnerships, to further develop a strong S and T (Science and Technology) human resource and R and D landscape in the country," she said.

In a webinar, the DOST said priority areas are health, agriculture, and renewable energy.

Some of the programs in the pipeline include the DOST-Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Joint Research Program. This is jointly conducted by Filipino and Japanese researchers in accordance with their mutual agreement on international scientific collaboration.

It seeks to contribute to scientific advancement by conducting bilateral research, including...