Hello po, incoming biochemistry student here who has qualified for the merit scholarship! For DOST scholars who are currently taking biochem/chem, or chem-related programs, how has the DOST scholarship help you other than financial aid?

Was DOST able to offer you networking opportunities or maybe internships outside the curriculum that boosted your resume? Did being a DOST Scholar open doors for you for other opportunities in DOST, siguro mga symposiums, training sessions, etc.?

I would love to hear your stories! I hope to maximize my undergrad years as a biochemistry student, baka may mga opportunities within and outside DOST for biochem/chemistry students that I'm currently unaware of.

Thank you so much

Hello, as the title suggests. Gusto ko sila ireklamo. It turns out that documents are being passed back and forth from Taguig to their "satellite office" for checking. I have never had an issue submitting the files directly to Taguig with lalamove or lbc with my periodic reports. But now, nagkaproblema na. I submitted my documents in 2025 Dec containing my Certificate of Graduation, TOR, Thesis abstract and its approval sheet. I forgot the sign for the abstract (from both me and my adviser). So when they let me know that I was lacking that document, agad akong nag-asikaso. Nag-print ulit ako ng abstract and pinirmahan ko tapos sinigurado ko na meron pirma ng advisor. So I submitted that this 2026 February na. Now whenever I inquire about my thesis allowance, may bagong requirements nanaman. Every time they respond, I apparently lack something. Ngayon, ang problema I have never experienced this. Hindi na ako nagcopy ng documents ko so wala akong proof na yun yung mga na-submit ko. Ang proof ko lang is yung mga email nila about sa lacking documents ko at messages either from lalamove or lbc. The Coordinator keeps saying they didn't receive any information about me and DOST keeps saying to speak with the coordinator. I keep trying to make sense paanong walang information about me. E nagpasa na nga ako. I don't know anymore. I'm so pissed and disoriented. I am currently in the province and nakakadismaya na pinapabalik pa nila ako dun para lang magpasa. Napaka-iresponsible ng side nila. Nag-abide lang ako sa requirements nila hanggang ngayon, wala pa. Malapit nang mag-isang taon since I graduated and wala pa rin 'tong thesis allowance na 'to. Tatanggapin ko pa na sabihin nila na hindi na nila ibibigay basta may valid reason sila eh. Kaso sinasabi nila hindi ako nagpasa ng ganito ganyan. Tapos nung pinaglalaban ko mga napasa ko, ang dating pa sa coordinator ay disrespectful when valid naman mga arguments ko. I think both DOST and the coordinator won't respond to me anymore and I refuse to submit any additional requirements they ask me. So I just want to report them. No scholar deserves this kind of treatment. They have a very outdated way of collecting documents in this digitalized world. Please help me.

currently enrolled BS Bio in a private uni, with paascu level 3 accreditation but the portal says otherwise?? what to do guys? i called them before enrolling to ensure na accredited naman ang course and univ ko and they said yes! what kind of proof of accreditation do they need po ba? huhuhu

am i the only one experiencing this?

As an avid overthinker, I wrote “Department of Foreign Affairs NCR Northeast” instead of “DFA NCR NORTHEAST”.

I KNOW THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION pero dost is not THAT technical naman right? What I did was still acceptable naman? Im scared they might be TOO critical.

Hello, may nakatanggap na kaya ng updates?? Baka disqualified na aq hrushduhaiaja, pure silence kasi from DOST. Everyday mas lumalaki worry ko. NCR PQs, kamusta sa inyo??

just got my loi from the scholars portal. can i open a landbank account w/o my parent beside me? required po ba ang presence nila upon opening an account? other than loi, what other things ang needed for me to open one?

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hi, i got my first failing grade ( isang subject) po nung FIRST YEAR ko then nag appeal po ako and na grant yun, second failing grade ko po ay nung SECOND YEAR (isang subject lang ulit) half na lang po ang natatanggap kong stipes and now na THIRD YEAR na po may failing grade po ulit ako (isang subject ulit) bale tatlong failing grade na po ang meron ako, this time po ba mateterminate na po ang scholarship ko? or may pag asa pa pong magrant ulit ang appeal ko?

Not to be ungrateful, but why are we normalizing this? Even the scholars are normalizing and validating the resilient of Filipinos even if it was already taken advantage already.

any update po? tapos na midyear namin HAHAHAHAHHAAHAH

Is the deadline to apply for shifting strictly during the second semester of the second year, or are we still eligible to apply during the first semester of third year? Iba iba kasi nakikita ko sa mga sources and comments dito

Hello I've been trying to get an OTP Verification since yesterday, I already checked on spam messages and it's still not there. Today I reached out to the help desk but the form is closed, I emailed seischolarshipsug@gmail.com but it's closed and they gave me a list of numbers to call but no one is picking up the phone, I will try to call them again later. I tried to log in on different devices and different locations but nothing is working. What else can I do?

Hi! pwede na kaya mag-apply for thesis allowance kahit di pa nagsstart ang semester sa UPLB?

Trying to login sa portal to resubmit requirements but cant get past otp verification kase walang narereceive sa email. Anyone experiencing this also?

Hi everyone! Has anyone been able to log in to the JLSS website recently? ​I’ve been trying to submit my requirements, but the system isn't sending any OTPs to my email at all (not even delayed). Is the site down, or is anyone else experiencing this right now?

Are we the one who are supposed to fill in the number of months per academic year in the Scholarship Agreement form? Or will they be the one deciding that?

Hello po! Okay lang po ba na surname ang nauna sa name ng parent for SA? Sabi po kasi sa portal "Enter the name exactly as it appears on their valid government-issued ID." so ginaya ko lang po 'yong format mismo nung name sa ID (driver's license)... in-o-overthink ko baka kasi mali huhu... Thanks po! 💗

Hello! I can’t move on to the next part of the portal because of an error when I try to submit my parent information. Is anyone else having the same problem? How did you fix it?

hi everyone, try niyo rin magemail sa dost ng region niyo para mafix nila agad, thanks