Scholarship Grants1. Nellie Kellog Van Schaick Scholarship Program
Funding is made available by the Nellie Kellogg Van Schaick Foundation based in Tucson, Arizona, USA./p>
- The candidate must have been accepted by the committee on admission and/or enrollment into the College of Medicine.
- For those entering the first year class, the candidate must have an average of 85 of better or its equivalent during the preparatory BS Degree with NO grade below 80 except for the subjects not closely related to the Study of Medicine (ex. P.E.; ROTC).
- For maintenance or renewal of scholarship, the following academic standing shall be required;
a. For the full scholars: average of 82 or better without a grade less than 78 in any subject during the immediate preceding year.
b. For the partial scholars: average of 80 or better with NO grade below 75 in any subject during the immediate preceding year.
c. Based on academic performance and or continuing financial needs, the committee may maintain the scholarship grant or upgrade it from partial to full or downgrade the same from full to partial, or even discontinue the scholarship grant. All scholars re re-evaluated yearly. - The candidate must commit to serve the rural area after completing their studies and passing the licensure exam.
- The candidate must be physically fit and must be of good moral character.
- The candidate must be in need of financial assistance.
- The contracts under the Scholarships are renewed yearly subject to re-classification/re-qualification of current scholars.
- Full Scholar: Full tuition and Miscellaneous Fees, Full Book Allowance with Board and Lodging Allowance. He or she must serve in a rural area approved by the DMSFI for period equivalent to the number of years enjoyed under the scholarship program.
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Partial Scholar:
Category A – Full Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees, Full Book Allowance without Board and Lodging Allowance.
Category B – Full Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees, without Book Allowance The same as those for the full scholar except that the scholar required to serve for a period equivalent to ¾ of the number of years enjoyed under the grant.
Category C – 50% of Tuition and Miscellaneous fees, Full Book Allowance, No Board and Lodging Allowance. The same as those for the Partial Scholar Category A & B except that the scholar is required to serve for a period equivalent to ½ of the number of years enjoyed under the grant.
If for one reason or another, the scholar is unable to serve the terms of the contract, he/she is required to reimburse in lump sum the total amount enjoyed under the scholarship plus interest based on prevailing interest rate at the time the scholarship grant was enjoyed. - The student shall be obliged to attend school functions including those of the NKVS program to which he/she is asked to attend or participate.
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After graduation and after qualifying for medical practice, the graduate shall be obliged to pay his loans from the NKVS Scholarship program through any of the following:
1. By showing proof to the school that he/she has served a rural community as a physician and/or as a member of the faculty or staff of any unit of DMSFI provided it is approved beforehand by the DMSFI upon recommendation of the Scholarship Committee. Length of service is dependent on the type of scholarship grant enjoyed as clarified in the rules and regulations governing the NKVS Scholarship Program. Such payment in the form of service must be rendered immediately after passing the Medical Board Examination. It is understood that any income derived for his/her service is solely his/her own.
2. Should he/she be unable to pay the loan in the form of service within the specified time, and without prior acceptable arrangement with school authorities, the students and or his parents or guarantor are obliged to refund the NKVS Scholarship fund the total amount of loan enjoyed plus interest based on current bank interest during the time of nonpayment of the loan. All legal expenses incurred in the collection process shall be charged against the account of the scholar.
- Application for residency training in specialized medicine, (except for Family Medicine) or for training in a foreign country or immigration to a foreign country before payment of loan without prior approval of school authority is considered a violation of the agreement and therefore a cause for refund of the loan plus interest as defined in 4.B.
- Graduates of the NKVS Scholarship loan program are obliged to give priority acceptance of service to “doctor less areas” in Mindanao under the Department of Health Program.
- In case the scholarship is revoked by the scholarship committee or the student decides to withdraw from the school, all books issued to him/her under the scholarship program must be returned to the DMSFI bookstore. No student who has enjoyed a scholarship loan shall be allowed to transfer to another medical school unless prior permission is attained. Otherwise he/she refunds the total value of the loan enjoyed, plus interest as defined in 4.B.
- Postgraduate internship shall be undertaken in any of the three affiliated teaching hospitals of DMSFI, namely: Davao Medical Center, San Pedro Hospital and Davao Doctors Hospital and soon at the DMSFI General Hospital.
