Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has temporarily suspended the CHED Scholarship Programs (CSPs) application for incoming freshmen for the academic year 2022-2023 due to lack of funds according to a memorandum released on Monday, February 21, 2022.

“Due to the budget inadequacy in the FY (financial year) 2022 budget of CHED for StuFAPs (Student Financial Assistance Programs), CHED will temporarily suspend the application to CHED Scholarship Program for incoming first-year college students for Academic Year 2022-2023,” according to the said memorandum issued by CHED Chairman, Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III.

The said implementation is in accordance with the budget appropriation under the ‘Provision of assistance and incentives, scholarships and grants through StuFAPs’ as stated in Republic Act (RA) 11639, otherwise known as the ‘General Appropriations Act of FY 2022’.

CHED regional offices have been directed to disseminate the information to prevent the spread of fake news and avoid confusion among interested student applicants as stated in the memorandum.

As of September 2021, the Commission has provided financial assistance to over two million students, according to the estimates reported by De Vera.

Written by Mediatrix Macasil