The DSWD-Funded Scholarship is a grant provided and funded by the Department to Support DSWD employees who want to pursue further academic studies to earn a post-graduate degree or completion of baccalaureate or bachelor's degree.

Under this scholarship, 50 slots will be maintained at any time. The Central Office and each Field Office have one "guaranteed" slot while the remaining slots shall be considered "department-wide open slots". Any unutilized "guaranteed" slots will be added in the pool of "department-wide open slots" which may be availed by any qualified DSWD personnel nationwide subject to Personnel Development Committee (PDC) screening and recommendation.

Completion of Baccalaureate or Bachelor's Degree 

This refers to the scholarship to be provided by DSWD to its personnel who wishes to complete his/her Bachelor's degree course in a field that is deemed relevant to DSWD mandate, goals, and objectives for a maximum of two (2) School Years, from date of effectivity of scholarship grant.

Post-Graduate Degree

This covers a monetary grant for a maximum of three (3) School Years, in pursuing a Graduate Certificate, Diploma Course, Master's or Doctoral Degree in a field that is deemed relevant to DSWD mandate, goals, and objectives.

Enrollment or Availment of the Leadership and Management Certification (CPro)

This refers to the support to be provided by the Department to its employees who aspire and have great potential in assuming a Division Chief position and/or equivalent Executive or Managerial position in the government.

Alternative Delivery Modes of Education 

This refers to tried and tested alternative modalities of education delivery within the confines of the formal system that allow schools/academes to delivery quality education. This may include distance education, online courses, equivalency programs, and the like.