DA-ATI Scholarship and Internship Programs

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EdGE Scholarship Program

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Educational Grants for Extension Workers (EdGE) is the provision of scholarships for Graduate Degree Programs, specifically Master’s and Doctorate Degrees, for deserving and capable AEWs from the Department of Agriculture (DA), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Government Units (LGUs) to pursue higher education towards AF.

GOAL

The program ultimately aims to empower the AEWs with opportunities for career development and develop a pool of community management professionals and subject matter specialists on social and production technologies through the provision of degree scholarships.

OBJECTIVES

The Educational Grants for Extension Workers (EdGE) aims to produce a pool of professionals, competitive and well-equipped extension workers that are ready to serve the AF sector.

Specifically, the scholarship shall:

Provide subsidy for the completion of degree courses of capable and deserving AEWs; and
Capacitate them in providing excellent and competitive extension delivery services.

Support Provided

The program is offered for both MS and PhD students in full-time and part-time terms. The financial support provided for the scholars are as follows:

Status of Scholars

Out of 118 scholars, there are a total of 89 ongoing EdGE scholars and 23 graduates, having a current accomplishment rating of 20%.

Upon graduation of the remaining scholars, a projected success rate will be 94.9%.

Composition and Distribution

Ninety-two percent (92%) or 108 of EdGE scholars are in part-time terms, while eight percent (8%) of 10 are taking the degree in full-time.

Profile of EdGE Scholars

The EdGe scholars (combined MS and PhD) are distributed nearly equally across the age range of 21-30, 31-40, and 41-50.

Of the 118 scholars, 67 are female and 51 are male.

Most of the scholars are married and single.

The EdGe scholars are Agricultural Extension Workers and most of them are working in Local Government Units. Meanwhile, 23% comes from the Department of Agriculture and only the 4% which is the lowest comes from the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs).

Most of the EdGE scholars are taking agriculture-related courses, which aligns with the purpose of the program to address the decline in enrollment in the sector and encourage a stronger and competitive agricultural workforce.

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