By Cyrus A. Natividad

Successful CHED-SIKAP Scholars enjoy a moment at a mall in Jaro, Iloilo City before going back to their respective provinces.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) awarded six CPU Graduate School students with Scholarship for Instructors and Staff Knowledge Assistance Program (SIKAP) grants for the next semester. The CHED-SIKAP scholarship program provides opportunities to deserving teachers of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the country. Financial assistance is also provided with the SIKAP grant.

Stephinejane E. Musico, the former Program Chair in BS Tourism Management in Surigao State College of Technology and one of the CHED-SIKAP Scholars, said that “CPU was the only school to respond to my application thru their online portal. I love to be a part of CPU.”
The other recipients: Fernando C. Bagay, Joylen D. Aguilar, Ivy Grace T. Quilantang, Darwin V. Mendoza, and Pearl Joy Lopez, did their best to qualify for the grant. They expressed enthusiasm in pursuing their Doctoral degrees with the CHED-SIKAP Scholarship and the idea of getting a Doctoral degree in one of the country’s best Universities.

Some of these SIKAP scholars are products of other schools and universities like Surigao State College of Technology, Surigao City; University of the Philippines-Miag-ao Campus, and ISAT University in Iloilo.