How to Apply for OWWA Scholarship Project EASE

 Here is the tutorial for OFW's who want to apply for Project EASE Scholarship from OWWA. 

Project EASE is an OWWA project which provides educational assistance of Php 10,000.00/annum for a maximum of 4 years in college level, to a qualified dependent of an active OWWA member-OFW at the time of repatriation to the country from the declaration of the Coronavirus 2019 outbreak on 01 February 2020, up until the pandemic is declared controlled and managed by the World Health Organization (WHO) or any other competent authorities.

How to Avail:

• Qualified active OWWA member-OFWs who returned to the country from 01 February 2020 onwards shall file the applications for their designated child beneficiary, and submit all the required documents, through the online platform, ease.owwa.gov.ph
• The applicant shall receive a serial reference/tracking number via SMS or e-mail, for monitoring of the status application.
• Applicants who submitted incomplete or invalid requirements shall be notified via SMS or e-mail of the lacking/invalidated requirements.
• Approved application shall be issued a downloadable and printable Scholarship Agreement online, for signature and notarization. Signed and notarized Scholarship Agreements are sent back via any courier service to the concerned OWWA Regional Welfare Office.
• Qualified beneficiaries of the Project EASE will be announced and payment of the assistance shall be thru bank remittance direct to the bank account of student-beneificary.

Project EASE covers qualified dependent of Active OFW-members (land-based, sea-based, Balik Manggagawa) at the time of their repatriation to the country from the declaration of the Coronavirus 2019 outbreak on 01 February 2020, up until the pandemic is declared controlled and managed by the World Health Organization (WHO) or any other competent authorities.

Eligible dependent of OWWA member-OFWs refer to:

• Child of married or single parent OFW; or
• Sibling of single OFW

Not covered by Project EASE:

• Those with existing Scholarship Grants under ODSP, EDSP, ELAP-Education and CMWSP
• In-active OWWA members and through
• Undocumented workers

Requirements: 

1. Accomplished Application for Project EASE through online application at ease@owwa.gov.ph
2. Submit copies of the following:

• Valid Passport of the OWWA-member OFW
• Flight ticket of boarding pass or arrival stamp/sticker attached in the Passport evidencing return to the country from 01 February 2020 onwards;
• Official Receipt or other proof of OWWA Membership, for validation;
• Proof of relationship to the OFW
  •  Birth certificate of the Child if the active member-OFW and is married or single parent; or
  • CENOMAR of OFW and birth certificate of OFW and the sibling, if the active OWWA member-OFW is single;

3. Certificate of Grade of the dependent.