GEM3 MINING SCHOLARSHIPS

The Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM3) Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is looking for students from under-represented communities and/or conflit-affect areas, who are interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mining Engineering, starting in Academic Year 2009-2010. (B.S. in Mining Engineering is a five-year program.) Candidates for scholarship will include current enrollees in various engineering courses who wish to shift to mining engineering, or graduating high school students, including those from GEMsupported schools throughout Mindanao.

Objectives of mining scholarships:

1. To enable scholarship recipients to earn a B.S. In Mining Engineering; and

2. To give students from historically underrepresented communities the opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, the expansion of the mining industry.

Financial assistance:

Full or partial tuition fees
Living allowance
Dormitory or housing allowance
Transportation between residence and school
Supplies and materials
Laboratory fees
Miscellaneous fees
If appropriate, air travel from hometown to college or university

Application also available at the Cali Foundation located in Moncado Kadingilan, Marawi City.