By: Delaila Irma T. Calindas, Project Technical Staff II

CHED Chairperson J. Prospero “Popoy” De Vera and CHED-CAR Regional Director Dr. Demetrio P. Anduyan Jr. joined the opening program of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair in Benguet at the Benguet State University Closed Gymnasium, La Trinidad, Benguet, on April 21, 2024, to lead the ceremonial turnover of grants for beneficiaries of the Student Monetary Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Program and Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) Program.

The SMART Grant program is a one-time fixed grant of twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000) for qualified students enrolled in any undergraduate program for the AY 2023-2024 academic year only. It is one of the strategies under the National Employment Recovery Strategy, aimed at increasing the success of students in graduating through scholarships despite the effects of the pandemic.

The TES program also provides financial assistance to its continuing beneficiaries enrolled in CHED-recognized higher education institutions and programs worth P20,000 to P40,000 per academic year in public higher education institutions and P20,000 to P60,000 per academic year in private HEIs.

To know more about SMART and TES programs, visit www.chedcar.com and www.unifast.chedcar.com, respectively.