Eva F. Dimog, a faculty member of the Nursing Department of Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (MPSPC) was granted the Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Taiwan Students Scholarship Award Value: Type A to study Ph.D. in Public Health starting September 2019 to July 2020.
With the established link between KMU and MPSPC, the scholarship was opened to all interested employees, especially faculty members of the College who wish to pursue their graduate studies at KMU. Dimog was one of the aspiring applicants who applied for the KMU scholarship and was the only one who was qualified so far.
In March to April this year, Dimog started her application. The application process was online and she uploaded all the requirements and attachments. She formally received her letter of acceptance from KMU last June 10. The scholarship includes tuition fees waived for one year, accommodation coverage, and NTD 10,000 monthly for stipend. Though the scholarship is valid for one year, she is to re-apply for the next coming years until she will finish her degree since the Board of Trustees endorsed her for full time study leave of last June 17 starting School Year (SY) 2019-2020 to SY 2021-2022.
Dimog was hired as an Instructor I in August 2018. She is a registered midwife and have recently passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) this year. “I was inspired to apply for the scholarship and study Ph.D. in Public Health because the program will be a very big help in the opening and improvement of the educational system of BS Midwifery in MPSPC,” Dimog said in an interview.
Dimog is bound to fly to Taiwan on August 29, 2019 and as she start her Ph.D. studies this coming September.
