Graduate School of Public and Development Management

Grants, Awards and Scholarships

This will include support for graduate studies, research fellowship, faculty and student exchange, professorial chair, and others.

The MPM scholarship shall have the following key features:

  • The scholarship shall be open to employees from different government agencies. 
  • It is a competitive grant. Applicants shall be screened carefully by a Selection Committee and shall undergo a written exam and an interview.
  • Each grantee shall be awarded with a scholarship to cover tuition and miscellaneous fees, course materials and, if funding will allow, full board and lodging.
  • Each grantee shall implement an Action Plan and Project (APP), the thesis equivalent of the MPM program, in his/her agency or place of assignment. The APP must be aimed at resolving a specific issue or problem and must be innovative, pro-poor, and have positive impact to the organization or community.
  • Each grantee must present a status report of his/her APP through a colloquium one year after graduation.
  • Each grantee shall render return service in his/her agency for at least two years after his/her graduation.


Development Academy of the Philippines
Graduate School of Public and Development Management
DAP Building, San Miguel Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Tel No: 8-631-2167 | 8-631-0921

Email: gspdm@dap.edu.ph