What Is Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP)

“Learning never exhausts the mind.”

-Leonardo da Vinci-

 

Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP)

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) aims to safeguard and promote the welfare and well-being of OFWs. In lieu of this, OWWA offers scholarships, insurance, and education program for OFWs and their dependents. One of their programs offered is Educational Livelihood Assistance Program or ELAP.

Educational Livelihood Assistance Program or ELAP is a scholarship grant for the dependents of OFWs who were active OWWA members at the time of death, including convicted OFWs facing the death penalty in the host country. Only one child, usually the eldest child of member-OFW is given a scholarship grant.

ELAP serves as two-part assistance: an educational scholarship grant for the beneficiary and/or a livelihood assistance grant for the spouse. It grants the OFW-dependent as much as:

• PhP 5,000 – allowance for elementary
• PhP 8,000 – allowance for high school
•  PhP 10,000 – allowance for college

Educational Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) also offers livelihood assistance to the surviving heir as much as PhP 15,000 worth of package.

---

What are the educational requirements for availing of ELAP?

1. Accomplished Application Form
2. Passport-size ID Photos (2 copies)
3. PSA Authenticated Birth Certificate
4. Proof of OWWA membership of the OFW-member
5. School Records (Form 137/138, Transcript of Records (TOR) or Certified True Copy of Grades)
6. Medical Certificate/Clearance from any DOH-accredited hospital/center/clinic
7. Certificate of Good Moral Character issued by the principal/guidance counselor
8. Accomplish original copy of the Scholarship Agreement

---

What are the economic requirements for availing ELAP?

1. Accomplished Application Form
2. Passport-size ID photos (2 copies)
3. PSA Authenticated Birth Certificate
4. Proof of OWWA membership of the OFW-member
5. Certificate of receipt of the livelihood package
6. Consent from the intended beneficiary that he/she is not interested in the project and is delegating the authority to his/her designated beneficiary who is willing to assume the responsibility for the family

---

Additional Requirements for Dependents of Convicted OFWs

1. Member-OFWs name in the official list from the DFA of OFWs who are incarcerated/convicted and meted out of the death penalty in foreign countries as of February 2016
2. For OWWA members who are not included in the list, a certification from DFA shall be required

 

To avail the OWWA’s OFW Dependent Scholarship Program (EDSP), please bring the requirements mentioned above to the nearest OWWA office. For more information, visit the OWWA website at https://www.owwa.gov.ph/

---

MUST-READ AND SHARE!

CORONAVIRUS: Kuwait OFW Quarantine Diaries – TABLE OF CONTENTS

OFW SCHOLARSHIPS – TABLE OF CONTENTS

Things You Need To Know About Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)

PhilHealth extends the payment deadline for employers 

2019 PPO Announcement: Special Professional Licensure Examination in Kuwait

Teachers-Specialists Organization in Kuwait History

 

If you like this article please share and love my page DIARYNIGRACIA PAGE. Questions, suggestions, send me at diarynigracia@gmail.com

 

You may also follow my Instagram account featuring microliterature #microlit. For more of my artworks, visit DIARYNIGRACIA INSTAGRAM