The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) had sanctioned VSU as one of the first batch of delivering higher education institutions (DHEIs) of scholarships for graduate studies under the K to 12 Transition Program of CHED.

Full-time students taking any of the approved doctorate (PhD), master of science (MS), and master of agricultural development (MAgDev) programs at VSU in S.Y. 2016-2017 can now avail of scholarship grants from CHED.

Faculty and staff who wish to pursue graduate studies can also avail of CHED scholarships.

“As part of the [K to 12 Enhanced Basic Education Program, CHED] will offer scholarships for faculty and staff from higher education institutions to earn graduate degrees during the [K to 12] Transition Period,” said CHED memorandum, January 12.

 Some 32 graduate programs had been approved by CHED to qualify for scholarships including the following:

• PhD in Plant Pathology
• PhD in Horticulture
• PhD in Entomology
• PhD in Animal Science
• PhD in Agricultural Education
• MS in Soil Science
• MS in Plant Protection
• MS in Plant Pathology
• MS in Horticulture
• MS in Forestry
• MS in Food Science and Technology
• MS in Entomology
• MS in Development Communication
• MS in Animal Science
• MS in Agronomy
• MS in Agricultural Extension
• MS in Agricultural Engineering
• MS in Agricultural Education
• MS in Agricultural Economics
• MS in Language Teaching
• MS in Weed Science
• Master of Agribusiness Management
• MAgDev Plant Protection
• MAgDev Development Communication
• MAgDev Agronomy
• MAgDev Agricultural Extension
• MAgDev Agricultural Education
• MAgDev Agricultural Economics
• MAgDev Language Teaching
• MAgDev Animal Science
• MAgDev Plant Pathology
• MAgDev Entomology

VSU is one of two universities in Region VIII, besides Leyte Normal University, that were approved by CHED as DHEIs.