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Nat'l sports academy opens scholarship application for School Year 2022-2023

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<p><br/>MANILA — The National Academy of Sports (NAS) has started accepting student-athlete scholarship applications for the next school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday.</p><p>In a statement, Education Secretary Leonor Briones, whose agency oversees the NAS, encouraged young Filipinos to apply for the scholarship to improve their academic and athletic competencies.</p><p>&quot;I am urging all the student-athletes from all sectors of the society, including indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups, to submit an application for the scholarship to improve their craft,&quot; Briones said.</p><p>&quot;NAS would like to produce world-class athletes that can compete and bring home medals from SEA Games, Asian Games, Olympics, and other sporting events like our very own Hidilyn Diaz,&quot; she added, referring to the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/28/21/olympic-champ-hidilyn-diaz-returns-home-with-gold-medal">weightlifter</a> who took home the Philippines&#x27; first Olympic gold medal.</p><p>Applicants must be incoming Grade 7 and 8 learners who are natural-born Filipino citizens and have a general weighted average of at least 80 percent.</p><p>Scholars must not be older than 14 years old (for incoming Grade 7) and 15 years old (for incoming Grade 8) at the start of School Year (SY) 2022-2023.</p><p>Student-athletes from the following NAS focus sports are encouraged to apply: aquatics, athletics, badminton, gymnastics, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, and weightlifting.</p><p>The DepEd said successful applicants would receive free tuition, lodging at the NAS Dormitory in New Clark City, and access to secondary education and specialized sports training in world-class facilities.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/27/21/national-academy-of-sports-to-offer-full-scholarships-to-student-athletes">National Academy of Sports to offer full scholarships to student-athletes</a></li></ul><p>Scholars will also get a chance to represent the country and NAS in international competitions and exchange programs, the department added.</p><p>For more details on the requirements, interested applicants can visit <a href="https://bit.ly/2022NASCENTSASInformation">here</a>.</p><p>Application forms and requirements can be submitted at the NAS office in Pasig City or through nascentsas@deped.gov.ph until April 12.</p><p>Sixty-four student-athletes are currently enrolled in NAS for SY 2021-2022.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/22/21/national-academy-of-sports-officially-opens-classes">National Academy of Sports welcomes first batch of student-athletes</a></li></ul><p>Created through Republic Act No. 11470, the NAS was institutionalized to recognize and develop exceptionally talented student-athletes from all sectors, including indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1744933" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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Nat'l sports academy opens scholarship application for School Year 2022-2023

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jan 25, 2022 12:09 PM PHT

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