TWO instructors from the Cavite State University — Arvie Grace Masibag and Mariel Benigno — were this year’s recipient of Fulbright-Commission on Higher Education Doctor of Philosophy scholarship.

Masibag, of the Department of Biological Sciences-College of Arts and Sciences, will pursue a doctoral program in pharmaceutical sciences at the Graduate School of the University of Rhode Island.

She serves as the CAS Research Coordinator and is also a faculty member of CvSU-Graduate School and Open Learning College for the Master of Science in Biology and Master of Arts in Education major in Biology programs.

Meanwhile, Benigno is an instructor from the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at CvSU-Naic Campus.

She will take up a doctorate in nutrition and food science at Louisiana State University.

Aside from teaching, she also serves as a research project collaborator and extension coordinator in her department.

As scholars, they will receive a grant for tuition and other fees, monthly allowance, travel expenses, health insurance, books and supplies.

The Fulbright-CHED scholarship is granted to faculty and staff qualified to pursue doctorate programs who are affiliated with CHED-recognized higher education institutions for the advancement of the Philippines’ education system.