Good Health

Hi. I just want to vent out my frustrations lang po and ask a question na rin po. Hindi po ba talaga makaka-qualify sa scholarship ng DOST kapag not in a good health? :(

I really need that scholarship, especially since I come from an underprivileged family. What's stopping me in submitting my first e-application form is that I might not qualify kapag I choose 'no' sa "Are you in good health and fit to study in college?"

Because I am not healthy: I am underweight. Kapag naman nilagay ko na 'yes,' baka ma-disqualify ako later on dahil nagsinungaling ako.

It's not like I chose to be unhealthy. We were raised this way; without nutritional knowledge and diet (plus the other factors), and it's really hard na magbago lalo na kapag kulang sa resources at may surrounding na stigma. But, I've been trying hard, hindi lang talaga kaya as of now with my current resources. Kaya I need that scholarship.

Bakit kasi need pa na healthy para makuha yung scholarship hahahha. Char.

But seriously speaking, hindi ba 'yung mga nasa marginalized and underprivileged communities (kami) ang target ng ganitong mga scholarships? Why do they require applicants to be healthy when they know their target scholars are from the poor sector which consists of unhealthy people such as me? Or correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, back to the question po: hindi po ba ako makakapag-apply considering that I'm underweight? While I hope na sana oo, I have a high feeling na hindi talaga ako magqua-qualify. But still, there's still some part of me to receive the "good news"--which seems impossible. Kaya, I need affirmative answers lang from this subreddit and of people from the dost or dost scholars na hindi talaga ako makakapag-apply.

Thank you po. :)