SU, BPI Foundation opens scholarship applications for medical frontliners’ next of kin

The Silliman University (SU) Student Scholarship and Aid Division is now accepting applications for the Pagpupugay Scholarship of the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation for S.Y. 2023-2024, intended to support the education of medical frontliners’ next of kin.

SU is one of the Foundation’s partner schools for the scholarship program, through which the next of kin of medical frontliners who contracted COVID-19 or passed away due to COVID-19 can receive educational assistance.

Each scholar will receive a scholarship grant of up to ₱100,000 every academic year to help pay tuition and other incidental expenses given directly to BPIF’s partner institution. The financial aid shall only pay school expenses for the ordinary school year or term and shall not, under any circumstances, reimburse school fees originating from or connected to the summer term, unless the summer term is required by the course curriculum. For scholars from state universities and colleges, the financial assistance will cover monthly living subsidy and learning assistance allowance.

Interested and qualified students must e-mail their applications to the SU Scholarships and Aid Division at [email protected]. The deadline for applications is on May 18, 2023.

READ THE ELIGIBILITY & COMPLETE LIST OF REQUIREMENTS:

A. Eligibility

1. Qualified next of kin of the following medical front liners who passed away or those who contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty:

a. Doctors

b. Nurses

c. Medical technologists

d. Community health workers

e. Administrative, utility, and support services personnel in health care facilities

If the deceased is married, priority beneficiaries will be the children.

If single, beneficiaries can be next of kin up to 3rd degree of consanguinity.

2. Applicants should be college or university students (1st year-4th year/5th year).

3. To qualify, eligible students must have and maintain a General Weighted Average (GWA) of 85% or its equivalent, or meet University standards for the previous academic year (for incoming 1st year) or for the previous semester (for incoming 2nd year-5th year).

B. Requirements

1. Fully accomplished scholarship application form (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024PagpupugayAppForm)
2. Fully accomplished data privacy form (bit.ly/AY2023-2024PagpupugayDataPrivacy)
3. If the medical frontliner is deceased: Affidavit of Endorsement and of No Objection (Next of Kin) (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024Affidavit-NextOfKin)
4. If the medical frontliner is still living: Affidavit of Endorsement and of No Objection (Frontliner) (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024Affidavit-Frontliner)
5. Endorsement letter, duly signed by the authorized representative of the hospital or health care facility where the medical front liner was assigned
6. Original or authenticated copies of the following:

a. Course curriculum

b. If a child of the medical front liner, NSO-authenticated birth certificate of the applicant

c. If a sibling of the medical front liner, NSO-authenticated birth certificate of the applicant and the front liner showing their common parents

d. If a nephew/niece of the medical front liner, birth certificate of the applicant, together with the birth certificate of the applicant’s parent and the medical front liner showing their common parents

e. If a widow/widower of the medical front liner, NSO-authenticated marriage certificate of the medical front liner.

f. PRC ID or License ID of the medical front liner

g. If medical front liner is deceased, death certificate of the medical front liner – indicating COVID-19 or complications due to COVID-19 as cause of death

h. If medical front liner is still living, medical certificate of the medical front liner – indicating COVID-19 in the findings

i. Latest ITR of parents / guardian of the applicant (Certificate of Indigency)

j. Latest previous academic year Transcript of Records or Copy of Grades

k. Certificate of Good Moral Character

7. Only the applications with complete requirements will be processed.

8. Scanned copies of application form and other supporting documents may be submitted. Hard copies will be required once applicants are selected for the scholarship.

(For a complete list of partner schools and the original document on the eligibility and requirements, read: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YP-JVQLND78zibWe4USGsLx8b-wb9fC_/view?usp=sharing)