FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 2023
for Alumni Benefactors
Q: HOW MUCH TO SPONSOR A SCHOLAR?
A: Each scholarship grant amounts to ₱ 25,000 per scholar per academic year.
The academic year starts in August and ends in May of the following year.
| Monthly allowance for 10 months (₱2,000 per month) | ₱ 20,000.00 |
| Book allowance for one year | ₱ 2,100.00 |
| PTA dues for 2 semesters (₱1,450 per semester) | ₱ 2,900.00 |
| TOTAL Scholarship Grant Amount | ₱ 25,000.00 |
Q: IF I CHOOSE TO SPONSOR A SCHOLAR, FOR HOW LONG?
A: UP High School starts from Grade 7 until Grade 12.
You may choose to specify the grade level of your scholar.
If you want to start at Grade 7, please be prepared to sponsor them for six years, until Grade 12.
If you choose a Grade 11 scholar, please be prepared to sponsor them for two years.
Each scholar will be reassessed after every school year and may or may not be given a scholarship grant for the next school year.
Usually, unless there are grounds for terminating the scholarship, once a student is chosen as a scholar, they remain a scholar until they graduate or leave UP High.
Grounds for termination (with appeal):
- falsification of any submitted documents
- disciplinary cases meriting suspension (based on UP High School Student Handbook and Disciplinary Committee proceedings)
- transfer of school
Q: WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE SPONSORING A SCHOLAR?
A: The University of the Philippines Cebu High School Alumni Association Inc. (UPCHSAAI) will look for a benefactor to continue the scholarship grant of your scholar.
Q: HOW DO I START?
A: To start, you may choose from Options A, B, and C below, depending on your desired level of involvement in the screening and selection process.
Scholarship grants are awarded primarily on the basis of financial need.
However, as benefactor, you may inform the UPCHSAAI if you have additional qualifications for your scholar grantee.
Examples of additional qualifications:
■ a maintaining grade average;
■ an interest in the arts for a benefactor with an architecture business; or
■ high grades in Computer for a benefactor in IT.
Q: HOW ARE SCHOLARS CHOSEN?
A: Scholarship grants are open to all UP High School students, except for children of UP alumni and children of UP personnel. Interested students are required to fill out a scholarship application form and submit the necessary requirements.
Selection is primarily based on financial need.
Need is based on declared income and from the recommendation of their homeroom adviser and teachers who know them well.
The Committee on Scholarship in the High School, composed of faculty members (who are also homeroom advisers) plus a student representative, is tasked to select the scholars.
With limited scholarship slots each year, the Committee on Scholarship makes its decision on each application after carefully examining the family’s finances, the academic record of the applicant, and recommendations of teachers. Student applicants and their parents may also be called in for interview.
The Committee on Scholarship has a ranking system for prioritizing the scholarship applicants.
The Committee on Scholarship along with the UPCHSAAI Scholarships Committee match the scholars with the alumni benefactors.
Q: HOW DO I SEND MONEY?
A: You may send money on a monthly, semestral, or annual basis.
You may send cash, check, or via bank deposit/transfer.
Other arrangements may also be made as needed.
Q: EVEN IF I CHOOSE OPTION A or B, MAY I STILL ENGAGE WITH MY SCHOLAR?
A: Yes, definitely. Emails, messages, zoom calls, or meet-ups may be arranged.
Q: HOW MANY UP HIGH STUDENTS ARE SCHOLARS?
A: For AY 2023-2024, 109 students out of 187 total (58%).
This number excludes the children of UP alumni and the children of UP personnel.
