To support this worthy cause, UPAAA has fund raising activities throughout the year. Please check our Events page often so you could participate and join in this cause.
Upon its inception in 1908, UP has been designated as the national university of the country. Partly subsidized by the government, the university opens opportunities for all qualified Filipino youth to receive the exceptional standard of education offered by UP regardless of their economic standing. Scholarships funded by government agencies and private institutions, as well as a socialized tuition scheme, have been made available to financially disadvantaged students. Unfortunately, although financial assistance and subsidies have been extended, there is still a great need for monetary support and other economic resources to enable more deserving but underprivileged Filipino students to obtain a university education.
The Scholarship committee continuously reviews the requirements and selection process to address present times. The requirement right now is that the U.P. student with very low family income will come from a different U.P. Campus every year the fund is awarded. In 2019, a student taking B.S. Agriculture from U.P. Los Banos was selected because of the low enrollment in that college. The Scholarship given was to encourage students to enroll in Agriculture. This year 2022, the committee decided to select a scholar who belongs to an indigenous group. A student from UP Baguio was then selected.
First year, BS Food Technology, UP Mindanao Foundation Inc.
Sophia Mijares Bacalando from General Santos City. She's in 1st year BS Food Technology. Her father is a welder and her mother is a housewife. She showed an outstanding performance in high school graduating with a final grade of 98%. Her high school teachers strongly endorsed her for the scholarship grant. The scholarship grant is PhP 45K per year to be administered by UP Mindanao Foundation Inc. - Academic Committee with Zony Reyes as Committee Chair.
First year, BS Food technology, UP Visayas
Jasper is in his 1st year - BS Food Technology. He graduated with high honors from the Julio Ledesma Nat'l. High School. Here is Jasper's thank you letter to show his appreciation to the UPAAA.
BS Biology graduate, Magna Cum Laude at UP Baguio. She’s the most recent recipient of UPAAA Scholarship . What a great achievement.
John Dave M. Abella is from Rosario, Cavite. He recently graduated with flying colors from U.P. Los Baños majoring in B.S Agriculture.
A consistent University Scholar and first year B.S. Applied Physics Engineering student from UP Diliman and our first recipient of the UPAAA Scholarship Fund. The UPAAA Scholar, Nica Jane Ferrer hails from Silang, Cavite. A High School Leadership Awardee, she graduated Valedictorian of her class at the Tagaytay City Science High School.
Christlyn Sonia Alvar is from Los Banos, Laguna. She is currently pursuing B.S. in Agriculture, U.P. Los Banos.