Walter VillaMay 30, 2026
Full tuition, allowance, and a guaranteed career
The countdown to the next academic year is officially on, and some of the country’s biggest educational grants are closing their application windows within days. Here are four scholarship programs you can still apply for today.
CHED Bagong Pilipinas Merit Scholarship Program (BPMSP)
The Reality: This is strictly an elite academic merit program for incoming first-year college students. It is highly competitive.
The Academic Gate: You must be a Filipino citizen graduating from senior high school who either belongs to the top 5 of your graduating class OR carries a minimum General Weighted Average (GWA) of 95%.
The Restrictions: Your family’s gross annual income must not exceed ₱500,000, and you must enroll strictly in CHED priority courses (such as healthcare, engineering, digital technology, or agriculture).
Deadline: June 30, 2026 (or until slots are filled)
Ayala Foundation: U-Go Scholar Grant Program
The Reality: This is an explicitly exclusive, gender-focused grant created solely for women entering public higher education.
The Academic Gate: Open to female Filipino students in their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of college enrolled in a State University or College (SUC). You must have a minimum GWA of 85% with absolutely no failing grades.
The Restrictions: You must demonstrate clear financial need via an ITR or Certificate of Indigency, and you cannot hold any other active scholarship.
Deadline: June 6, 2026, at exactly 12PM
Security Bank Foundation: Scholars for Better Communities
The Reality: You can only access this pool if you are enrolled in one of their 8 specific partner universities (UP Diliman, DLSU, UST, Ateneo, PLM, PUP, FEU, and Chiang Kai Shek College).
The Academic Gate: Incoming freshmen must hold a high school GWA of at least 93%, with no individual subject grade lower than 86%.
The Restrictions: You must be pursuing corporate-aligned fields (accountancy, finance, IT, engineering, or data science), and you cannot be a dependent of a Security Bank employee.
Deadline: Varies by partner school, rolling from June 15 through August 31, 2026.
Megaworld Foundation Scholarship Program
The Reality: This program specifically funds students entering industries tied directly to corporate real estate and development.
The Academic Gate: Incoming freshmen need a final SHS average of at least 85%—but with a strict condition that you must have at least an 80% in every single individual subject, alongside an official admission slip to a partner school. For incoming sophomores and juniors, a cumulative GPA of 85% is required, with the same 80% individual subject floor.
The Restrictions: The combined annual gross family income cannot exceed ₱400,000. It is valid only across their network of 76 partner schools in Metro Manila and select provinces for specific courses like architecture, engineering, interior design, marketing, business, and tourism.
Tag an incoming college freshman, a working student, or a parent who needs to see these great scholarships! Which program are you applying for? Let us know!
