BPI, through BPI Foundation (BPIF), recognizes the great contributions of our medical front liners in the fight against COVID-19. To honor their heroic efforts, BPIF offers PAGPUPUGAY, a scholarship program to support the next of kin of the medical front liners who contracted COVID-19 or passed away due to COVID-19.
Since the program’s inception in 2020, BPIF has been able to provide educational assistance to twenty-two (22) college students, with scholarships being reviewed for renewal on an annual basis. For the Academic Year 2023 to 2024, BPIF will open applications for eleven (11) new students.
Each scholar will receive a scholarship grant of up to P100,000.00 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.
- Qualified next of kin of the following medical front liners who passed away or those who contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty:
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Medical technologists
- Community health workers
- Administrative, utility, and support services personnel in health care facilities
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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.
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- Applicants should be college or university students (1st year-4th year/5th year).
. - 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).
. - Applicants must NOT be a beneficiary of other scholarship or educational assistance program.
- Upload the scanned or electronic copies of the following documents to this link
A. Fully accomplished Pagpupugay Scholarship Application Form (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024PagpupugayAppForm)
B. Fully accomplished data privacy form (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024PagpupugayDataPrivacy)
C. If the medical frontliner is deceased: Affidavit of Endorsement and of No Objection (Next of Kin) (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024Affidavit-NextOfKin)
D. If the medical frontliner is still living: Affidavit of Endorsement and of No Objection (Frontliner) (https://bit.ly/AY2023-2024Affidavit-Frontliner)
E. Endorsement letter, duly signed by the authorized representative of the hospital or health care facility where the medical front liner was assigned
F. Original or authenticated copies of the following:
• Course curriculum
• If a child of the medical front liner, NSO-authenticated birth certificate of the applicant
• If a sibling of the medical front liner, NSO-authenticated birth certificate of the applicant and the front liner showing their common parents
• 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
• If a widow/widower of the medical front liner, NSO-authenticated marriage certificate of the medical front liner.
• PRC ID or License ID of the medical front liner
• 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
• If medical front liner is still living, medical certificate of the medical front liner – indicating COVID-19 in the findings
• Latest ITR of parents / guardian of the applicant (Certificate of Indigency)
• Latest previous academic year Transcript of Records or Copy of Grades
• Certificate of Good Moral Character
- Only the applications with complete requirements will be processed.
- Scanned copies of the application form and other supporting documents may be submitted. Hard copies will be required once applicants are selected for the scholarship.
- DLSU will screen the applications and will submit a short-list of three (3) nominees to BPI Foundation on or before May 22, 2023.
- Successful applicants will be selected from the list of nominees through an evaluation of their academic excellence and financial need. Selected scholars will be notified by BPIF of their acceptance to the program through their schools and electronic mail indicated in the application form.
For AY 2023 – 2024
| Activity | Dates |
| Application for Scholarship | April 18 – April 30, 2023 |
| Screening of Applicants | May 1 – 20, 2023 |
| Endorsement of Nominees to BPIF | May 22, 2023 |
| Release of Results | June 14, 2023 |
For concerns and inquiries, please email [email protected] with the subject heading: BPIF Pagpupugay Scholarship Grant, AY 2023-24.