How to Apply for the President's Scholarship: Step-by-Step Guide
1. Go to the Online Application Form
The online application form is only available from January 6 to 20, 2025. After the application period, the Committee will deliberate all applications. Application results will be emailed on or before the last week of January 2025.
2. Include Supporting Documentation:
- Submit PDF documents in the online form that verify your financial need, such as your parents' and family's income details. These can be shown by submitting their recent BIR Income Tax Returns.
3. Attach Academic Achievements:
- Submit a PDF of your academic achievements for the past two to three semesters. These grades and your semestral QPI can be downloaded from sis.addu.edu.ph. These documents should be able to show that you excel academically in all your courses (core and professional courses).
4. Highlight Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities:
- Detail your involvement in activities at Ateneo, including any leadership roles in your department or school and any voluntary service you have done that aligns with the University's vision and mission.
Important Information:
The President's Scholarship is available only to exceptional students who demonstrate financial need. You should be able to show this in the supporting documents you submit.
Applicants must have completed at least two consecutive semesters (minimum ten months) at Ateneo de Davao University - College.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities:
Ateneo de Davao University offers a variety of scholarship programs. If you need financial assistance, explore other scholarship grants as well. Please visit the Admission and Aid Office.
For more information on the application schedule and requirements, email scholarship@addu.edu.ph or visit https://www.addu.edu.ph/scholarships-and-financial-aid-for-college/.
Note:
If you don't get an acceptance email, your application is pending because of incomplete documents or has not been approved.
Approved scholarship typically takes effect the following semester and does not cover previous semesters or outstanding accounts.
We encourage you to explore the various scholarship opportunities at Ateneo de Davao University by visiting the Admission and Aid Office (G/F Finster Hall). We wish you the best of luck with your application.
All undergraduate and graduate President's Scholars should process the renewal of their scholarship from 6 January 2025 to 31 January 2025.
Note: Only those with complete grades, no failing grades, fulfilled their SSTR/ scholar service and visited the Wellness Center twice for the semester, or those with appeals granted can renew their scholarship grant.
The form has a password. If you do not know the password, please email Ms. Riza Mae Ibanez at rmaibanez@addu.edu.ph. Place "Request for Password - Scholarship Certification Form" in the Subject line. The issued password may be valid within a few hours and may be changed randomly. Once you receive the password, please use it as soon as possible.
Please use your ADDU Google Suite Account to access the online renewal forms.
3.a. For New ADDU Students (New Student Applicants/ Transfer Students/ SHS graduates)
If you are a new student, please follow the Admission Procedure as stated in the www. addu.edu.ph. Request for Scholarship Certification (using the clickable box below) ONLY IF you receive a confirmation of your enlistment via email that instructs you of your registered course subjects, number of units, or payment processing.
Step 1: Go to www.addu.edu.ph. Look for the Admission and Aid section. See the admission requirements, process, and procedure.
Step 2: Once you receive your Notice of Acceptance (NOA) from the Admission Director, process all the needed documents and follow the admission procedures.
Step 3: You will receive a printed Registration Form or, if you have access to your online registration, you can photograb your registration form at sis.addu.edu.ph. This form indicates your class schedule, Total Assessed Units, and Total Amount Due. Take a screenshot or photo of this email to upload it later.
Step 4: Click the Request for Scholarship Certification button below. Fill out the form and wait for the Scholarship Certification to be sent to your email address within 48 hours after submission.
Step 5: Use the Certification as your "proof of payment." You may upload this at the enlistment portal at www.addu.edu.ph. Or you can submit a copy to the Student Accounts window at the Finance Office. Take note that internal fees (like ID, College Student Handbook, pin, ribbon, yearbook, uniforms, books, personal insurance, etc) are not part of the grant.
Note: Make sure you process this Scholarship Certification within the enrollment/ registration period as published. The Request for Scholarship Certification is deactivated two weeks after the start of the semester.
3.b. For Current ADDU Students Only
After processing your grant renewal (current scholar) or after filling out the Scholarship Information System (new scholar), you will receive an e-mail with the following on the Subject Line: "The Request #xxxx is Approved". The letter "x" will be the system-assigned number of your transaction. If you received such e-mail, follow these steps:
Step 1: Process your online registration at sis.addu.edu.ph following usual registration guidelines as provided by the University Registrar and your Department/ School.
Step 2: Prepare a digital copy (screengrab) of your registration form indicating your Student ID Number, RegCard Number, courses, units, and fees. Before you transact with the Finance Office for the online payment of your tuition and miscellaneous fees, request a Scholarship Certification by clicking the button below. A Scholarship Certification will be sent to you by email within 48 hours after you have filled out the form. Use the Certification to transact with the Finance Office. It is the scholar's responsibility to inform the Finance Office of his or her grant and monitor this through the Student Information System (sis.addu.edu.ph). Take note that internal fees (like ID, College Student Handbook, pin, ribbon, yearbook, uniforms, books, personal insurance, etc) are not part of the grant.
If you intend to add/drop a course later, you should seek approval from your Department Chair so that a proper curricular assessment can be done to keep you on track. Re-submit your Registration Form with the added or dropped courses and new total for tuition and fees to Ms. Hazel Bulaong via email at presidentialscholar@addu.edu.ph for documentation and appropriate adjustments to your scholarship.
Note: Make sure that you process this Scholarship Certification within the enrollment/ registration period as published. The Request for Scholarship Certification is deactivated two weeks after the start of the semester.
Please use your ADDU Google Suite Account to access the Request for Scholarship Certification.
3.c. Password. The form has a password. If you do not know the password, please email Ms. Hazel Bulaong at hjrbulaong@addu.edu.ph. Place "Request for Password - Scholarship Certification Form" in the Subject line. The issued password may be valid within a few hours and may be changed randomly. Once you receive the password, please use it as soon as possible.
As a general policy, an undergraduate President's Scholar should not have a failing grade or a QPI lower than 2.50 (C+) at the end of the School Year for both First Semester and Second Semester studies. Undergrad scholars should have visited the assigned counselor at the Wellness Center at least twice a semester and finished the required scholar service (SSTR).
Graduate students who are President's Scholars should have no failing grade or should not have an annual QPI lower than 2.0 (B). Usual certification from your sending institution that details your return service as a scholar (either current service or in the future) will be needed in lieu of the SSTR.
Grant certifications should be obtained and submitted by the scholar to the Finance Office within two (2) weeks from the start of the semester. It is the scholar's responsibility to inform the Finance Office of his or her grant and monitor this through the Student Information System (sis.addu.edu.ph).
The Office of the President will review appeals on a case-by-case basis at the end of the academic year or when grades become available at the SIS. Review approval is only granted in consideration of extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control. Emphatically, however, the inability to master course material is NOT an extenuating circumstance. The appeal form should be sent only once; do not send multiple appeals simultaneously.
All decisions made by the Office of the President are final. All appeals must be submitted to the Office of the President by going to this link: