BES @ UPOU - Financial Assistance

BES @ UPOU

Financial Assistance

Bachelor of Education Studies

A. Student Loan (SL)

For those who wish to apply for the Student Loan, kindly refer to the OSA website's instructions below:

Step 1. Fill-out the application form.

Step 2. Submit the filled out SLP application form or email scanned copy to slp@upou.edu.ph on the 1st day until the 5th day of the registration period.

Step 3. Await the decision of the Student Loan Board, which shall meet three days after the last day of the loan application.

Step 4. The applicants will be notified of the official result of their application through email.

Step 5. Student register online and pays the fees reflected in the assessment of fees page.

Step 6. Student loan grantee pays the loan amount at the end of the term

Deadline of application is every 5th day of registration period.

Source: OSA website (Student Loan Program)

B. Scholarships

A limited number of scholarship grants and other forms of financial assistance is available to qualified students.

The assistance is made possible through the generosity of donors and institutions that have joined UPOU in providing better opportunities for education.

For more information, visit the OSA website.

Below is the list of scholarship programs at UPOU:

General Note: Applications are submitted directly to the grantor. You may send your inquiries to the assigned scholarship/grant coordinator.

1. UP Presidential Scholarship Grant (for UPOU Graduate and Undergraduate programs)

2. UP Presidential Leadership Scholarship (for UPOU Graduate and Undergraduate programs)

3. Iskolar ng Bayan Program (for UPOU Undergraduate programs)

4. UP Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (for UPOU Masters programs)

5. UP System Private Scholarships (for UPOU Undergraduate programs)

6. Graduate Scholarships in the CHED K to 12 Transition Program (for UPOU Masters and Ph.D. programs)

7. Science Education Institute - Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI) Scholarship Program (for UPOU Ph.D. program)

8. Teachers Development Program (Phase VI) (for selected UPOU Graduate programs)

9. Agusan Del Sur Distance Learning Scholarship Program at UP Open University (for all UPOU programs)

10. PLDT Info Teach Scholarship (for the Diploma in Computer Science program)

*You may email scholarships@upou.edu.ph for more information and scholarship inquiries.

Source: OSA website (Scholarships)

C. Payment and School Fees

You may find the information on payment and school fees at Tuition and Other Fees on the OUR website. A sample of assessment of fees and the General Procedures for Payment of Fees are also available in the site.

D. Free Tuition

Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 (FREE TUITION)

The UP Open University is implementing RA No. 10931 known as the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which was approved and signed on 22 February 2018. UPOU will also implement the policies stipulated in the Guidelines to Implement the Grant of Free Tuition and Other School Fees in UP released through OVPAA and OVPPF Joint Memorandum No.5 on 30 July 2018.

Under these guidelines, the undergraduate students (AA, BAMS, BES) were evaluated for eligibility to the free tuition privilege. Tuition and other school fees (OSF) shall NOT be collected from Filipino undergraduate students EXCEPT for the following students:

Students who have already attained a bachelor’s degree or comparable undergraduate degree from any higher education institution, whether public or private.
Students who fail to comply with the admission and retention policies of the University.
Students who fail to complete their bachelor’s degree or comparable undergraduate degree within a year after the period prescribed in the program.

The prescribed period refers to the normal length of time to complete the requirements for graduation (e.g. 4 years for BAMS and BES, 2 years for AA).

The expected duration to benefit from Free Tuition and OSF shall be the prescribed period of a student’s program plus one year (e.g. 4 years plus 1 for BAMS). The reckoning date for the expected duration shall be the semester/trimester when a student first enrolled in UP. Students who fail to complete their undergraduate degree program within the expected duration since they first enrolled in the University are not eligible for Free Tuition and OSF. These students will be assessed using the applicable tuition and OSF rates.

Students who voluntarily opt out

Students with financial capacity may voluntarily opt out by paying tuition and other school fees by filling out the Voluntary Opt Out Online Form.

Students who are not eligible for Free tuition and OSF may apply for tuition subsidy and For the process of the application of transfer of credits, kindly visit the OUR website.

other forms of financial assistance offered by the University.

Students can visit the OSA website (osa.upou.edu.ph) for available financial assistance program of UP Open University or email scholarships@upou.edu.ph.

Eligible students will be tagged in the online registration system as exempted from paying tuition and other school fees.

Source: OUR website

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