Scholarships

The USC Student Financial Assistance Program is classified according to the following:

• Nature  of the student financial assistance
  • Scholarships (Merit) – emphasis on excellent academic performance, artistic talent or athletic skill
  • Grants-in-Aid (Non-Merit) – emphasis on long-term financial status and need of the family
  • Loans (Non-Merit) – regardless of the long-term financial status but in financial need at the moment
• Sponsor
  • University (USC and other schools or universities)
  • Alumni
  • Industry/Private
  • Government
• Source of funds
  • University (USC and other schools or universities)
  • Industry/Private
  • Government
  • others
• Level of education
  • Basic Education (BED)/Senior High School (SHS)
  • Tertiary
  • Graduate

(The previous system of student financial assistance at certain education levels no longer applies and has been superseded by government enactments and guidelines that have substantive and long-term consequences and challenges to private educational institutions such as the University of San Carlos. Thus, the offering of other student financial assistance by the University has been rationalized and modified. Kind understanding of stakeholders concerned in these trying and difficult times would be sincerely appreciated.)

USC-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Carolinian Honors-Privilege for the ranked First and Second in Grades 2 to 10 (with Scientia, Virtus and Devotio as qualifications metrics)
2. Carolinian Honors-Privilege for the ranked First and Second of Grade 10 from USC-BED enrolling in USC Grade 11
3. Carolinian Honors-Privilege for the ranked First and Second of the ABM, HUMSS, STEM Strands and Arts and Design Track of Grade 11 and Grade 12
4. Scholarships for the children of Academic Employees
5. Scholarships for the children of Non-Academic Employees
6. Scholarships for the USC Varsity/athletes in selected sports
7. Scholarships for the USC Choristers in SHS
8. Scholarships for the USC Dance Troupe in SHS
9. Scholarships for the USC Theater Guild in SHS

USC-sponsored Non-Merit Student Financial Assistance:

1. Same-Family Discount-Privilege
2. Full-Payment Cash Discount-Privilege
3. Full-Payment Card Discount-Privilege

Alumni-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. USC Alumni Association Scholarship Trust Fund
   • a. Chemical Engineering Class 1964
   • b. Walter & Maria Quijano
   • c. Carmelita L. Piramide
   • d. Anita Y. Sanchez

Government-sponsored Non-Merit Student Financial Assistance:

1. Department of Education – Education Service Contracting (ESC) Student Financial Assistance for Grades 7-10 of the USC-BED North Campus
2. Department of Education – ESC Student Financial Assistance  for Grades 7-10 of the USC-BED South Campus
3. Department of Education – Education Voucher System (EVS) Student Financial Assistance for Grades 11 & 12 pursuing ABM, HUMSS, STEM Strands and Arts and Design Track

USC-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Carolinian Honors-List (CHL) for the ranked First, Second and Third (with Scientia, Virtus and Devotio as qualifications metrics; effective AY 2018-2019)
2. USC College of Law Academic Scholarships for baccalaureate graduates with Latin Honors
3. USC President Scholarships for Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics
4. USC President Scholarships for the beneficiaries of presidential enactments – PD 451
5. USC President Scholarships for the beneficiaries of presidential enactments – PD 577
6. USC President Scholarships for the ranked first to fifth in licensure examinations/100% of lecture/tuition fees (effective AY 2009-2010; available only to top placers before AY 2018-2019)
7. USC President Scholarships for the ranked sixth to eighth in licensure examinations/75% of lecture/tuition fees (effective AY 2009-2010; available only to top placers before AY 2018-2019)
8. USC President Scholarships for the ranked ninth to tenth in licensure examinations/50% of lecture/tuition fees (effective AY 2009-2010; available only to top placers before AY 2018-2019)
9. USC Scholarships Office Trust Fund Scholarships for Student-Assistants
10. Scholarships for the children of Academic Employees
11. Scholarships for the children of Non-Academic Employees
12. Scholarships for the USC Varsity/athletes in selected sports
13. Scholarships for the USC Choristers
14. Scholarships for the USC Dance Troupe
15. Scholarships for the USC Theater Guild
16. USC National Service Training Program (NSTP) Scholarships for Student-Assistants

USC-sponsored Non-Merit Student Financial Assistance:

1. Same-Family Discount-Privilege
2. Full-Payment Cash Discount Privilege
3. Full-Payment Card Discount Privilege

SVD Priests (Individual)-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Fr. Margarito R. Alingasa Scholarships for Natural Sciences and Engineering

Alumni-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Bisaya Circle in America (BISCA) Trust Fund Scholarships for any academic program (starting First Year)
2. Carolinian AlumniChem, Inc. – Fr. Edgar Oehler, SVD Junior-Level Scholarships for Chemistry
3. Casey-Sia Charitable Foundation Scholarships for Mathematics (starting First Year)
4. Chia-Limonco Charitable Foundation Scholarships for Mathematics (starting First Year)
5. Jesus P. Garcia, Sr. Endowed Scholarships for Law (starting Third Year)
6. Joel and Virginia Jacobson Scholarships for priority academic programs
7. USC Alumni Association Scholarships for Student-Assistants  
8. USC ChE Class 1974 Scholarship for Chemical Engineering
9. USCChES Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for Chemical Engineering
10. USCChES Foundation, Inc. Educational Loan for Chemical Engineering 
11. USC College of Commerce/SBE Batch 1974 Scholarships for Accountancy or Business Administration (starting First Year)
12. Violanda Taboada Bradbury Fabugais Scholarships for Library & Information Science (starting First Year)

Alumni-sponsored Non-Merit Student Financial Assistance:

1. School of Architecture, Fine Arts & Design (SAFAD) Alumni Association Educational Loan Assistance Program for Architecture, Fine Arts and Design

Industry/Private-sponsored Merit-Scholarships:

1. Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. Purposive Scholarships for priority academic programs (starting First Year)
2. Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for various academic programs (starting First Year)
3. AJGI-EDG Scholarships for Law (starting Third Year)
4. AJJI Scholarships for Biology and Mathematics (starting First Year)
5. Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation, Inc. (BPIFI) Pagpupugay Scholarship Program for the next of kin of severely sick or deceased COVID-19 medical front-liners (starting First Year)
6. Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation, Inc. (CLFI) Scholarships for Accountancy (with a slot for First Year)  
7. Cebu Mitsumi, Inc. Scholarships for priority Engineering programs (starting First Year)
8. Co Tiong & Co King Ting Scholarships for priority academic programs (starting First Year)
9. Doña Modesta Singson-Gaisano Foundation Scholarships for USC-SHS graduates ranked First
10. Dr. John Brule Scholarships for various academic programs (starting First Year)
11. Edgar Cokaliong Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for priority academic programs (starting First Year)
12. GT Foundation, Inc. – Metrobank Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for Natural Sciences, Engineering, Education and Information Technology (starting First Year)
13. Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. Purposive Scholarships for priority academic programs
14. JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation, Inc. Purposive Scholarships for priority Engineering prpgrams
15. Ironwood Property Ventures Corporation Scholarships for Applied Physics (starting First Year)
16. Juanito King Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for priority academic programs
17. Korea Bhang Jeong Hwan Foundation Scholarships for Business
18. Maxim Integrated Scholarships for priority Engineering programs
19. Menzi, Inc. Scholarships for priority academic programs (available for First Year)
20. Mercury Drug Foundation, Inc. – Pharmacy Scholarship Program (MDFI-PSP)
21. Philippine Science and Technology Development Foundation – Manila, Inc. (PhilDev) Scholarships for priority academic programs
22. PHINMA Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for priority academic programs
23. Pilipinas Shell E3 Scholarships for Working Students pursuing Chemical Engineering
24. P & A Foundation, Inc. Purposive Scholarships for Accountancy
25. Rosita T. Lopez Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for Accountancy, Business and Mathematics (starting First Year)
26. Salud Borromeo Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) Scholarships for various academic programs (with slots for incoming First Year)
27. Scholarships to Ensure Progress (STEPS) Foundation, Inc. – Linde Purposive Scholarships for Business, Engineering and Mathematics (starting First Year)
28. SM Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for various academic programs (starting First Year)
29. Sulpicio Go – Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC) Purposive Scholarships for priority academic programs (starting First Year)
30. Tamiya, Inc. Scholarships for priority Engineering programs
31. Tanchan Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for priority academic programs (starting First Year)
32. VICSAL Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for priority academic programs (starting First Year)
33. Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Inc. Scholarships for Electrical Engineering and other priority academic programs
34. Vivant Foundation, Inc. Scholarships for Electrical Engineering (starting First Year)
35. VRV and Sons Foundation, Inc. Endowed Scholarships for Law

Industry/Private-sponsored Non-Merit Student Financial Assistance:

1. Edward and Eva Underwood Charitable Foundation, Inc. Grants for any academic program
2. Floyd O. Hicks Grants for any academic program

Government-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Armed Forces of the Philippines Educational Benefit System Office’ (AFP-EBESO) Scholarships for dependents of military personnel seriously-injured or killed-in-action
2. City of Guihulngan, Negros Oriental Scholarships for priority academic programs
3. City of Talisay, Cebu Scholarships  for priority academic programs
4. Commission on Higher Education – Gender and Development/Full Merit (CHED-GAD/FM) Scholarships for various academic programs
5. Commission on Higher Education – Gender and Development/Half Merit (CHED-GAD/HM) Scholarships for various academic programs
6. Commission on Higher Education – Higher Education Development Fund/Full Merit (CHED-HEDF/FM) Scholarships for various academic programs
7. Commission on Higher Education – Higher Education Development Fund/Half Merit (CHED-HEDF/HM) Scholarships for various academic programs
8. Commission on Higher Education – Scholarships Full Merit (CHED-SFM) for various academic programs
9. Commission on Higher Education – Scholarships Half Merit (CHED-SHM) for various academic programs
10. Commission on Higher Education – Private Education Student Financial Assistance (CHED-PESFA) for various academic programs
11. Commission on Higher Education Scholarship Program (CSP) – Full-Merit for priority academic programs
12. Commission on Higher Education Scholarship Program (CSP) – Half-Merit for priority academic programs
13. Commission on Higher Education – Tulong-Dunong (CHED-TD) for various academic programs
14. Commission on Higher Education – Tulong-Dunong Program – Tertiary Education Subsidy (TDP-TES) for priority academic programs
15. Department of Science and Technology – Merit Scholarships for priority academic programs in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Education and Engineering
16. Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute R.A. 7687 Scholarships for priority academic programs in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Education, Engineering and Health Care Professions
17. Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute Junior Level Science Scholarships (DOST-SEI- JLSS) for priority academic programs in the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Education, Engineering and Health Care Professions
18. Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education Subsidy (UniFAST-TES) for all academic programs (starting First Year)

Government-sponsored Non-Merit Student Financial Assistance:

1. PGMA Higher Education Loan Fund Program (PGMA-HELFP) for graduating students of priority academic programs
2. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Grants for any academic program
3. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Grants for any academic program
4. Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) Grants for any academic program

USC-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Discount-Privilege for Religious Congregations
2. USC – Engineering for Research Development in Technology (USC-ERDT) Scholarships for Graduate Engineering programs
3. Schooling Privilege for permanent and non-permanent Academic Employees
4. Schooling Privilege for permanent Non-Academic Employees

Industry/Private-sponsored Merit Scholarships:

1. Lexmark Research and Development Corporation (LRDC) Scholarships  

Government-sponsored Merit Scholarships (including SUCs):

1. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Scholarships for faculty-members K – 12 Transition
2. Commission on Higher Education – Higher Education Development Fund – Faculty Development Program (CHED –  HEDF-FDP) Scholarships
3. Department of Science & Technology – Accelerated Science & Technology Human Resource Development Program –National Science Consortium (DOST – ASTHRDP – NSC) Scholarships
4. Department of Science & Technology – Science Education Institute – Capability-Building Program in Science & Mathematics Education (DOST – SEI – CBPSME)
5. Department of Science & Technology (DOST) Scholarships for MS Physics