Student Assistantships are available to students who are willing to work for a maximum of 120 hours a month. A student assistant gets P30.00 per hour compensation.

1. The student assistantship program is open to all bonafide students of the University enrolled in undergraduate programs.

2. To ensure that participation in the program does not adversely affect the academic performance of student assistants, the following limitations are set:

First Year students are not allowed to participate in their first semester of enrollment.

Bonafide students who obtained passing grades in at least 50 percent of the total number of academic units registered in the preceding semester are qualified to apply for student assistantship.

Work hours of student assistants shall be limited as follows:

Academic load per semester	Work hours/month
Less than or equal to 18 units	120
Less than or equal to 21 units but greater than 18 units	75
Greater than 21 units	50

3. Appointments of student assistants is on a semestral basis (first semester, second semester and summer)

4. In hiring student assistants, the financial need of the applicants shall be given priority. However, in research and other academic projects, the office/unit may require additional qualifications.

5. Student assistants should not be used in personal/private projects of faculty and staff.

6. The Daily Time Records (DTRs) of student assistants shall be attested to by both the department/division chairs and the head of office/unit.

7. The Office of Student Affairs shall be in-charge of the program. Its responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Processing of appointment papers

Preparation of payroll (based on daily time records)

Monitoring and control of deployment/assignment of students assistants

Coordination with colleges/units on the services of student assistants

8. Resignation of a student assistant may be done through the submission of a letter addressed to the head of the office/unit where the student is assigned; copy furnished the Office of Student Affairs.

A first year or sophomore student can borrow a maximum limit of 70% of the total tuition and other fees miscellaneous and laboratory) per semester; a junior or senior, 80%; a graduate student, 85%. The student must have ready cash payment for the balance of the total tuition fees. Loans should be paid fully (including 6% interest p.a.) at one time or in installments before the final examinations. If paid within 4 months from the date approved, no interest should be collected.

Guidelines for SLB Application:

1. Any UP Manila bonafide student of good academic and moral standing with no outstanding account with the Student Loan Board may apply for the loan.
2. SLB Form #1 should be properly and completely accomplished. All required documents (student 1x1 photo and Invoice) should be presented when application is submitted.
3. The guarantor (parents/guardians, or permanent faculty/employee of the UP Manila).
4. The witness of the co-debtor should be the College Secretary or the Dean of the Unit if the co-debtor is a faculty/employee.
5. When his/her application is approved, s/he must present the approved form (duly signed by the Director of Student Affairs or his/her authorized representative) to the cashier’s office when s/he pays his/her tuition.
6. The loan must be paid on or before due date. Non-payment of the loan will mean barring the student from registering for the next semester/term and/or will not be issued clearance.

The scholarship, which is being donated by the U.P. Alumni Association of Singapore, shall take effect in the first semester , 2006-2007.

A. QUALIFICATIONS:

An applicant for the scholarship shall have the following qualifications:
1. must be a bonafide student of the University of the Philippines System enrolled in any four-year course;
2. must be a freshman student who has qualified for admission; if already enrolled as a freshman, must have obtained an average grade of “2.5” or better and must have carried a load of at least 15 units with no grade of “5.00” or unremoved “4.0” or “inc.” in the semester immediately preceding the application;
3. must be enrolled in at least 15 units at the time of the award of of the grant;
4. must be financially needy (parents' annual gross income must not exceed P200,000.00)
5. must not have been the subject of any disciplinary action;

B. BENEFITS:

School fees as asse ssed but not to exceed P6,000 per semester Book allowance 1,500 per semester
Monthly stipend at P3,000 x 5 months 15,000 per semester
Transportation allowance P500 per month 2,500 per semester
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TOTAL P25,000.00 per semester
(P50,000 per year)

C. TERMS:

The scholarship is renewable every semester until the recipient finishes his/her degree course, provided he/she satisfies the following conditions:
1. must have obtained an average grade of “3.0” or better for a load of at least 15 units with no grade of “5.0”. Any grade of “4.0” or “incomplete” must be removed or completed on or before the last day of registration of the following semester;
2. if the scholar fails to meet the average requirement or obtains a failing grade in the semester he/she is currently enrolled, the scholarship shall be “ipso” “facto” terminated. However, an awardee may be reinstated in the semester immediately following the disqualification if he/she meets the requirements stated in C (1,3 & 4) during the period he/she was disqualified; Reinstatement will be allowed only once.
3. Must not have been the subject of any disciplinary action;
4. must not shift to another course or go on leave of absence without prior approval form the Office of Scholarships and Student Services. In the event the scholar goes on an approved leave of absence after he/she has collected her/his benefits, that period shall be counted in his/her scholarship term. If the scholar shifts to another course, he/she must finish the course within the prescribed normal length of time based on the original course.

D. OTHER CONDITIONS:

1. Scholarship does not cover summer classes.
2. In the event the donor decides to discontinue the scholarship, the existing scholar shall be supported until graduation or unless disqualified from the grant for failure to meet the terms for the renewal of the grant.

E. FINANCING:

The donor shall remit to the University the amount of P25,000.00 in June and P25,000 on October of each academic year for the duration of the grant.

F. ADMINISTRATION:

The Office of Scholarships and Student Services shall administer the scholarship grant.

1. Privilege to enroll in any undergraduate degree program and any college within the UP System, provided the student meets all other entrance requirements to his/her chosen program.

2. Free tuition, miscellaneous fees and laboratory fees. (Oblation scholars must pay student fund fees.)

3. Semestral book allowance of Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Pesos (P2,250).

4. Transportation allowance per semester (patterned after STFAP) for Oblation scholars whose permanent residences are very far from the UP campus they are enrolled in.

5. A special incentive allowance of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000) per month. This allowance is over and above the monthly stipend if he/she is an STFAP beneficiary. For example, if an Oblation Scholar applied and qualified for STFAP Bracket E2, he shall receive P2,400 monthly stipend in addition to the P3,000 monthly incentive allowance as an Oblation Scholar. On the other hand, if he qualified for STFAP under Brackets A to E1, he will only receive the monthly incentive allowance of an Oblation Scholar which is P3,000.

6. DURATION of the award: The normal length of time for the degree course program chosen (computed from time of first enrollment in UP), except in the case of students in the INTARMED Program who shall enjoy the benefits during the first four years of the Program only. At the end of four years, these students shall have completed the equivalent of a bachelor's degree. An Oblation scholar who intends to enroll in the LLB program may enjoy the scholarship only for the pre-law baccallaureate degree.

7. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: To maintain the scholarship, the student:

7.1 must carry the normal load prescribed for his/her degree program every semester;

7.2 must pass all academic subjects enrolled in, without any grade of “Dropped” or “Incomplete”, and;

7.3 earn a weighted average of at least “2.0” in the previous semester.

In the case of an INTARMED student, however, computation of grades for year levels III and IV will be based on grades for the whole year. The retention grade of “2.0” remains.

8. An oblation scholar may enjoy the special privileges during the summer if the student's degree

program normally requires enrollment during the summer.