Benilde announces available scholarships
The De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) recently announced the list of various scholarships available for academic year 2020-2021. Application period runs until 30 October.
DLS-CSB, through its Student Grants Office (SGO), aims to make education available and accessible to academically deserving and financially challenged youth through a wide array of opportunities, from scholastic and government-endorsed scholarships to financial aid and merit grants for incoming and currently enrolled students.
The Pierre Romañçon Grant provides partial to full tuition subsidy and fees waiver to qualified enrollees in need of financial support.
Incoming freshmen or transferees applying to BSBA-Business Management and BSBA-Marketing Management who are at least 19 years of age, may qualify for the Blessed Arnould Study Assistance Program.
Academic scholarships include the by invitation Benildean Excellence in Scholastics and Talents Scholarship and the Honors Scholarship for incoming college students, who ranked in the top 10 in their Junior class and top three in Senior class.
Students who exhibit promising talent in art, multimedia, design and music can apply to the School of Design and Arts Scholarship while those who display talents in performing arts may apply for the Office of Culture and Arts (OCA) Scholarship.
The Athletic Recruit Grant considers freshmen and upper classmen who are athletically skilled to represent the institution in intercollegiate sports competitions.
Less privileged deaf senior high school students are qualified for the School for Deaf Education and Applied Studies Grant, which awards partial to full tuition and miscellaneous fees and covers graduation and retreat fees.
Those who are children of military personnel who passed away in line of duty or were awarded with the medal of valor are entitled to the Presidential Decree 577 Scholarship and Presidential Decree 1687 Scholarship, respectively.
Interested applicants must take the entrance examination and can only apply and avail of one scholarship or grant.
All scholarship grants have required cut-off scores which are higher than the admission score to a degree program.
Application period runs until 30 October 2019 while testing dates for academic year 2020-2021 are on 15 September, 13 and 27 October and 10 and 17 November.
The results from the Admissions Center for the degree program applied for will be released on January 2020 while those for scholarships and grants applications will be released no later than 15 April 2020.
For inquiries, visit DLS-CSB SGO’s official website at www.benilde.edu.ph/scholarships or send an email to scholarships@benilde.edu.ph or call 525-0722 (direct line) or 230-5100 local 1821 to 1822.
DLS-CSB, through its Student Grants Office aims to make education available and accessible to academically deserving and financially challenged youth through a wide array of opportunities, from scholastic and government-endorsed scholarships to financial aid and merit grants.