Guidelines for Scholarship

Entrance Scholars

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Incoming freshmen students who graduated with high school honors shall enjoy a full or a partial exemption from payment of tuition fees for the initial semester:
Valedictorian - 100%
Salutatorian - 50%

To qualify for the scholarship, the student shall:

Have no grade lower than 85% in any subjects
Present a certification from the Principal as the class rank and honors obtained
Submit the fourth year form 138 or high school records

COM (Criteria may change without prior notice. New criteria applicable starting SY 2013-2014)

University Entrance Scholarship - This entitles the awardees to free tuition fee, laboratory fee and miscellaneous fees for one year and is awarded to a freshman student who is holder of Latin Honor in BS Course with NMAT of 90 percentile or better.
Summa Cum Laude graduates will be entitled to an additional book allowance amounting to P15,000.
President Dalupan Entrance Scholarship

Full Scholarships - This entitles the awardee to free tuition and laboratory fees for one year and is granted to an incoming freshman who graduated Summa Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude from his pre-med course with NMAT of 80 percentile or better.
Partial Scholarships - This entitles the awardee to 50 % discount on tuition fee and laboratory fee for one year and is granted to an incoming Freshman who graduated Cum Laude from his pre-med course with NMAT of 80 percentile or better.

College Entrance Scholarship - This entitles the awardee to a 25% discount on tuition fee and laboratory fee for one year and is granted to an incoming Freshman who graduated Valedictorian or Salutatorian from his pre-med course.

Note: All Entrance Scholarship applicants should have no failing grades in his/her Baccalaureate course to qualify for the scholarship.
Special Grants - This entitles the awardee to a 10% discount on tuition fee and laboratory fee for one year and is granted to an incoming Freshman who graduated First, Second, or Third Honor on his pre-med course
Candidates for the above four entrance scholarships are recommended for approval to the President of the Medical Center by the Committee on Admissions and the Committee on Scholarships and Academic Honors with the concurrence of the Dean, College of Medicine.
Special Honors Award (From AFUSA, Inc) - This is given to incoming freshmen students who have excellent academic performance in the baccalaureate degrees but do not qualify for the Pres. Francisco Dalupan Entrance Scholarships nor to the University Entrance Scholarship. This award entitles a qualified freshman student to partial tuition fee grant of Four Hundred Dollars ($400) for one year. The student is recommended to the Dean by the Committee on Scholarships and Academic Honors. All applicants are ranked based on the following criteria and awards are given depending on available slots.
1. GWA of 1.76 – 2.0
2. NMAT percentile rank of 90 and higher

College Scholarship

Scholarships for Academic Excellence (COM, CON, CAReS)

Full scholarship – any student with a weighted average of 1.75 or better at the end of the academic year just completed is entitled to free tuition and laboratory fees for one year in the succeeding school year upon the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Academic Honors with the concurrence of the Deans, Vice President for Academic Affairs and approval of the President of the Medical Center.
Partial scholarship – any student with a weighted average of 2.00 or better at the end of the academic year just completed is entitled to 50% discount on tuition and laboratory fees for one year in the succeeding school year upon the recommendation of the Committee on Scholarships and Academic Honors with the concurrence of the Deans, Vice President for Academic Affairs and approval of the President of the Medical Center.
For both scholarships, the student should have no grade below 2.5. Students are also required to apply for the above mentioned scholarship to avail of the benefit.

Grants-in-Aid - Tuition fee discount is given by UERMMMC, Inc. to financially deserving students in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th or 5th year level. This scholarship entitles the student to 15% to 80% discount on tuition and laboratory fees. Eligible students are interviewed and recommended by the Committee on Scholarships and Academic Honors with the concurrence of the Dean and approval of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center. Application forms are available at the Dean's Office.
College-Based Scholarship

College of Medicine - The College of Medicine awards non-honorific grants which consist of partial subsidy for tuition and other fees to students in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year who fulfill the set criteria. Students who received these scholarship grants may apply for the same grants the following school year provided they pass all subjects.
Recipients of these grants are required to render 40 hours service to the Medical Center before the start of the following academic year that the scholarship was granted. The following units may be considered as service areas: Records section, Library, Pharmacy, Emergency Room (for 3rd and 4th yrs only) and selected diagnostic areas like CP lab. The head of the unit will certify on the service rendered.
Generally, a student cannot avail of more than one scholarship in one academic year, however, on special case, the Committee on Academic Honors and Scholarship may have the discretion to give additional grants to some students after evaluating their need.
Application forms are available at the Dean's Office starting second semester of the school year. Eligible candidates are interviewed and recommended by the Committee on scholarships and Academic Honors to the Dean for final approval. The respective benefactors are then informed of their grantees.

Gold Scholarship (US$2,000)

The student must be financially in need
The student must belong to the top 25% of the class
The student must have good moral character.
The student should apply to be considered.

AFUSA, Inc - UERMMMC – Medicine Class '72
Dr. Monina Posa Kane ( Medicine Class 72)
Drs. Rolando Torio and Africa So – Torio ( Medicine Class 72)
UERMMMCI – Medicine Class '83

Silver Scholarships (US$1,000)

The student must be financially in need
The student must belong to the top 50% of the class
The student must have good moral character
The student should apply to be considered.

UERMMMC Alumni Association of America
UERM Medical Foundation Inc (UERMMMC Northeast Chapter)
Association of Philippine Physicians in Ohio (APPO)
Association of Philippine Physicians of America Foundation (APPAF)
North Texas Philippine Physician Association
Members of Medicine Class 72
- Dr. Nestor Garcia, (Philippines)
- Dr. Nora Medina – Garcia, MD (Philippines)
- Dr. Benedicto San Pedro
- Dr. Romeo Saavedra(Philippines)– 2 silver
- AFUSA, Inc – Fernando Garcia, MD (Class 72)
- AFUSA, Inc - Drs. Armand and Leilani Wiltz
- AFUSA, Inc. - Dr. Ninfa Raagas–Aguila
- AFUSA, Inc – Dr. Carlos Gotardo
Members of Medicine Class '73
- AFUSA, Inc – Medicine Class '73
- AFUSA, Inc – Epifania Caturay, MD
- AFUSA, Inc – Vicente Ames, MD
- AFUSA, Inc – Gregorio and Antonio Piga
- Ricardo Arayata, MD – (Medicine Class '73B)
Medicine Class '85 (P50,000) – 4 slots

Bronze Scholarship (AFUSA – Partial Tuition Fee ) ($500)

The student must be financially needy
The student must have good moral character
The student must have no failing grades in year preceding

Book Scholarship Grant ($250)

The student must be financially needy
The student must have good moral character
The student must have no failing grades in year preceding

AFUSA, Inc Grants in Aid
UERMMMCI – Tan Yan Kee Foundation Inc. Scholarships

Note:

College of Nursing

Nursing Alumni Association Foundation, USA
Nightingale Scholarship
East Coast Chapter Scholarship
UERM Nursing Alumni Foundation Philippines
EM Dumlao Scholarship
Ofelia Bangayan Scholarship
Grants in Aid
Dean Divinagracia Book Scholarship Award
Noveno Scholarship
Pagulayan Scholarship

Students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance can qualify for the above scholarships. To qualify, the student should:

be a bonafide regular student enrolled in the College of Nursing
be a Filipino citizen
Have a satisfactory academic standing
Have a weighted average of 2.5 or better
Not have a failing grade in any required course in the BSN curriculum
Have a good physical and mental health
Not have a record of any misdemeanor or disciplinary action
Not be a recipient of any scholarship or financial assistance
Have an income below P 6,000.00/month

Nursing Alumni Foundation USA
Nursing Alumni Association of the Philippines
Dean Emeritus Evangelina Dumlao
East Coast Chapter, USA
Class of 1970
Ofelia Bangayan
Association of the Philippines Physicians of OHIO Auxillary
Class of 2009
UERMMMCI
Dean Carmelita Divinagracia
Amuerfina Castro

To qualify for the EM Dumlao Scholarship, the student should:

demonstrate leadership potential.
have interest and involvement in community services

College of Allied Rehabilitation Sciences

Book Scholarships are subsidy grants for 3rd and 4th year students who are:
- Financially challenged
- Currently enrolled in the school year he is applying for the grant
- Of good moral character
Benefits would entitle the student to subsidy for purchase of books within the allotted budget of the alumni donor
Student should submit an essay stating why he needs or deserves the grant
This is submitted to the Committee of Scholarships and Awards during the 1st week of classes.