Central Philippine University

By Cyrus A. Natividad


Mr. Mauro Somodio and his wife, Cecelia Somodio have been passionate in supporting and providing scholarship opportunities for CPU working students.

The Filipino Australian Foundation of Queensland, Inc. (FAFQI) and Ilonggo Association of Victoria, Inc. (AUSTRALIA) (IAVTA) will award scholarships to deserving work students on January 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM at the CPU Educational Media Center.

The FAFQI Grant-in-Aid Scholarship program for CPU work students has its origins in 1996 when Mr. Mauro Somodio (CPU BSA 1973) organized the Filipino-Australian Foundation of Queensland, Inc.

A work student himself, Mr. Somodio witnessed the struggle of work students in maintaining their grades, looking for money to pay for their board and lodging: “We have no social life as our dream is to finish our studies in order to land a job to support our families.” This experience has led Mr. Somodio to establish the scholarship program for the benefit of the CPU work students, especially those in their senior years.

The scholarships are awarded every year to junior work students who come from Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, Aklan, and Capiz and those with the best academic performance for the current year.