Dr. Margen A. Java, Director, CPU Office of Student Development Programs spearheads the scholarship program of the university.

Investing in the potential and talent of Centralians – Central Philippine University allocated 40,351,679 pesos in university scholarship, discount, grants and aids to deserving students, athletes and faculty and staff dependents, CPBC pastors’ kids and IMH staff and dependents during the school year 2016-2017.

9,859,298 pesos from the said amount went to the free tuition program of faculty and staff dependents. 8,382,749 pesos was allocated to cash discounts on tuition, 6,904,843 pesos was given to scholarship aids for entrance scholarship, 6,510,937 pesos went to athletic scholarships of the CPU Golden Lions, 1,639,528 pesos was given to tuition scholarship of the College of Theology, an additional 497,575 pesos was allocated to the board and lodging subsidy of the College of Theology scholars. 1,477,114 was given to family discount on tuition fees, 1,421,792 was allocated to the free tuition of the kids of pastors of the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, 1,055,592 went to the one-half free tuition program of Iloilo Mission Staff and their dependents.

The budget also included 1,092,400 pesos for the CPU band scholarship, 664,323 pesos for scholarship awards, 482,500 pesos for collegiate honor graduate awardees, 260,666 for the 25% free miscellaneous fees, 66,362 pesos for the free tuition of faculty and staff under the faculty and staff development program, 24,000 pesos for the university grant on loyalty awards and 12,000 pesos as gifts to Centralian topnotchers.

CPU offers entrance scholarships for high school valedictorians which includes full free tuition for the entire school year until second year subject to grade requirement and 3,000 pesos book allowance per semester – subject to grade requirement, salutatorians can get a half free tuition for the entire school year until the second year subject to grade requirement and a 1,500 peso book allowance per semester – also subject to grade requirement, and with honor high school graduates can get one third free tuition for the entire school year until second year subject to grade requirement.

Continuing Entrance Scholarships are also given, scholars may continue to avail full tuition (regardless of the form of scholarship previously enjoyed – i.e. valedictorian, salutatorian or freshmen with honors) until fourth/fifth year as long as the scholars have a grade point average of not lower than 1.63 provided he/she has no grade lower than 2.25 in all subjects for the semester. The first and second semesters’ grades during the second year are the bases for the continuance of scholarship in the first semester of third year.

Other university funded scholarships include Work-Study Student Program (WSSP), College of Theology scholarships which include a 50% discount on tuitions for the first year, a 75% discount on tuitions for the second year, 100% discount on tuitions for the third year and full free tuition and fees for the fifth and fourth year for CPBC members, members of the CPU Sari-Saot scholarship, Central Echo are also given discounts on tuition and fees, free tuition for faculty and staff dependents, free tuition for CPBC workers and pastors’ kids, half free tuition for IMH dependents, University Symphonic Band scholarship, athletics scholarship with categories: A – full tuition and fees, A1 – full tuition and half miscellaneous fees, B – full tuition and C – half tuition (maximum of 21 units only in all categories).

Grants-in-aid of 4,000 pesos per semester are also given to freshmen CPBC Member as recommended by the CPBC General Secretary. CPU also gives academic scholarships of 4,500 per semester after three semesters of study at CPU and other Grants-in-aid of 4,000 per semester after one semester of study at the university.

The Scholarship Program of the University is geared towards the intellectual development of the faculty, staff and students coupled with the spiritual and moral upliftment, which are in line with the University’s core values and guiding principles. Its objectives include: facilitating access and equal opportunities to intellectually gifted, talented and deserving faculty, staff and students to high standard of quality Christian education geared towards the development of the total personhood, initiating development programs that will sharpen the skills, enhance the talents and potentials of the scholars, providing adequate assistance to scholars on their academic endeavors and holistic learning through mentoring and coaching and provide updated and relevant information on scholarship opportunities, policies and privileges and establishing a systematic scholarship management information system for monitoring and decision-making functions.

In school year 2016-2017, the university has supported 377scholar athletes, 607 faculty and staff dependents and 161 CPBC pastors’ kids.