Scholarship Grants and Financial Assistance

  • Academic Scholarship - Basic Education
  • Academic Scholars - Senior High School Honor Graduates (entering freshmen only)
  • Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
  • Athletics
  • Council of Supreme Student Government (CSSG)
  • Dolores P. Torres – Indigenous People (DPT-IP)
  • Employees’ Dependents/Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW)
  • Faculty/Employee Scholarship
  • Family Discount
  • G.E. Torres Scholarship/IAP
  • Honor Society and College Scholarship
  • Indigenous People
  • Land Donor(s)
  • Mutya ng UM
  • Person/s with Disability
  • Philippine National Police (PNP)
  • Presidential Decree 577
  • RA 6728
  • ROTC
  • Student Training Assistance Program (STAP)
  • UM Marching Band
  • UM Board Topnotcher
  • UM Chorale
  • UM Makabayan

  • Academic Scholarship - Basic Education

    Grantee must be endorsed by the Honor Committee of the Basic Education Department

  • Academic Scholars – Senior High School Honor Graduates (entering freshmen only)

    Offered to entering college freshmen – SHS Grade 12 Top Three (overall graduates; should be 150 and above)

  • Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

    Must be duly endorsed by AFP Authorized Officer

  • Athletics

    Full scholarship shall be given to members of the varsity team who are endorsed by the Sports Development Center

  • Council of Supreme Student Government (CSSG)

    Must be duly endorsed by Office of the Student Affairs

  • Dolores P. Torres – Indigenous People (DPT-IP)

    Must be duly endorsed and approved by the management

  • Employees’ Dependents/Tuition Fee Waiver (TFW)

    For students whose parent/sibling is an employee of the university and is eligible to avail the scholarship

  • Faculty/Employee Scholarship

    For university employees who proceed to graduate studies

  • Family Discount

    This privilege may be availed of by families with three or more children enrolled in the undergraduate programs of the University

  • G.E. Torres Scholarship/IAP

    For students who are endorsed and approved by the President/Chief Operating Officer

  • Honor Society and College Scholarship

    Grantee must have completed one year of residence in UM with no grade below 3.0. The basis of the category should be the overall cumulative Grade Weighted Average (GWA) of the grantees (from 1st year to the last semester enrolled).

  • Indigenous People

    For students who are endorsed by the Tribal Community and approved by the management

  • Land Donor(s)

    For students who are duly endorsed and whose ancestors have donated land that is now supporting a scholarship program in their name

  • Person/s with Disability

    Granted to persons with disability who will pursue tertiary education

  • Philippine National Police (PNP)

    For PNP Personnel and qualified dependents through the Memorandum of Agreement between PNP PRO 11 and University of Mindanao

  • Presidential Decree 577

    For dependents of military personnel who died or became incapacitated in the line of duty and must be duly endorsed

  • RA 6728

    For every program that reaches the maximum qualification of enrolled freshmen (1 qualified student per 500 enrolled freshmen)

  • ROTC

    Benefits are in exchange for mandatory active-duty service after completing ROTC

  • Student Training Assistance Program (STAP)

    For students who are endorsed by the HRMD and render hours of duty in their assigned office in the university

  • UM Marching Band

    For students who are endorsed by the UM Marching Band – Wild Cats under Cultural Group Scholarship

  • UM Board Topnotcher

    For topnotcher students who graduated from the university and proceed to graduate studies

  • UM Chorale

    For students who strive for excellence through music and are endorsed by the UM Chorale under Cultural Group Scholarship

  • UM Makabayan

    For students who are endorsed by the UM Makabayan Dance Artist Ensemble under Cultural Group Scholarship

  • Early Enrollment Discount

    For freshmen who enrolled during advance enrollment schedule

  • Night Discount

    For students who enrolled in the evening session class schedules except PE, NSTP and ROTC

  • Other External Scholarship Grants endorsed by the Scholarship Sponsors
    • Aboitiz Foundation
    • Apo Agua Infrastractura, Inc
    • Antonio O. Floirendo, Sr. Foundation, Inc. (AOFF)
    • DMIRIE Foundation
    • NCCC Cares, Inc.
    • Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
    • Scholarship on Tertiary Education (STEP)
    • Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
      • CHED UNIFAST Tulong Dunong Program (TDP)
      • CHED UNIFAST Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES)
      • CHED Merit Scholarship Program (CSMP)

    For the full details on how to avail any of the scholarships offered by the University, visit the Students Accounting Office (SAO) located at UM Bolton Campus/UM Matina Campus, Davao City.
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