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UP Diliman Creative/Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture, and the Humanities (UPD CCTGACH)

The UPD Creative / Critical Thesis Grant in the Arts, Culture, and the Humanities  (UPD CCTGACH) program was approved by the UP Board of Regents during its 1323rd Meeting on 16 December 2016. It is a competitive research and /or creative work subsidy in the form of an outright grant for UP Diliman undergraduate/bachelor’s students (Php 50,000.00), master’s students (Php 75,000.00) and doctoral students (Php 100,000.00) in the fields  of the visual arts and programs related to the critical study of arts and culture.

After running the UPD-CCTGACH program for four years, the OICA Advisory Board proposed to include capstone projects in the fields of arts and culture that are also required for graduation in academic programs. The amendment was approved by the UP Board of Regents during its 1367th Meeting on 27 January 2022.

  1. The applicant must have passed the research methods subject (i.e. 199 course number for undergraduate/bachelor’s, 299 for master’s and 399 for doctoral) or capstone pre-requisite course of his or her program;

  2. General Weighted Average (GWA) is not lower than 2.00 during the semester prior to application;

  3. Has a faculty member as their thesis or capstone project adviser;

  4. Must be in their final semester of study or enrolled in the thesis / dissertation subject (i.e. 200 course number for undergraduate/bachelor’s students; 300 or 400 course number for Master’s and Doctoral students) or capstone project course.

  5. (for Masters and Doctoral students) Must have passed their thesis/dissertation proposal defense.
Requirements:

  1. Cover letter addressed to the UP Diliman Chancellor through the UPD-OICA Director;

  2. Research proposal which is aligned to any items in the research agenda of UPD-OICA;

  3. Duly accomplished Application Forms 1 and 2 endorsed by the faculty adviser, department head / institute director (if applicable) and college dean. The forms can be downloaded here;

  4. True copy of grades (TCG) of the first semester of the current academic year, certified by the College Secretary of the unit where the applicant is enrolled;

  5. Portfolio of the applicant’s creative works or research works;

  6. Thesis proposal evaluation form to be accomplished by the Department Head or College Dean;

  7. Two (2) recommendation letters from an artist or an arts and humanities scholar about the applicant’s potential as an artist and/or scholar. The form can be downloaded here.


Procedure:

  1. Applicants must prepare the following documents and forward them to the Chair and/or Dean for their endorsement on Application Form 2:

    2. a. Cover letter
    b. Research proposal
    c. Application Form 1 and 2
    d. True Copy of Grades
    e. Portfolio

    The use of e-signatures is allowed.

  2. After receiving the endorsement of the Dean, the student must upload all the documents using this online form: https://bit.ly/UPDCCTGACHApplications

  3. The thesis proposal evaluation form must be forwarded to and accomplished by the Department head or Dean and submitted to UPD-OICA on or before the deadline using this online form: https://bit.ly/CCTGACHEvalRecom

  4. Referees must submit their recommendation forms directly to UPD-OICA using this online portal– https://bit.ly/CCTGACHEvalRecom –or by sending it to UPD-OICA Office, Purok Aguinaldo cor. C.P. Garcia, UP Campus, Quezon City, on or before the deadline.

    ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE GIVEN DEADLINE. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

For further inquiries please contact the program coordinator, Ms. Malou Arandia at 8981-8500 local VoIP 2659 or send an email to cctgach_oica.upd@up.edu.ph.