UPD Performing Arts Scholarship Program (UPD PASP)

1. Honorific title of “UPD Performing Arts Scholar”
2. Priority CRS enlistment
3. Recognition during Parangal sa Mag-aaral
4. Tuition Waiver or Stipend

Tuition Waiver – This is a waiver of tuition and other school fees (OSF) and may be availed by PASP recipients who are not covered by R.A. 10931 Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or the no tuition policy, or any other tuition waiving grants.

Stipend – This is a semestral allowance of PhP 10,000.00 which may be availed by PASP recipients who are covered by R.A. 10931 Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or the no tuition policy, or those who are recipients of other tuition waiving grants.

Important: A PASP scholar is allowed to choose only one (1) of these entitlements per semester and inform UPD-OICA at the beginning of the academic year.

1. The applicant is a UP Diliman student who is an active member for at least two (2) consecutive semesters of a student performing arts group which has been awarded the UP Diliman Honorific Award for Student Performing Arts Group in the current cycle.
   
2. The applicant has played important roles in the organization’s production(s) either as a performer or a member of the artistic or production team.
   
3. The applicant was enrolled in at least the minimum number of academic units considered as a regular load in each of the two semesters being considered in the application.
   
4. The applicant has a General Weighted Average (GWA) not lower than 1.75 in each of the two (2) semesters prior to application.
   
5. The applicant should have passed the minimum academic load in each semester of the previous year and must not have received a grade of 5.00, unremoved 4.00 or INC in any of the semesters being considered.

1. The applicant must submit the documents listed below to their group’s faculty adviser. ALL FILES MUST BE LABELED ACCORDINGLY.
   
   • Duly accomplished application form of List of Performances certified by the artistic director and noted by the faculty adviser (Download OICA-PASP-Form-No.-1A-List-of-Performances-Form here) (File name: APPLICANT’S LAST NAME – GROUP NAME or ACRONYM – List of Performances)
   • True Copy of Grades (TCG) from the preceding academic year certified by the College Secretary of the unit where the applicant is enrolled. (File name: APPLICANT’S LAST NAME – GROUP NAME or ACRONYM – TCG)
   • Signed Data Privacy Consent Form (Download OICA-PASP-Form-No.2-Consent-Form here) (File name: APPLICANT’S LAST NAME – GROUP NAME or ACRONYM – Consent Form)
     
2. The faculty adviser shall accomplish the online submission form and upload the documents listed below. ALL FILES MUST BE LABELED ACCORDINGLY.
   
   • Cover letter addressed to the UP Diliman Chancellor through the UPD-OICA Director (File name: GROUP NAME or ACRONYM – Cover Letter)
   • Duly accomplished OICA-PASP-Form-No.-1-Recommendation-Form (Download here) certified by the Faculty Adviser and the College Dean (if college-based) or the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (if university-based). (File name: GROUP NAME or ACRONYM – Recommendation Form)
   • Each applicant’s Form No. 1A List of Performances with proper file names (see above)
   • Each applicant’s Form No. 2 Data Privacy Consent Form with proper file name (see above)
   • Each applicant’s True Copy of Grades (TCG) with proper file names (see above)
     
3. Electronic signatures shall be accepted.
   
4. A confirmation email shall be sent by the Program Coordinator upon receipt of submissions.
   
5. No application will be accepted beyond the set deadline.

All scholarship applications go through three (3) levels of screening:

1. Faculty Adviser and Artistic Director of each student performing arts group awarded with UPD HASPAG

• The faculty adviser and artistic director evaluates each application submitted by student-members of their group/organization in compliance with current UPD PASP guidelines
• The faculty adviser submits to UPD-OICA all application requirements from qualified applicants from their group/organization through the Google Drive provided by UPD-OICA.

2. UPD-OICA PASP Coordinator

• The Program Coordinator of OICA shall verify if all submitted applications are in compliance with current UPD PASP guidelines
• The UPD-OICA PASP Coordinator shall present the list of qualified PASP applicants to the UPD-OICA Advisory Board for their endorsement.

3. Screening and endorsement by the UPD-OICA Advisory Board

• The UPD-OICA Advisory Board will endorse the list of qualified applicants for the approval of the UP Diliman Chancellor

All PASP applicants will be informed of the screening results via email. Those who qualify for the scholarship under the UPD PASP shall be given instructions on how on they can access their benefits.

All scholars must submit the following to UPD-OICA through the LINK: https://bit.ly/PASPForm5-5ASubmissions

1. For new scholars

• photo of front side of their Landbank ATM card.
  NOTE: All scholars must open a regular savings account at Landbank, preferably the UP Diliman branch.

2. For new and renewing scholars availing the STIPEND:

• Form 5 of the current semester
  NOTE: Scholars will be notified via email once the payment has been deposited to their respective Landbank accounts.

3. For new and renewing scholars availing of TUITION WAIVER:

• Form 5A before assessment
  NOTE: After registration, the scholar must submit their Form 5 to UPD-OICA via e-mail
  
• Duly accomplished Certification of Scholarship Form (Download OICA-PASP-Form-No.3-Certification-of-Scholarship here).
  NOTE: Once verified and signed by UPD-OICA, the form will be returned to the scholar to complete the registration process.

1. The scholarship is renewable every year within the 3-year HASPAG award period.
   
2. The UPD Performing Arts Scholar must continue their active membership in the group for the duration of the scholarship.
   
3. The faculty adviser or artistic director is required to report to UPD-OICA any scholar who becomes inactive during the scholarship period. Scholars who are reported as inactive will be required to pay their tuition fee or return their stipend. They will also be tagged in CRS as ‘with accountability’.
   
4. A scholar may not renew their scholarship if they:

• Become an inactive member of the organization;
• Receive a grade of 5.00, unremoved 4.00 or INC in any of the semesters of the previous academic year; and
• Receives a GWA lower than 1.75 in any of the two semesters of the previous semester
• Were not able to pass the minimum academic load in any of the semesters being considered

5. UPD PASP scholars are not eligible to apply for the UP Diliman Visual Arts and Cultural Studies Scholarship Program (UPD VACSSP)