Call for Application for Manuel E. Arguilla Scholarship
Published Date: Oct. 9, 2026, 9:34 a.m.
📢 The Application for the 1st Semester of AY 2026–2027 is NOW OPEN!
🚩 Open to students graduating in Academic Year 2026–2027 who are currently enrolled in any undergraduate program under the UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters (CAL).
🔸Please ensure that your SIKAP Portfolios are Complete.
🔸Upload the most recent valid Proof of Income of your parent(s) or guardian (2025 for the ITR). If the ITR is not available, the latest Employment Contract with Compensation may be submitted. If your parent(s) or guardian is unemployed and no other valid proof of income is available, you may submit a Notarized Affidavit of Income Source stating their monthly or annual gross income.
Kindly ensure that the amount can reasonably cover the family’s monthly expenses, including electricity, water, rent, and daily living costs. The declared income should be sufficient and justifiable in relation to these regular obligations.
🔸Kindly make sure that all other required documents are submitted on or before the deadline to ensure that your application can be properly reviewed and considered for processing.
Primary Qualifications
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Please complete your portfolio to be able to apply for scholarship.
Please ensure you have agreed to the latest version of SIKAP Data Privacy Notice through your Student Profile
- Overall GWA must be better or equal to: 2.5000
- Parent Annual Income must be equal or lower than: Php 500,000
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University must be within the ff:
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UP Diliman
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Courses must be within the ff:
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BA European Languages (Plan 1),
BA European Languages (Plan 2),
BA Filipino at Panitinikan ng Pilipinas,
BA Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino, BA Araling Pilipino, BA Speech Communication,
BA Theatre Arts, MA Araling Pilipino, BA (Speech Communication) Rhetoric and Performance,
BA (Speech Communication) Interpersonal and Instructional Communication, BA Art Studies: Art History, BA Art Studies: Interdisciplinary,
BA Art Studies: Philippine Art, BA Comparative Literature: Asian Literatures, BA Comparative Literature: European Literatures,
BA Comparative Literature: Philippine Literatures in English and English Translation, BA Creative Writing, BA English Studies: Language,
BA English Studies: Literature -
Year Level Standing must be within the ff:
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4th Year Undergrad, 5th Year Undergrad
- Must have no grade of "5.0", "DRP", nor unremoved grade of "4.0" or "INC" for ANY semester
- Must not be taking secondary bachelor's degree
Secondary Qualifications
- Must have enrolled in at least 15 units during the immediately preceding semester.
- Must show proof of talent in creative writing in terms of published work orb manuscript.
- Must be a graduating student in Academic Year 2025–2026, enrolled in any undergraduate program in the College of Arts and Letters at UP Diliman.
- Must have passed all the subjects enrolled in during the immediately preceding semester.
- Must not have been held liable for any disciplinary action worse than a five-day class suspension.
- Stipend | Semestral | Php 3000
Failure to submit documents before Nov. 15, 2026, 11:59 p.m. may result to ineligibility of application upon moderator review.
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Certificate of Remaining Subjects or Certificate of Year Level Standing
Confirms that a student is graduating, with only a few academic requirements left to complete. -
True Copy of Grades (TCG)
Latest Certified True Copy of Grades (Complete grades from the start). -
OSE Certificate of No Pending Case
The OSE Certificate of No Pending Case can be requested through this link: http://bit.ly/sdcclearance -
Proof of Completed SIKAP Account
Screenshot or downloaded copy of the student’s SIKAP portfolio showing the completed Student, Academic, Household Financial, and Financial Aid Sources. -
SLAS Bracket Certificate
To request a certification of your SLAS bracket, please accomplish the form through this link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFigxXRLM6eaFL1h7a_KHFGw2xgWYTJG5TTwEnN2a5OLBIDw/viewform) **For applicants who do not yet have an SLAS Bracket Certificate, kindly apply once the application opens at SLAS Online (https://slasonline.up.edu.ph) **This is applicable to undergraduate and Juris Doctor applicants only**
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