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The Bagong Pilipinas Merit Scholarship Program (BPMSP) is a merit-based scholarship program for incoming first year college students who possess the following criteria:

  1. Belong to the Top Five (5) of the graduating class or with a minimum General Weighted Average (GWA) of 95% (or its equivalent) in Senior High School;
  2. Have not earned any units or degree in tertiary education;
  3. Have parents or legal guardians with a combined annual gross income not exceeding Two Million Pesos (PhP 2,000,000); and
  4. Enrolled in CHED-identified priority programs (Full list of priority programs and identified Delivering Higher Education Institutions [DHEIs] can be accessed here: https://bpms.ched.gov.ph/priority-lists)

The documentary requirements are as follows:

  1. Accomplished application form through the official BPMSP online application portal;
  2. Copy of Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA);
  3. Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Learner’s Progress Report Card or School Form 9 (SF9) [Form 138], duly signed by the registrar or an authorized representative of the senior high school attended;
  4. Certified True Copy (CTC) of a certificate issued by the Senior High School attended certifying that the applicant belongs to the Top Five (5) of the graduating class, duly signed by the school head, registrar, or an authorized representative, if applicable;
  5. Any one (1) of the following documents as proof of income:
  • Certificate of Tax Exemption/Non-Filer issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); or
  • Certificate from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) or City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (C/MSWD) for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries; or
  • Latest Annual Income Tax Return (BIR Form No. 1701) or Certificate of Compensation Payment/Tax Withheld (BIR Form No. 2316) of both parents or legal guardians or of the applicant; or
  • Certified True Copy (CTC) of the latest contract or proof of income for children of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and Seafarers;
  1. Copy of university/college admission slip or proof of admission to the degree program;
  2. Duly filled and signed Parent/Legal Guardian Consent Form attached as Annex L, if applicable;
  3. For applicants who graduated under the basic education curriculum of DepEd on or before School Year 2015-2016: Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Fourth Year Report Card (Form 138) issued by the last high school attended, in lieu of the document required under item 3.
  4. Additional documentary proof may be required if the applicant belongs to a Special Equity Group (i.e. PWD, Solo Parent, IP, etc.)

Qualified scholars under the Higher Education Track shall be entitled to the following financial benefits per Academic Year (AY):

Top scholars per region shall also receive the following incentive:

Interested applicants may submit their applications, together with scanned copies of the documentary requirements, through the official BPMSP application portal at https://bpms.ched.gov.ph until 30 June 2026 or until all slots are filled.

For further information, interested applicants may consult with the nearest CHED Regional Office (CHEDROs).