Scholarship Info

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 Elpidio Atienza is the tenth child out of twelve born to Evaristo and Dolores Atienza. He dropped out of school in the fourth grade to assist his family on the farm. After seven years, he decided that he would pursue his education instead of continuing to work on the farm. The family was extremely against his dreams, as they needed him on the farm and they had doubts that he would finish school. So, Elpidio ran away from home and he hoped that he would work for a Congressman that would pay for his education. After his elder brother, Briccio Atienza, found out what had happened, he persuaded the family to support Elpidio's education.

While he was attending College, Elpidio Atienza met Zenaida Calayan. After Zenaida received her B.S. in Commerce, they got married and soon after they had their first child. As Elpidio was attending school, both the Atienza and the Calayan family supported Elpidio’s education, as well as providing housing and food for his family. He went on to become the first in his family to graduate from College, with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Many of the board members are extremely grateful for the enormous support from both the Atienza and Calayan Family and the support of the community, as their lives have positively been impacted.  

Currently, there are two scholarships that are available and at least one person per year will be selected for each scholarship. The scholarship covers tuition and fees only, which is a maximum of 15,000 PhP per year and a maximum of 4 years in tuition. It will not cover room, board, transportation and other expenses. The purpose of the Scholarship is the following:

• Provide opportunities to highly driven individuals who lack financial means to pursue their education, so they may better support their family and community.
• To increase community awareness of the importance of an education.

 To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Resident of Banalo, Lobo, Batangas
• Have a need for Financial Assistance
• Must be in their 4th year in High School (H.S.) or have graduated H.S.
• Grades in High School must be at or above 82
• Attending Public School Only. No Private School

Assistance:

• Public school: 5,000 Php per Semester. 10,000 Php per year.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Have a need for Financial Assistance
• Must be in their 4th year in High School (H.S.) or have graduated H.S.
• Grades in High School must be at or above: 78
• Descendants of Evaristo and Dolores Atienza, and Jose and Maria Calayan - their Grandsons/daughters and their Great Grandsons/daughters and so on.

Assistance:

• Public school: 5,000 Php per Semester. 10,000 Php per year.
• Private School: 15,000 Php per Semester. 30,000 Php per year.