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Coming from different private and public high schools in Palawan, Palaweño students took the SM College Scholarship qualifying examination at SM City Puerto Princesa, Feb. 17. Twenty-two scholarship applicants from Quezon, Sofronio Española, Aborlan, and Puerto Princesa City successfully passed the preliminary evaluation through the online application required by SM Foundation and proceeded to take the written examination and further screening. “The college scholarship program aims to uplift lives of less-privileged but deserving student applicants,” said Eleanor Lansang, SM Foundation Scholarship Programs assistant vice president. Applicants who passed the paper and pencil test composed of English Proficiency, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning were further screened through an interview. “We do these screening process to make sure the right and more deserving students get the chance to pursue their dreams and excel academically with h...

Want to study? Consider this scholarship. SM College Scholarship online application starts last October 15, 2019. The SM Foundation Inc. will begin accepting online application for its College Scholarship Program for School Year 2020-2021 from Oct. 15 to Dec. 31, 2019. Walk-in applicants will not be accepted. For over two decades now, the program has been helping the youth reach their full potential and achieve their dreams, and qualified graduating senior high school students are invited to take advantage of the opportunity. To qualify, a student must be a Grade 12 public high school graduate or Grade 12 graduate from private schools with a Department of Education voucher who completed junior high school from a public school. He or she must have a general weighted average grade of at least 88 percent or its equivalent for Grade 12 during the first semester. SM Scholars get to enjoy full tuition, monthly allowance, part-time job opportunities during semestral and Christmas ...