LEAD Fund - Gerry Roxas Foundation

GERRY ROXAS FOUNDATION
Leadership Endowment and Development Fund
(LEAD Fund)
“Harnessing potentials of Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardees for community transformation and
nation-building”
What is the Gerry Roxas Leadership Award Program?
Over the past 55 years, more than 42,000 Filipino girls and boys were recognized as Gerry Roxas
Leadership Awardees by the Gerry Roxas Foundation. The award, consisting of a gold medallion, is given
to outstanding graduating high school students from public and private institutions who have shown
exemplary leadership and dynamic spirit in both academics and extra-curricular activities. The award
hopes to serve as an inspiration to the youth to shape and live their visions for their community and the
country by exemplifying the core values of integrity, service and excellence as espoused by its founder,
Senator Gerry Roxas.
A number of past GRF awardees now join an illustrious roster of leaders that have accomplished
outstanding achievements in their chosen fields. Some of the more prominent ones include:
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila
DOJ Secretary Leila de Lima
DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman
ABS-CBN President Charo Santos- Concio
PLDT & Smart Vice-President Ramon Isberto
Former National Defense Secretary Avelino Cruz, Jr.
Former DILG Secretary Joey Lina
Former COMELEC Commissioner Grace Padaca
Quezon City Vice-Mayor Joy Belmonte
Broadcast Journalist Malou Mangahas
Multi-Awarded Singer/Composer Gary Granada
The awardees have also been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements while in college.
In 2014, more than sixty Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardees received academic recognition with Latin
Honors (Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude) during their recent college graduation.
This year, the topnotcher in the Bar Examinations was a Gerry Roxas Leadership awardee.
What is the Gerry Roxas Leadership Endowment and Development Fund (LEAD Fund)?
The program aims to harness the potentials of Gerry Roxas leadership awardees by providing scholarship
for college education and opportunities for leadership immersion through the Foundation’s Leadership
Program. The vision is to nurture the growth of Gerry Roxas awardees who will in the future use their
leadership skills and abilities to transform communities and lead the Filipinos in nation-building.
Around 2,000 outstanding graduating high school students are selected by partner public and private high
schools to receive the Gerry Roxas Leadership Awards yearly. Out of the total awardees, around 20
deserving awardees are given financial leap for college education. Since 1967, GRF has awarded 1,242
college assistance grants nationwide.
On the occasion of the 58th anniversary of the Gerry Roxas Foundation, the Leadership Endowment and
Development Fund (LEAD Fund) will be extended to a greater number of Gerry Roxas awardees who in
their youth have already been recognized as role models of integrity, service and excellence and will one
day contribute in nation-building.
Who is eligible to join the program?
The program is open to Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardees newly graduated from high school who are
incoming college freshman and pursuing undergraduate studies in economics, management, science and
technology, and other development-related fields at recognized participating academic institutions in the
Philippines.
SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINE
Specific Eligibility Criteria
1. Applicant must be a recipient of the Gerry Roxas Leadership Awards of the current year and an
incoming freshman in college.
2. Applicant must enroll in Major Universities and Colleges in the Philippines and pursue
undergraduate studies based on the attached list of selected courses (Attachment 1).
3. Applicant must submit a Social Case Study Report prepared by the Local Social Welfare &
Development Office or Department of Social Welfare and Development.
4. Applicant must not have a high school grade lower than 85%.
5. Applicant must be of good moral character verified by the high school principal.
Required Documents
Applicant must submit the following documents:
1. Signed letter of intent
2. Signed scholarship application form (Attachment 2)
3. Social Welfare Case Study Report of applicant issued by the local Department of Social Work and
Development
4. Copy of Grades in High School with no grade below 85 %
5. Certificate of Good Moral Character issued by High School Principal
Submission
Completed application forms should be sent as pdf file to [email protected].
Please use the applicant’s last name as the file name and GRF SCHOLARSHIP_ (APPLICANT’S
SURNAME) as subject of the email. Alternatively, completed printed applications may be scanned and
sent to the email address stated above or mailed to:
The Executive Director
Gerry Roxas Foundation, Inc.
ATTN: Leadership Endowment and Development Fund - Scholarship
11th Floor Aurora Tower, Araneta Center,
Quezon City 1109, Philippines
For further inquiries regarding the GRF Scholarship, you may contact:
John Ronald R. Almoniña, Scholarship Program Coordinator
Tel. No.: (632) 421.4006 loc. 121
Mobile. No.: 0927.279.0917
Fax. No.: (632) 913.0439
E-mail: [email protected]
Selection and Awards Committee
The Selection and Awards Committee (SAC) reviews all applications prior to selection. The SAC
comprises of the following members:
 President, GRF - SAC Chairperson
 Executive Director, GRF
 Program Manager, Leadership Development Program
 LEAD Fund Coordinator / Scholarship Coordinator
 Advisers (as assigned by the President)
Application Process
1. Send required documents to the Leadership Endowment and Development Fund (LEAD Fund), GRF
for pre-screening. Only applicants with complete documents will be considered.
2. For those shortlisted in the pre-screening, applicants will have to take the electronic exams in the
GRF offices. In the event that no GRF office is accessible to the applicant, GRF will arrange an
electronic examination.
3. Applicants who passed the exams will be scheduled for a personal interview in the GRF offices. For
those who are in areas where there is no GRF office, the interview will be done through Skype or
any similar software. The interview will be done by any one or two of the Selection and Awards
Committee members.
4. Applicants who passed the interview will be informed immediately by GRF through email, call or
postal system.
5. Applicants will have to acknowledge receipt of the announcement and will have to inform GRF
immediately of details about their school and course in college to undertake the next steps.
Awarding Ceremony and Scholars Assembly will be conducted for the signing of contracts.
6. To be considered for the GRF Scholarship, applicants must follow the deadlines as indicated below.
 Submission of Required Documents
June 30, 2015
 Examination (Written and I.Q. Test)
July 2015*
 Interview
July 2015*
 Final Deliberation of Selection and Awards Committee
August 2015
* Specific dates of examination and interview will be communicated to the preselected applicants
Attachment 1. Selected Courses
Agriculture
Agri-Entrepreneurship
Business Administration & Accountancy, Marketing
Communications
Community Development and Social Work
Education
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Applied and Pure Sciences
Information Technology (Degree)
Political Science
Public Administration and Governance
Social Sciences
Psychology
Economics
Sociology
Attachment 2
Complete ALL sections of this application. If not applicable, put “N/A”.
Print your answers clearly and accurately.
Appearance and completeness will be considered during the evaluation.
Attach your most current 2x2 colored photo on the upper right corner of this page.
2x2 Colored Photo
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Present Address
Postal Address (If different from current address)
Contact Numbers: (area code - landline, mobile)
E-mail
Date of Birth (yyyy/mm/dd)
Present Age
Name of High School and Address
Year Graduated
Final Average Grade
Are you part of any other scholarship program? If yes, please list and describe, including the amount and
benefits or privileges included.
Where do you intend to study in college? What course are you going to take?
FAMILY BACKGROUND
Name
Age
Relationship
Position & Company /
Course/Level & School
AWARDS
List down the five (5) most significant awards you received from high school starting from the most recent. Please
attach photocopies of certificates as proof of the awards received for all entries.
Level
Name of Award
(National, Regional,
(Rank, Name of
Award Description
Award-Giving Body
Date Awarded
Division, District,
Award)
School)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
List down the five (5) most significant leadership positions and community involvements you performed from high
school starting from the most recent. Please attach photocopies of certificates as proof of leadership experience
and community involvements for all entries.
Level
Organization /
Significant
(National, Regional,
Position / Activities
Inclusive Dates
Description
Contribution
Division, District,
School)
Write an essay of 300 words describing your long-term goals, why you should be considered for the Gerry Roxas
Foundation Scholarship program and how the receipt of this scholarship will assist you in achieving those goals.
My signature below certifies: All statements and information submitted on this application are true and correct.
Name and Signature of Applicant
Date