#OpportunitiesCorner: Week 3 – September 2025

Hello there! The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ #OpportunitiesCorner is an update on available scholarships, exchange programs, conferences, workshops, and other skill-enhancing initiatives for UP Diliman students. Here’s for the 3rd week of September 2025:

UMALOHOKAN SERIES: 2025 TAIWAN EDUCATION FAIR

The Office of International Linkages Diliman (OILD) is inviting faculty, researchers, staff, and students to the UP OIL Diliman Umalohokan Series: 2025 Taiwan Education Fair.

Event Details
🔍 Detailed Info: Memo
📅 Date: September 19, 2025 (Friday)
⏰ Time: 1:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Place: IBG-KAL Gallery, Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman

In cooperation with the Taiwan Education Center in the Philippines, and in partnership with the College of Arts and Letters, the event aims to provide Filipino students, educators, and academic institutions with first- hand information about study opportunities in Taiwan, including graduate programs, scholarships, research collaborations, and internship opportunities.

Booths will be set up to accommodate 15 participating universities from Taiwan to discuss various degree programs, internship opportunities, and scholarships. Simultaneously, information sessions will be conducted by professors from these universities tackling research and innovation in Taiwan.

Objectives
• promote Taiwan as an ideal destination for high-quality and innovative education
• showcase Taiwan’s research strengths in fields such as technology, medicine, business, and education
• present Taiwan government and university scholarship programs and academic pathways for Filipino students
• provide a platform for direct engagement between Taiwan universities and Filipino attendees

Registration
📝 Register HERE.

Questions?
Contact OIL Diliman via the UP Trunkline at 8981-8500 local 2561 (c/o Ms. Khandel Valida)
or via email at oild_facultymobility.upd@up.edu.ph.

RACtivate: IGNITING THE LEADER IN YOU (WEBINAR)

The Rotaract Club of Santa Maria, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santa Maria under Rotary
International District 3770, is inviting UP students to join the webinar titled “RACtivate: Igniting
the Leader in You.” With the tagline Equipped to Challenge the Norm, Empowered to Create,
Engaged to Inspire, this webinar will discuss youth leadership development and stakeholder engagement.

Event Details
🔍 More Info: FB page
📅 Date: September 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
📍 Mode: Online via Zoom

Registration
📝 Register here: bit.ly/RACtivate

Questions?
Contact Rotaract Club of Santa Maria via email at rotaractclubsantamaria@gmail.com.

PHILIPPINE QUEER STUDIES CONFERENCE 2026

The 2026 Philippine Queer Studies Conference is now open for papers and panel proposals. Participants may present their knowledge and skills through research, creative work, and community work, as well as conduct workshops on topics related to LGBTQI Filipinos and their experiences.

With the theme “Mobilizing Methodologies of Movements,” this year’s conference honors the many ways LGBTQI Filipinos create and share knowledge—through research, creativity, community work, and everyday resistance.

Event Details
🔍 Detailed Info: Official Poster
📅 Date: April 24–26, 2026
📍 Venue: University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City

Submission
🔗 Submission: bit.ly/2026PQSCSubmissionForm
📅 Deadline: September 30, 2025
⏰ Release of Acceptance: December 31, 2025

Questions?
Contact Philippine Queer Studies Conference via email at pqsc@up.edu.ph.

POSTGRAD SCI-TECH SCHOLARSHIPS IN THAILAND

The Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (CGI) of Thailand is calling for applicants to its Postgraduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (specifically Master’s programs in Environmental Health, Environmental Toxicology, and Chemical Science) for AY 2026.

The CGI of Thailand is a multidisciplinary post-graduate academic institute established in 2005, under the initiative of Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra Srisavangavadhana. The aim of CGI is to employ the most recent interactive teaching techniques used in leading educational and research institutions to produce effective thinkers and leaders to better serve their countries’ needs towards sustainable development. The CGI is presently offering programs leading to master’s degree in Applied Biological Sciences: Environmental Health, Environmental Toxicology, and Chemical Sciences.

This year, 15 (fifteen) scholarships are available for international applicants to pursue a Master’s Degree study at the CGI. Selection of applicants will be based on merit. Thai citizen should apply through scholarship for Thai citizen which is announced separately.

Eligibility
Scholarships are open to the eligible applicants who meet the following qualifications:

  1.  Under 30 years of age (No exemption)
  2. Hold a Bachelor Degree with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 in one of the following fields:
    • Sciences: Chemistry, Biology, Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology, Environmental Sciences
    • Medical Sciences: Medicine, Medical Technology
    • Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences
  3. Applicants from other related fields are also welcome to apply.
  4. Must have experience in scientific laboratory research
  5. Must have demonstrated English proficiency, preferably on one of two recognized test of language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS)
  6. Must provide a statement of purpose explaining their interests in the study

Scholarship Coverage
The scholarship will cover the following main items: tuition and other academic fees (credit fee, laboratory expenses, refresher course fee, enrollment fee, thesis fee, production of thesis documents), round trip airfare, visa fee, first settlement allowance. relocation allowance. accommodation, monthly stipend, book allowance, health insurance, and others.

Application
📝 More info: Primer
🔗 Application: https://www.cgi.ac.th/admissions/cgi-scholarship-international/
📅 Deadline: September 30, 2025
⏰ Notification of the Award: January 2026

Interested applicants must submit their application forms and all supporting documents by email and postal service to CGI through the following addresses:
• Email: cgi_academic@cgi.ac.th
• Postal service: Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (CG| Scholarship Program)
54 Kamphangphet 6 Road, Talat Bang Khen, Laksi, Bangkok 10210 Thailand

Questions?
Contact Chulabhorn Graduate Institute in Thailand via email at cgi_academio@egi.ac.th.

LIPAD-ARAL: STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM (FALL 2026)

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), through the Office of International Linkages Diliman (OIL Diliman), calls on UPD students with sophomore or junior standing to apply for the UPD LIPAD-ARAL: International Student Exchange Program for the first semester of AY 2026-2027. Application period runs until October 5, 2024, 5:00 PM.

Eligibility
UP Diliman students who meet the following qualifications are eligible to apply:

  1. currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program (BS or BA) at UP Diliman;
  2. of sophomore or junior standing, with cumulative GWA of 1.75 or better;
  3. must have at least one remaining semester of enrollment upon return from the student exchange program;
  4. at least 18 years old by March 2026;
  5. willing to learn a new language, if required;
  6. has not previously participant in a semester-long exchange programs;
  7. physically and mentally fit;
  8. has no pending disciplinary case; and

willing to participate in return service activities at UP Diliman upon return from the student exchange program (e.g. assistance to inbound exchange students, assistance in international campus events, reporting on student exchange experience, etc.).

Application
📝 More info: Primer
📁 Application documents: https://bit.ly/fall26lipad-aral
🔗 Application: http://bit.ly/ISEPonlineform
📅 Deadline: October 5, 2024, 5:00 PM.
Please note that only UP e-mail addresses (@up.edu.ph) can access the given links.

Students who are interested in joining the Lipad-Aral Caravan to learn more about the program and hear firsthand testimonials from student returnees can register at https://bit.ly/lipadaralcaravan25.

Requirements
List of required documents:

  1. Fully signed PDF Application Form
  2. 1-page Curriculum Vitae
  3. Latest True Copy of Grades or Official Transcript of Records
  4. GWA/CWA Certification
  5. Certificate of Remaining Units
  6. 2 accomplished recommendation forms from UP professors whose classes the student has taken or is currently enrolled in (at least one recommender from applicant’s home academic unit faculty member)
  7. Essay, in Filipino or in English, on why the student wants to join the exchange program (500-700 words)
  8. Form 5 for the 1st Semester AY 2025-2026
  9. Photocopy of student’s valid passport bio-page (must have at least 6 months validity by the end of the program); or
    For students with no passport, a passport application appointment will be accepted provided that the appointment date is before December 2025.

Questions?
Contact Ms. Aura Fe Julia Carbonilla via UP Trunkline: 8981-8500 local 2561 or via e-mail at oild_studentmobility.upd@up.edu.ph.