General Qualifications

Applicants must...

✔ Be a Grade 11 student in Metro Manila or neighboring areas as of SY 2025-26;

✔ Be in good academic standing, with no failing marks in any subjects;

✔ Have plans to pursue a college degree;

✔ Be in need of financial assistance;

✔ Be committed to participating in a leadership and self-development program until they graduate from college;

✔ Be willing to travel to the Ateneo campus in Quezon City to attend face-to-face activities/events;

✔ Be committed to participating in college preparatory courses at the Ateneo campus in Quezon City on select weekdays of April - May 2026;

✔ Believe in working for a better Philippines and a better world.

Supporting Documents

If you pass the initial screening process, you will be asked to submit another set of required documents to Pathways.

1. Clear scanned copy of Grade 7 to 10 report cards (Form 138 or SF 9) or JHS Permanent Record (Form 137 or SF10) – saved into one file

   • For ALS students, kindly submit your AF5 instead.

2. Birth Certificate

3. Electric and Water bills for one month

4. Clear whole photo of the following: 

   • 1. Front view of the house

     2. Kitchen area

     3. Living room area

     4. Bedroom/s, and 

     5. Family picture

5. Financial documents of each parent or guardian

   • For employed individuals:

     1. Certificate of Employment and Compensation (salary must be indicated) OR

     2. Latest Annual Income Tax Return OR

     3. Complete payslips of the last three months

   • For OFW individuals:

     1. Employment Contract with salary indicated

   • For individuals with business:

     1. Latest Annual Income Tax Return

If the parent or guardian cannot submit the required documents (either due to unemployment or other valid reasons), please submit a letter instead explaining why.

6. Personal essay from the applicant (in English or Filipino)

   • Write an essay that will introduce yourself and tell us about who you are as a person. It could be handwritten (must be legibly written, scanned, and saved as PDF) or typewritten (saved as PDF).

   • Describe yourself, your likes and dislikes, your strengths and weaknesses, etc. Share the beliefs, the values, and the principles that you hold dear and that you strive to live out in your life.

   • Recall a time when you faced a problem or challenge. Share what the problem was and how you solved it or how you overcame the challenge. If you used a strategy and/or approach, please share that as well, along with the result or outcome.

7. Letter from the parent/guardian to the Pathways Screening Committee explaining the family’s current situation (in English or Filipino; must be readable)

   • Introduce the members of your family. If you have relatives or other people living with you in the house, provide information about them as well.

   • Describe where the family’s income comes from. Describe the ordinary and the out-of-the-ordinary expenses of your household. If you have relatives or other people living in the house, explain how they contribute to the family’s income and how you divide the expenses among yourselves.

   • Tell us whether the income is enough or not for the family’s needs/expenses. Also explain why this has become the situation of your family.

   • To help us get to know your child better, please recall a time when you know they faced a difficulty or problem. Kindly share with us some details about the problem and how your child dealt with that challenge.

   • State why you want to apply and be a part of Pathways even if there is no promise of financial assistance.

For any questions or clarifications, please feel free to reach us at recruitment.pathways@ateneo.edu