BPI-DOST Science Awards
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Organized in 1989 by the BPI Foundation, Inc., the corporate social responsibility
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 arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands
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 (BPI), with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the BPI-DOST Science Awards recognizes exceptional science and engineering students from partner-universities nationwide. These students are individuals whose efforts made them excel in specialized fields of science such as mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, and computer science
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. The awardees are recognized for their potential contributions to industry and nation-building
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, and are selected on the basis of their academic and research performance and nomination from the school.

The Selection Process

The preparation for the awards is a very long and tedious process. Every year in June, the BPI Foundation selects three entries from the 10 partner universities. By July all the invitations, materials, and all preparations are ready. Acceptance of formal nominations close in October. By February, all the preparations for the awarding ceremonies are completed.

Each year, the foundation gathers the three best entries from each of the 10 partner universities. These are University of the Philippines
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 (Diliman and Los Baños), Ateneo de Davao University
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, Ateneo de Manila University
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, De La Salle University
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, Saint Louis University, Silliman University
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, University of San Carlos
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, University of Santo Tomas
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, and Xavier University.

To qualify, the nominee must be a Filipino citizen and a regular student majoring in the following fields: mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, and biology. The nominee must have a consistent and outstanding academic, leadership, and research record in their school.

The schools must submit their nominees to the BPI-DOST Science Committee.

The BPI handles the business feasibility of the research while DOST assesses the scientific aspect. From 30 research projects, the evaluators trim down the entries to 12 semifinalists. DOST again narrows them down to six finalists.

The finalists then undergo oral evaluation by a joint BPI-DOST panel of experts. The experts choose the winners of the Best Project of the Year Awards.

The main criteria for judging projects are adherence to scientific soundness, relevance and impact on knowledge advancement, commercial viability, and the originality of the study.

Winners get a P200,000 research grant, a P50,000 cash incentive and a trophy. First- and second-prize winners receive P30,000 and P10,000, respectively, and trophy each.

All the original 30 outstanding student awardees chosen get P25,000 cash prizes, trophies and an invitation to work as BPI junior officers.
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