Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund
The Family of Dado and Maria Banatao
About
An award for rising college freshmen of Filipino heritage pursuing STEM or physical/environmental science majors. Provides a $5,000 annual scholarship, renewable for up to four years for a total of $20,000. Applicants must be California residents with a minimum 3.0 GPA and enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Who can apply
Be a rising college freshman for the 2026-2027 academic year.
“Grade level: Rising college freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university for the 2026-2027 academic year”
Be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university for the 2026-2027 academic year.
“Grade level: Rising college freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university for the 2026-2027 academic year”
Have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
“Minimum GPA: 3.0”
Be pursuing a major in engineering, mathematics, computer science, environmental or physical science.
“Major: engineering, mathematics, computer science, environmental or physical science”
Have Filipino heritage of at least 50%.
“Ethnic heritage: Filipino heritage (at least 50%)”
Be a California resident.
“California Resident”