Mr. Indalecio C. Mascuñana graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He passed the Board Exams for Civil Engineers in 1954 and was ranked 16th out of all the passing candidates that year. He worked for the City of Bacolod and the Bureau of Public Highways in Manila building bridges, sea walls and roads after graduating from Mapua. Mr. Mascuñana later received his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Cornell University in 1959 and then came back to the Philippines to work for the Progressive Development Corporation’s Araneta Coliseum.
As he was getting his degree at Cornell, he was given the opportunity to work on the AASHO Test Road which was the most comprehensive highway test project in US history. In 1963, his work on the Test Road allowed him to migrate to the US to work as a research engineer for the State of Illinois Department of Transportation. He completed over 60 notable research projects during his 30 year career in the US. We hope that the Indalecio C. Mascunana Scholarship will allow Mapua Civil Engineering students to share in his vision for a better future.
Benefits
- ₱30,000.00 grant for one academic year
Qualifications
The scholarship shall be given to the student at the start of his/her 1st year graduate studies.
- Annual family income of P500,000*
- Good moral character
- Good physical condition
*Applicants with an annual family income of more than P500,000 are welcome to apply. The application is subject to approval of the screening committee.
Requirements
- Filled-in scholarship application form
- Authenticated copy of College Transcript of Records
- Recommendation letters from two individuals
- Certificate of Good Moral Standing
- Certificate of Good Health
- Latest Income Tax Return of the parents or latest ITR of the student
- Electric utility bill showing the address of the applicant
- Short essay (up to 1000 words) explaining the following:
- Why the student chose to study Civil Engineering and
- How their studies and/or thesis will help, improve or uplift the Philippines and its people.
Submission of requirements
- You may submit your complete requirements to scholarships@mapua.edu.ph.
- Please make sure to include in the subject the name of the scholarship you are applying for. (Sample format: Indalecio C. Mascuñana Scholarship – Applicant’s Surname)
- Upload the requirements in PDF format.