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UPV Foundation, Inc.
University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation, Inc.
Background
The University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation, Inc. (UPVFI) is a non-stock non-profit organization created in 1978 by a group of UP alumni, and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a support arm of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), UPVFIโs principal objective is to provide a medium for initiating, assisting, and underwriting activities towards the promotion of educational, scientific, cultural and social pursuits including basic and applied researches, studies and instruction seminars in the social, biological and physical sciences, and travel grants.
UPVFI is UPVโs partner in harnessing support for scholarship grants, improvement and modernization of facilities and equipment, and faculty and staff development programs. As the fund manager for special projects, UPVFI has been assisting UPV in pioneering the growth of scientific knowledge and breakthroughs as well as policy studies through research undertakings and extension projects of the faculty and non-teaching personnel with focus on the Visayan region.
Where We Get Support...
The UPVFI seeks funds from various sources such as the following:
Donations
Grants
Projects
Management Fees
*An administrative overhead cost of 5-15% is charged from the budget of each project to defrayย operating and management costs of UPVFI.
Latest News and Updates
UPVFI Joins Partners in Advancing Crabzero Research Program
Fourteen (14) Project Staff Join UPVFI’s First Orientation on October 1, 2026, held at UPV Conference Room, New Administration Building.
UPVFI Joins 14th International Fisheries Symposium and 3rd Philippine Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium
UPVFI Partners with ZSL-COAST to launch REVIVE Project
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
VISION
UPVFIย as the reliable and effective partner of UPV in achieving its mandate as a world class university:
MISSION
UPVFI is committed specifically to:
โ To mobilize and effectively manage resources to support programs in research, instruction and faculty development, extension, as well as developmental needs of students of UPV;
โ To generate funds from 100 individual and/ or corporate donors as benefactors for the Foundation;
โ To generate funds in the amount of Php 2M annually
Meet Our Leadership
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Joanne Williams
Founder
Fred Buster
Director OPS
Lisa Hoffmanโ
Director HR
Do you have any questions?
Send us an emailย upvfoundation@yahoo.com or contact us