Pursuant to the Republic Act 10931 also known The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, the Philippine law institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in state universities and colleges (SUCs), and local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines. Henceforth, all students enrolled in the university are free of charge. In addition to this the lowest 24.13% cohort of students in terms of income are provoded with additional living allowances.
| Metrics | 2022 Figures | 2021 Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Students | 7,374 | 6,868 |
| Number of low-income students receiving financial aid | 2,533 | 3,311 |
University Anti-Poverty Programs
The university anti poverty programs aims to support students belonging to the 20% of the household income group by providing food, housing, transportation and legal services to enable them to complete their studies.
LNU Scholarship, Grants, and Financial Assistance Programs
| LNU Incentive Package | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Supreme Student Council |
| 2 | LNU Athletics Scholars |
| 3 | LNU Cultural Performers |
| 4 | LNU Student Publication (An Lantawan) |
| 5 | Student Assistants |
| 6 | Peer Support Staff |
| Government Funded Scholarship Programs | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Full Merit Scholarship Program |
| 2 | Half State Scholarship Program |
| 3 | Tulong Dunong Program |
| 4 | DOST-SEI & JLSS |
| 5 | CHED UniFAST TES |
| 6 | CHED TDP-TES |
| 7 | LGU Scholarship Program |
| 8 | GSIS Scholarship Program |
| 9 | OWWA Educational Program |
| Privately Funded Scholarships | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SM Foundation |
| 2 | Samar Leyte Texas (SLT) |
| 3 | 2G Gabay Guro Scholarship |
| 4 | Korean Food for the Hungry International |
| 5 | AY Foundation |
| 6 | Tzu Chi Foundation |
| 7 | SENCO Scholarship |
| 8 | REAL LIFE Scholarship |
| 9 | Life Bank Foundation |
| 10 | Eva and Edward Underwoood Foundation |
| 11 | Food for the Hungry Philippines |
Community Anti-Poverty Programs
The university provide assistance in the local community supporting the start-up of financially and socially sustainable businesses through relevant education and resources:
- A Proposed Daycare Reading Program
- BFAR Site Visit for Possible Tilapia Culture
- Community Food Farm
- Donation of Books for BFP Balay ni Berong Project
- LNU Forges Partnership with BFAR 8
- LNU Graduate School Donates
Resource Materials to BNHS - LNU strengthens partnerships with stakeholders
- Tilapia Growing Project
- Aquasilviculture Project
- Other community anti-poverty projects
Leyte Normal University is one with the aim of producing an environment that will be compliant with the Sustainable Development Goals specifically SDG1 which is on No Poverty. From 2017 to the present, the university produced a total of 31 research studies and were utilized based on citations. Of these publications, there were two research studies related to No poverty co-authored with an individual coming from a low-middle income country. It is a continuing vision of the university to produce more studies in the future that would call for the eradication of poverty in all its manifestations and will benefit people everywhere, including the poorest and the marginalized sectors of the community.
