Specific aims:

• To prevent impoverished young people from dropping out of school, thus helping to close the gap between rich and poor in our country.
• To encourage the said young people to stay in school and finish their junior- and senior high-school education so that they can have better access to opportunities.

These scholarships constitute all-round support so that young people can finish senior high school and/or a bachelor’s degree or technical-studies program in government or state-subsidized educational institutions (1). In Fundación Andar our aim is that scholarship recipients should finish the whole junior- or senior-high-school cycle so as to maximize the impact of the scholarship they have received. Scholarships for senior-high-school education last for 3 years, and those for higher education 4 years.

The scholarships consist of monetary support to cover the following needs:

- Transportation

- School equipment and study materials

- Lodging and upkeep

For his/her part, the scholarship recipient undertakes to:

• Maintain a grade average of 8.0 for each evaluation period

• Maintain an 80% attendance record and pass all his/her subjects, in both mid-course and final examinations, during the period covered by his/her scholarship.

• Furnish the Foundation both with proof of enrollment in each school year and with his/her grades, at the intervals established in the school where s/he is studying.

At the end of the school year, those scholarship recipients who have punctually complied with the Foundation’s guidelines will have their scholarships automatically renewed; failing this, their case will be discussed in order to decide whether or not to renew their scholarship.