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Scholarships Awarded to Students from Guanajuato, Queretaro

Embassy official presents award recipient with certificate

On July 19, 2007 The U.S. Embassy in Mexico awarded 55 scholarships to students and teachers predominantly from indigenous, rural, and marginalized communities.  Among the scholarship recipients were students from the states of Guanajuato and Queretaro. 

The scholarships, funded by the United States Government through its Agency for International Development (USAID), will allow these students to attend community colleges in the United States for two years and earn a technical degree. Upon completion of the program, students return and are assisted in obtaining gainful employment.  Teachers will strengthen their bilingual education techniques through a one-year program at California State Polytechnic University and will return to use newly-gained techniques in their rural classrooms. All participants implement community development projects upon their return.

The scholarships were provided under the Community College Scholarships component of the Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) initiative, which is implemented by Georgetown University’s CASS program.  One-third of the scholarships under TIES are especially designated for students from rural Mexico and indigenous communities who rarely have an opportunity to pursue higher education.  To date, the TIES, through the CASS program, has awarded 211 scholarships throughout Mexico. 

For more information on the TIES program, please visit:http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/eculturalTIES.html.