Students awaiting sponsorship
There are currently three students awaiting sponsors. If you are interested in any of these students, please fill in the form below.
UVA sponsors are currently contributing to the secondary education of 77 students, 16 of which attend the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Chapala and the balance in secondary institutions throughout Jalisco. All students must be from the Lakeside area to qualify for a scholarship.
JONATHAN OMAR
MENDOZA RUIZ
Career Choice – Law - UDG Ocotlán
Jonathan lives in Ocotlán during the week, coming home to Chapala where
he lives with his father. His mother died 13 years ago. His father is a private driver. Jonathan is a very high achiever, holding a 9.6 GPA and his intention is to keep it over 9.5 in order to establish himself for a career as a
prosecutor. Jonathan is super hardworking and his father very supportive. He has completed 6 semesters with two years (4 semesters) remaining.
Sponsorship: 5,000 pesos
ALEJANDRA LIZBETH
RIVAS RIOS
Career choice: Dentist - UTEG
Alejandra lives in Chapala with her parents. Her school is expensive, and her father gives her the monthly school fees. (He is a taxi driver and works various other jobs also.) Alejandra works for a dentist in Chapala and is a very serious and motivated student. She carries a 9.3 GPA. She hopes to have her own dental office in Chapala one day.
Sponsorship: 5,000 pesos
JOSÉ FRANCISCO
LUIS JUAN ZAMORA
Career choice: Biotech Engineering - ITESO
José is a very determined young man – confident and direct. He just started his 9-semester program and had a 9.4 GPA in prepa. He has a 70% scholarship if he keeps his grades up at ITESO. His father is a maestro and his mother works in real estate. They are divorcing but both contribute to his expenses. He lives with an aunt in Guadalajara during the week and sells tacos and also works with Mariana out in Jocotepec. He would like to do lab work and is interested in perhaps pursuing a Master’s degree. The students at ITESO are very international and he plans to work harder on learning English also.
Sponsorship: 4,000 pesos
