{"id":9189,"date":"2020-12-01T14:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcpr.org\/?p=9189"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:00:51","slug":"holberton-puerto-rico-establece-fondo-de-becas-en-fundacion-comunitaria-de-puerto-rico-para-beneficiar-a-sus-estudiantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcpr.org\/en\/holberton-puerto-rico-establece-fondo-de-becas-en-fundacion-comunitaria-de-puerto-rico-para-beneficiar-a-sus-estudiantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Holberton Puerto Rico establishes scholarship fund at Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de Puerto Rico to benefit its students"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Juan, December 1, 2020 <\/strong>The School of Computing Sciences Holberton Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/a> established the Holberton Puerto Rico Scholarship Fund<\/strong> to benefit students who are currently pursuing or wish to pursue studies at the innovative institution and who have financial needs. The Fund will have the expertise in scholarship fund management of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation<\/strong><\/a>(FCPR). The goal is to raise an annual fund of $100,000 that can benefit approximately 10 students per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe innovative program requires a lot of time and great dedication. We have encountered students who are contemplating not continuing their studies because they cannot handle the demands of working and studying at the same time. The scholarship, being supplementary, seeks to give students the opportunity so that they do not have to work full-time and can supplement their financial needs with the scholarship,\u201d mentioned Ver\u00f3nica Col\u00f3n, director of Holberton Puerto Rico.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is free for students because it focuses on the fact that once they obtain their degree, they will be able to find work immediately due to the high demand for this type of professional in Puerto Rico, the United States, and other parts of the world. Once they start working and based on their salary, they will begin to pay for their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we learned about Holberton School, their model caught our attention, as it focuses on the employability of young people once they complete their studies. This aligns with the mission of the Community Foundation and allows us not only to boost the human capital of our island but also to strengthen their productivity and financial capacity,\u201d said Mary Ann Gabino, senior vice president of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holberton School plans to strengthen the Fund during the first quarter of 2021 in order to award the first scholarships in the same year. If you wish to contribute to this innovative fund, you can do so through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n