Program areas at Friends of Ufm
Ita scholarship programs: the organization provides funding for scholarship programs at Ufm (ita is a spanish acronym meaning "promoting academic talent") that seek to identify the poorest, most highly qualified & motivated students in guatemala in order to make it possible for them to earn an undergraduate degree. The programs include scholarships for: law students; the adolfo lau scholarship program named after a long-time Ufm professor of architecture that passed away in 2012; the institute of political studies & international relations (epri); the manuel f. ayau society, which was established by Ufm to honor the legacy of manuel f. ayau & supports scholars & professorships; & other scholarships.
Other programs and one-time projects: Friends provides support to administer other programs and one-time or special project support to Ufm. Friends made general support grants of $104,962 in the year ended december 31, 2023, to Ufm to be administered by the Ufm president's office at the discretion of the Ufm president. Friends also made a $46,000 grant in the year ended december 31, 2023, to Ufm to support the gis next great adventure ("nga") fellowship, in honor to giancarlo ibargen segovia, and operated by Ufm actonmba as an opportunity to differentiate Ufm from all other universities that claim to support entrepreneurship. In addition, during 2023, Friends made $15,893 in other small grants to Ufm for other programs and projects.
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