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As the Nicaraguan school year starts wrapping up, our students are reporting on some of the projects they’ve been working on this year and all that they’ve gotten out of their SNEF scholarship. Walkiria Belen Lopez Walkiria is in her 5th year of medical school. She says: “I want to share an experience that has … Continue reading "Updates From Three Current Students"
Congratulations to our newest scholarship students! All Saturday students, these four will receive a partial scholarship of $30 per month to cover their school supplies, bus fare to and from university, and food on the Saturdays that they attend university. (Attending Saturday school seems to be a trend among our scholarship applicants). All four students … Continue reading "Welcome to Four New Students!"
In December, the Nicaraguan academic year ended and saw all our SNEF-sponsored students wrapping up a successful year of hands-on learning. Erick Alexander, who was the first student the Foundation ever sponsored (starting in 2019), will complete his degree in March. More to come on that! In the mean time, we’ll share some photos of … Continue reading "Students Wrap Up 2023 School Year"
The San Nicolas Education Foundation will support three impressive new full-time public university students starting in 2023! These three students were selected from a competitive pool of 16 applicants this year. A SNEF scholarship helps make up for lost income from studying instead of working and pays for students’ school supplies, food, and transportation to … Continue reading "Introducing Our New 2023 Scholarship Students"
Congratulations to Birmania Rocha, who finished her nursing degree this month! Birmania, who started her degree in 2020, is the first SNEF scholarship recipient to graduate since we began awarding scholarships in 2019. Birmania studied on Saturdays at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in Managua. “I want to thank God for allowing me to … Continue reading "SNEF Student Graduates with Nursing Degree"
Here is an update from Walkiria, who is finishing her third year of medical school: My name is Walkiria Belen Lopez Rocha. I’m originally from La Tejera, a community that is about 5 kilometers from San Nicolas. I live with my parents and my sister, and we have 2 beautiful pets. I’m proud of my … Continue reading "Student Check-In: Walkiria Lopez"
We’ll be posting regular blogs written by each of our scholarship students sharing about what they’ve been up to in class, what internships or projects they are working on, and how the scholarship has impacted their lives. Our first blog is written by Erick Alexander Lopez, who was also our very first scholarship recipient. Erick … Continue reading "Student Check-In: Erick Alexander"
From a very competitive pool of applicants, four new students were awarded scholarships this year. Our local committee helped to select these students, all of whom got into their top choice university programs and are already underway with the 2022 school year. Read on to learn more about them! Marling Lopez Lopez From the small … Continue reading "Meet our 2022 Scholarship Recipients!"
