Founded in 2004, BECA (which means "scholarship" in Spanish) is a registered 501(c)(3) that pays college tuition for Bolivian students from low-income families (less than $300 per month). BECA is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and its president and founder is Barbara Pence.

The first bachelor degree graduate, Alexander Mustacedo, completed his 6-year program in Information Systems in September of 2010. As of 2012 there are five graduates (licenciados) from BECA. Another three will graduate in 2013 and another 4 between 2014 and 2015.

Students have studied Medicine, International Relations, Human Resources, Marketing, Petroleum Engineering, Financial Accounting, and a variety of other majors. BECA cooperates with high-quality local (Bolivian) universities to guarantee that students remain in their home country to contribute to their families and Bolivia and allows students to select the major of their choice.

BECA students are guided by local counselors and provided with job placement assistance.

A local (Bolivian) BECA Board of Directors, headed by Ms. Monina Kellembergher and U.S. officers are non-paid; thus 100% of funds raised are directed to tuition and books for selected students, who must maintain a 70% average to remain eligible for continued support.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

BECA gives scholarships to six new students

    All of these students come from backgrounds which would not have allowed them the resources to attend college without the benefit of the BECA scholarship.
       After interviewing over 15 potential candidates, BECA has given six new scholarships to attend the UTEPSA university in Santa Cruz, Bolivia to the following students:

     Jerelly Rivero Bustillos - General Administration.
     Mery Terceros Trujillo -  Law.
     Juan René Flores -  Systems Engineering
     Maria Nieves Mustacedo -  Law
     Cristián Maximiliano Calzadilla -  Telecommunications Network Engineering
     Laida G. Lopez Mansilla -  Industrial and Commercial Engineering

    The students were chosen on the basis of their scholastic record from high school (the average GPA for these six recipients was and A-); the support of their families (who were interviewed along with the student); recommendations by their high school; and the personal impressions they made during the interview; among other criteria.

         
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