Texas Border Business
McALLEN, TEXAS – South Texas College (STC) in partnership with the Mexican Consulate in McAllen have formalized an amendment assisting students of Mexican origin.
STC and the Consulate of Mexico in McAllen Froylán Yescas Cedillo formalized an official IME Becas amendment to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by STC president Dr. Ricardo J. Solis on July 22. The scholarship aims to increase the educational attainment level of Mexicans or persons of Mexican origin living in the US.
“There is no better investment in a person than through education, and we will continue making an effort to work with Mexico and develop more opportunities for the students of Mexico that are here in the United States,” Dr. Solis said. “We are grateful to be able to implement this project, and we know that we will take advantage and manage it well.
“I would like to thank you and the people from Mexico for your continued support in helping the students in the RGV,” he said.
IME stands for “Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior” or “Institute for Mexicans Abroad” in English. The “IME Fellowship Program” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico seeks to improve access opportunities for Mexicans and individuals of Mexican origin in all educational levels through adult education and higher education programs in the United States.
To qualify for one of the scholarships, a student must be a Mexican national or person of Mexican origin, residing in the United States, and must not be receiving any other type of scholarship or financial aid.
The Consulate of Mexico in McAllen presented STC with $10,000 to provide scholarships to qualifying students. South Texas College will match those funds for a total of $20,000.
The scholarship funds will benefit eligible students at South Texas College at $500 per student. Scholarship funds will be distributed and designated to pay for tuition and fees, and textbooks in accordance with the terms outlined in the MOU between the Consulate of Mexico in McAllen and South Texas College.
The awards will be designated for the upcoming fall 2021 semester, and the funds have to be expended by Oct. 29.
“I just want to reiterate that this money isn’t the consulates or from the government of Mexico, it is money that comes from the people of Mexico, from the people who work and pay their taxes,” said Yescas Cedillo in Spanish. “The government only administers. The money belongs to the people; it is the money of the people, and the best way of using that money in a productive way is this that we’re doing, making it available so that the young people can continue going to school, there is no better investment in the world than education.”
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