Scholarships Granted by the Vice-presidency for Academic Affairs

Scholarship for Participation in Co-curricular and Extracurricular Activities

Annually, the Vice-presidency for Academic and Student Affairs and Systemic Planning (VASASP) grants student scholarships for participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The objective is to foment student participation in seminars, congresses, lectures and co-curricular projects (associations, artistic groups and institutional teams, among others). This financial aid will cover expenses of air and ground transportation, lodging and diets. Nevertheless, personal expenses, educational equipment and materials may not be paid for with these funds. The scholarships that are granted will be subject to the funds available annually in the VASASP.

Scholarship for Projects of Internationalization and Exchanges

The Vice-presidency for Academic and Student Affairs and Systemic Planning (VASASP) grants scholarships for internationalization and exchange projects. The objective of these is to partially finance development academic-professional projects, such as internships, leadership studies and student initiatives offered outside Puerto Rico. These scholarships are awarded to both undergraduate and graduate level students.

Academic Scholarship

The Vice-presidency for Academic and Student Affairs and Systemic Planning (VASASP) grants the Academic Scholarship to provide partial financial aid to ex-students of Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) with high academic achievement. The objective of this scholarship is to help students who aspire to complete graduate studies or professional studies in masters or doctoral level programs offered at IAUPR.

The financial aid must be used to cover part with the costs of registration of the graduate courses in which the student registers. The scholarship establishes a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $1,400 annually, payable in two installments. The amount of the scholarship granted will depend on the available funds.

Presidential Scholarship

This scholarship is administered by the Office of the President and is used to take care of worthy cases with extreme economic needs. The eligibility criteria are established by the Office of the President. Each case is evaluated individually by the president.