From there, the program grew to grant scholarships to as many as fifty qualified students in 1999, and for 2000 and 2001 we have accepted seventy-five Mayas who want to attend universities in Guatemala. In 1998 Maya Educational Foundation began a second becas program in Chiapas and now supplies scholarships to ten students of that region. In Todos Santos and Jacaltenango we also provide small grants for secondary and elementary schooling. Our goal for the next few years is to increase the number of students we can accept. We invite you to be part of helping young Maya students who, without offers like the Maya Educational Foundation scholarships, in many cases find higher education beyond their reach.
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Our program supervisor, Licda. Six students live there for low rent in exchange for taking care of the premises. The program rents a second office in Quetzaltenango for work and meetings with MEF students in that region. There were forty-six students in 1999 altogether, with seven graduates, three women and four men. Another student graduated with a degree in business administration.