Scholarships for Outstanding Students in Argentina

We are excited to announce that we awarded six new scholarships for the 2013 academic year!! Thanks to your precious support, VISIONAR is touching the lives of these motivated young students in ways that will impact their future! Please read about our six new students in the attached update. New...

Homecoming, and exciting news for 2013! The week of Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to travel back to Argentina, as I do every year, to meet with VISIONAR students and volunteers. This year it was particularly busy! Asociación Atrapasueños, the local organization that manages VISIONAR scholarships, has...

VISIONAR scholars tutor at-risk high school students; and other news (see attachment). Besides maintaining high grades, VISIONAR students are required to dedicate 4 hours a month to community service, To fulfill this second requirement, Graciela (VISIONAR's coordinator) and the five scholarship recipients started a program...

Probably one of the most rewarding aspects of a program like VISIONAR is when a student meets for the first time the sponsor that has been supporting him or her with a VISIONAR scholarship. It is a moment of gratitude, mutual admiration and overall joy. And if the meeting is a surprise for one of them, all the more...

VISIONAR: SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION IN ARGENTINA, ONE STUDENT AT A TIME (for full report please open pdf attachment)  First VISIONAR graduate and new VISIONAR scholar The first quarter of 2012 has been very eventful for the organization, with our first VISIONAR graduate and a new VISIONAR scholar on our roster...

VISIONAR is happy to report that, on November 24th, 2011, the local TV channel in San Francisco, Argentina, Canal 4, dedicated a segment of 10 minutes to VISIONAR scholars and Atrapasuenos manager Graciela Asis. A video of the live show has been requested and will be shared as soon as it is available. Key messages delivered...

VISIONAR continues making inroads in the communities of Chicago, IL and San Francisco, Argentina. Our dual goal is to promote the organization and to continue raising funds.   In Chicago: August 12th, 2011 - VISIONAR participated in a wine tasting event sponsored by the Argentine Consulate. More than two hundred...

Please read about our exciting fundraising events in San Francisco, Argentina! Wellness and Personal Image Seminars organized by Atrapasueños Association.

   VISIONAR SCHOLARSHIPS Scholar:             Maximiliano Senno University:         Universidad Tecnologica Nacional Major:               Chemical Engineering Maximiliano, one of our seven scholars...

  VISIONAR scholarships October 2010 Update My name is Sandra Cravero and I have served on the board of VISIONAR scholarships for two years.  While I live in Chicago IL, my work with VISIONAR allows me to help deserving college students in my hometown of San Francisco (Argentina) to achieve their career...

Gaston Madera: the embodiment of VISIONAR’s values Gaston Madera is one of VISIONAR’s seven scholarship recipients, living in San Francico, Argentina. While in high school, at I.P.E.M Nº 222 “AGR. AMËRICO A. MILANI”, Gaston received numerous awards in recognition of his academic accomplishments as well as his...

Check out VISIONEWS, our Spring 2010 newsletter! - Three new scholarships awarded this year! - Meet our Board of Directors - Meet one of our volunteers in San Francisco, Argentina - Learn about VISIONAR's recent events in Chicago

VISIONAR continues to help deserving students in Argentina. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, and to the continued dedication of Atrapasuenos members and volunteers, three new students now enjoy full scholarships to attend college. Gastón Alberto Madera, 17, María Angela Contreras, 18, and Maximiliano...

One of our 2010 goals is to continue to engage the donor community, not only by showing our progress in supporting college students, but also by providing opportunities for our donors' own personal and professional development. On March 4th, VISIONAR organized a workshop in Chicago, led by innovation expert Adam Shames,...

VISIONAR supporters have reasons to be proud. All five students we are sponsoring are making progress toward their college degrees. They are driven, smart, hard working, and their efforts are paying off. VISIONAR is providing these young Argentines with the opportunity to study. In return, VISIONAR asks for their serious...

Emiliano, the first VISIONAR scholar, is now in his third year of Information Technology studies at the Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, in San Francisco, Argentina. Emiliano has received recognition from the Dean of UTN for his dedication and his academic achievements. His current GPA is 7.22 /10. Emiliano’s...

FOUR deserving students have started college programs in 2009 with YOUR support! Open the attached document to learn more about our students. In addition, Emiliano, our first VISIONAR student, is now starting his 3rd year of college, with continued support from your donations. This brings the total number of VISIONAR...

Please check out this attached document for exciting news about VISIONAR! We awarded FOUR new scholarships in San Francisco, Argentina, in August 2008. Also, here are photos of our new scholars.

Emiliano's Bio. First scholarship recipient - San Francisco, Argentina

Emiliano finished his first year of college at Universidad Tecnologica Nacional with outstanding performance. Please see the attached file, with Emiliano's grades and his final GPA of 7.83 / 10 (equivalent to B+ in the US grading system).