Foundation awards 53 new University scholarships to Guatemalan students

The Fundación Juan Bautista Gutiérrez awarded 53 new university scholarships to Guatemalan students with high academic marks and limited financial resources.

The foundation, which serves as the social arm of Corporación Multi Inversiones, distributed these awards during its annual Juntos Cambiando Vidas event. Felipe Bosch Gutiérrez, president of the foundation, stated that the program aims to expand to 100 scholarships in the coming years.

Since the program began in 2020, the foundation has provided a total of 644 scholarships to students. These awards cover full university tuition at institutions including Universidad del Istmo, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Universidad Rafael Landívar, and Universidad Zamorano in Honduras, along with a stipend and academic support. The foundation reported that only 12 percent of students who finish high school in Guatemala access university education, meaning the 53 new scholarships represent 0.01 percent of that population.

Of the more than 600 students who have benefited from the program, 270 have already finished their degrees. The foundation claims that 95 percent of these graduates have jobs and 99 percent entered the workforce within one year of finishing their studies. During the event, the foundation also presented the first Becado de Honor 2026 award to Carlos Paniagua Ferrari. Paniagua Ferrari, a former scholarship recipient from 2006, currently works as an innovation manager at Unicef.

The award, which includes 10,000 dollars, recognized his professional trajectory and leadership in digital education projects.