Ed. Plaza Victoria, Col. Las Colinas, 2do nivel. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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HonduFuturo is a Honduran private non-profit foundation that was established in 2013 with the support of some of the most important companies of the private sector in the country at that time. Its main objective is to provide financial support and increase the possibilities of Honduran citizens to access high-quality postgraduate study programs abroad.

Thanks to this initiative, students, after finishing their postgraduate studies, return to the country and encourage the promotion of constant social, economic and cultural transformation in Honduras.

Scholarship-Loan

The financial support model we use is a Scholarship-Loan. HonduFuturo offers each student up to US$25,000 per year for a maximum of two years. In total, the foundation offers loans of up to US$50,000. Students may be awarded scholarships for 40% of the loaned amount, provided they accomplish these three requirements: (1) be awarded their postgraduate degree, (2) return to Honduras, and (3) remain in the country for three to five years. Students may also obtain an additional 20% discount if, upon returning to the country, they engage in employment for one year as university professors. Those pursuing Masters’ degrees in management or MBA programs are awarded only 20% scholarship of the loaned amount.

Loan-Scholarship Requirements

To participate in HonduFuturo’s yearly application process, students shall follow the regular admission process to the program in the educational institution in the country of their choice. HonduFuturo does not get involved in the different universities’ or in their study programs’ application and selection processes.

Additionally, applicants shall demonstrate advanced proficiency in a foreign language and hold an undergraduate degree.

Selecting the Scholarship-Loan Beneficiaries

The selection process considers three main criteria: academic quality of students, the quality of the study program, and the comparison amongst all applicants, maintaining each student’s anonymity. The academic quality of students is assessed with three aspects: undergraduate GPA (Grade Point Average), ranking position within their graduating class and an essay.

To determine the quality of the study program abroad, HonduFuturo bases its decision on assessing the study programs, not the educational institutions by themselves; it verifies international rankings based on fields of study and analyses aspects like teacher training, awards, program accreditation, years of experience of the school, admission requirements, admission rate, and the overall characteristics of the educational system.

Candidates are organized from the highest to the lowest mark based on the average of their grades and the scores obtained. Then, a selection committee suggests where to draw the cutting line and the Board of Director sets line based on a budget. The selection process results are published on our website where selected candidates are listed along with their academic information.

On a yearly basis, HonduFuturo goes through this process following total transparency standards; all candidates participate in the selection process under an equal opportunity basis.

Board Of Directors

  • Camilo Atala F. | Chairman
  • Lucía Durón
  • René Becerra
  • Enrique Rodríguez B.
  • Luis Atala
  • Fredy Nasser F.
  • Jacobo Atala
  • Michael Dieckmann
  • Karim Faraj