IME Becas

Mexican Consulate awards $7.5K for IME Becas program

July 26, 2023

AWC Foundation seeks to match funds, generate $15K for scholarships 

Yuma, AZ (July 26, 2023) – The Consulate of Mexico in Yuma awarded the AWC Foundation with $7,500 for the IME Becas program during a check presentation event on July 20. The AWC Foundation is seeking to match the grant through fundraising efforts to offer 15 one-thousand-dollar scholarships for students. Currently, the AWC Foundation is $2,500 away from its goal after receiving a $5,000 donation from Nieves Riedel of Riedel Construction.

AWC Foundation

Fifteen AWC Students to be honored by Mexican Consulate with IME Becas awards

July 14, 2022

Yuma, AZ (July 14, 2022) – This Tuesday, July 19, the AWC Foundation and The Consulate of Mexico will award $15,000 in scholarships to benefit 15 students. The public is invited.

AWC Students

Mexican Consulate awards $9K for IME Becas Program

August 25, 2021

AWC Foundation seeks to match funds, generate $18K for scholarships

Yuma, AZ (August 9, 2021) – The Consulate of Mexico in Yuma awarded the AWC Foundation with $9,000 for the IME Becas program during a check presentation event on Thursday, July 22. The AWC Foundation is seeking to match the grant through fundraising efforts to offer 18 one-thousand-dollar scholarships for students. Currently, the AWC Foundation is halfway to its goal after receiving $4,500 in donations.

Mexican Consulate and the AWC Foundation Join Efforts with the IME-Becas Scholarship Program

Mexican Consulate and the AWC Foundation Join Efforts with the IME-Becas Scholarship Program

November 21, 2016

A strong collaboration between the Arizona Western College Foundation and the Consulate of Mexico in Yuma, Arizona was established on October 18, 2006 during a ceremony when a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with an objective of increasing the educational level of Mexicans or Mexican origin living in the United States through the program “IME-Becas” This is a program of the Institute of Mexicans Abroad that seeks to expand educational opportunities for low-income Mexicans and Mexican origin students who are currently enrolled in a College Degree.