The Bolívar Network’s First-Year Scholarship
The Bolívar Network’s First-Year Scholarship provides funds for an eligible high school student from the Commonwealth of Virginia to incentivize them to attend the University of Virginia. Founded on the core principles of leadership and service to the Hispanic and Latino/e community, this Scholarship recognizes the extraordinary talent of students in our community and their ability to create a lasting impact on the University, the surrounding Charlottesville community, and future post-graduate plans. Currently a one-time scholarship awarded to an incoming student entering their first-year, the scholarship committee has plans to grow both the number of scholarships and amount awarded each year.
The First-Year Scholarship was originally created in 2009 under the leadership of Hernando Herrera (Col class of ’89) and Jenny Willier Murphy (Col class of ’89) during their time on The Bolívar Network’s Board and with a generous donation from Alexandra Arriaga (Col class of ’87). Through a collaboration with Hernando, Jenny, the Network’s leadership at the time; specifically the Fundraising & Development Vice-Chairs Gina Flores (Col class of ’00) and Brian Zuluaga (Batten class of ’20), as well as the Scholarship & Awards Vice-Chair Hannah “Mel” Borja (Col class of ’19, Law class of ’26), and the team at Alumni Association and Admissions, the release of the inaugural First-Year Scholarship award in the Spring of 2021 was made possible.
Interested applicants to the First-Year Scholarship may apply through AwardSpring. If you would like to contribute to the First-Year Scholarship or to other initiatives and awards from The Bolívar Network please consider an online donation.