IME-Becas Scholarship

Helping Mexicans in the U.S. integrate and contribute

IME (Institute for Mexicans Abroad) Scholarships (Becas in Spanish) is a program of the Government of Mexico that seeks to expand educational opportunities for Mexicans abroad and is aimed at students with low economic resources who attend basic, university and technological education.

On October 24, 2017, the Santa Cruz Center Educational Foundation received its first IME-BECAS Grant, in partnership with the Fresh Produce Association and the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce, when matched, for a total of $26,000.00. The IME-BECAS Grant was funded by the Consulado General de Mexico en Nogales.

The IME Scholarship Program helps Mexicans in the United States integrate and contribute in a better way in the society where they live and to their places of origin in Mexico through academic and professional development.

First IME-Becas Scholarship Recipient

The first recipient of the award was Christie Monreal

Since 2005, the Government of Mexico has contributed resources to offer support from the IME (Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior) Fund. Scholarships to organizations and educational institutions that complement the resources and that have education programs for Mexicans interested in continuing their studies.

With the IME-Becas Program, the Government of Mexico seeks to facilitate the academic and professional development of Mexicans in the United States, with the purpose of integrating and contributing better in the society where they live, as well as to link their knowledge to development of their places of origin in Mexico.

Program Goals

Contribute to the academic development of Mexican migrants.
Contribute to raising the educational levels of the population of Mexican origin in the United States of America.
Multiply the resources of the IME Fund Scholarships from the Government of Mexico with contributions from the institutions of the United States of America.
Expand opportunities for Mexican and Mexican migrants to successfully continue their basic education, high school education, and certification of their work skills.
Link parents and their children with academic and technological development institutions.
Strengthen the capacities of institutions and organizations that offer educational programs aimed at migrants of Mexican origin in the United States of America.

IME-Becas Scholarship

Helping Mexicans in the U.S. integrate and contribute

The IME Scholarship Program helps Mexicans in the United States integrate and contribute in a better way in the society where they live and to their places of origin in Mexico through academic and professional development.

First IME-Becas Scholarship Recipient

The first recipient of the award was Christie Monreal

Program Goals

Contribute to the academic development of Mexican migrants.

Contribute to raising the educational levels of the population of Mexican origin in the United States of America.

Multiply the resources of the IME Fund Scholarships from the Government of Mexico with contributions from the institutions of the United States of America.

Expand opportunities for Mexican and Mexican migrants to successfully continue their basic education, high school education, and certification of their work skills.

Link parents and their children with academic and technological development institutions.

Strengthen the capacities of institutions and organizations that offer educational programs aimed at migrants of Mexican origin in the United States of America.