Universidad de San Andrés News

The Abanderados Argentinos (Outstanding Argentine High School Students) Program seeks to repair the territorial educational injustice, to remedy the huge existing inequity in the distribution of educational resources, and creates incentives for high school students of both public and private schools. This program is aimed at students from the whole country, who excelled in their respective high school graduating cohorts. In its first edition 241 students applied to the Abanderados Argentinos Program.   With the support of various corporations, benefactors and fellow institutions, the program provided 15 examination sites in different provinces in Argentina. Today, there are 20 students who hold scholarships and come from 11 different provinces. The university organices on-site or virtual remedial courses to prepare newly admitted students to face the new academic challenges.

The Abanderados Argentinos Program as well as the Juan Bautista Alberdi Scholarships provide a monthly stipend for living expenses, which demnstrates the University's great effort to attract academically sterling students throughout the country.

The new Deportistas Argentinos 2011 (Argentina Sportspeople 2011) Program: seeking to attract young sportspeople into our educational community, Universidad de San Andrés has launched the program Deportistas Argentinos, aimed at students ages 17 to 25. The scholarships will be merit and need-based and there will be a maximum allotment available. The scholarship will cover 75% of tuition expenses as well as a monthly stipend.