Student Sponsorship Program

To see students you can sponsor, visit the 'Students Seeking Sponsors' page.

Being part of the Student Sponsorship Program with Mayatan Foundation is a rewarding and enriching experience for both sponsors and sponsored students alike. We invite you to get involved and change a child's future. You can help students from some of the country's poorest communities get a great education and find a path out of poverty.

Program Description (Back to Top)

The Student Sponsorship Program is the core fundraising activity for scholarships from Mayatan Foundation and works by matching investors in the futures of students at Mayatan Bilingual School with a particular student seeking a sponsor for his or her scholarship.

How It Works

Sponsors pledge to make contributions to Mayatan Foundaton in the amount of a scholarship for a particular student (at either 50% or 100% of the cost of the scholarship). Throughout the school year (September to June) the sponsor is requested to be making payments towards that pledge. While some sponsors choose to pay the entire amount at the beginning of the school year others choose to split the payments into 10 monthly payments or whatever arrangement works best for them. By making an investment to Mayatan in the amount of a child's school fees the Foundation is able to support other students seeking sponsors and continue granting scholarships.

Mayatan Foundation will keep the sponsor updated on the student's progress throughout the year by sending grade reports, newsletters, and even thank-you notes from the student. The minimum time commitment for sponsoring a child is one year, although many sponsors stay with the same student year after year and follow a student's progress through the whole of their schooling at Mayatan Bilingual School.

The Students

Students eligible for sponsorship through Mayatan Foundation have already been accepted into Mayatan Bilingual School and may already be attending. They were selected based primarily on their financial need, but their academic strength and family situations are also important considerations. Although at Mayatan we believe that every child has the ability to succeed, we have only the space and funding available to support a select few with a scholarship.

Families who desire for their children the opportunity to study at Mayatan but who are unable to pay the school fees are invited each Spring to an information session in which the application process is explained as well as the expectations that Mayatan has for its students. Based upon the funds that are available and the number of students who apply at the different levels, the Foundation is able to make decisions on how many scholarship grants it can award.

Thanks to the Mayatan Assistance Program we are able to support students until a sponsor can be found but can only do so for a short time. By becoming a sponsor of a student you are helping not only that child to gain a quality education, but also to assist the Foundation to keep awarding new scholarships to other deserving children.

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Benefits of Sponsorship (Back to Top)

Sponsoring a student has benefits for the student, Mayatan Foundation, and the sponsor alike.

Sponsorship of a student...

...provides a student with...

• a quality education in English from a premier bilingual school in Honduras
• the confidence that comes from having someone believe in them
• a future with more opportunities for employment and the possibility of a ‘path out of poverty’

...provides the sponsor with...

• the sense of pride that comes from making a difference in the life of a deserving student
• grade reports to see the progress of your investment
• hand-written notes and photographs of the student you are helping
• a tax-deduction (for US donors)

...provides Mayatan Foundation with...

• the necessary funding to continue granting additional scholarships to deserving and needy students
• another success story to add it to its collection

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How to Start Sponsoring (Back to Top)

When you are ready to begin sponsoring a student at Mayatan Bilingual School, please follow the steps below:

1. Visit the ‘Students Seeking Sponsors’ and select a student you would like to sponsor.
2. Fill out the ‘Sponsorship Pledge Form’ indicating your selected student and the amount at which you would like to sponsor (please note that sponsorships are only available at 50% or 100% of the needed amount).
3. Wait for the response from the Director of Development to confirm your sponsorship.
4. Begin sending funds to ‘Hope for Tomorrow’. For details on how to make a sponsorship payment click here.

If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact Jay A. Babcock - Director of Development.