Eagles Wings Foundation

Scholarship Program

Each year, EWF is proud to provide scholarships to deserving students to assist them in continuing their education in local schools. Scholarships are determined by need as well as past academic achievement and commitment to continue their education. The decisions for scholarships are made by a committee of the agencies supported by EWF and are based on recommendations of the student's school which provides records of the student's achievements and school activities. In Mexico, once a student finishes the eighth grade, he or she no longer receives any local or state support. They must furnish everything, including transportation, uniforms, and even pay for paper to take a class test. Each morning the teachers must go to the office and sign out a blackboard eraser and return it at the end of the day. Each class has an average of over sixty students, most without books. You can see why the drop-out rate is very high after completion of the eighth grade and scholarships are badly needed and appreciated.