The Sociedad Hispano-Filipina presents the Alzona Echevarria Scholarship

(Two Scholarships have been previously awarded in prior years)

The search for Alzona Echevarria Scholarship awardee

Rules: Anyone can participate, beginners and non-spanish speakers are highly encouraged to join.

Prize: One scholarship will be awarded for a total of 30-hour course in the Spanish language either in Instituto Cervantes Manila or UP Diliman.

The scholarship shall be continued for up to two additional levels (A total of 3 class levels maximum, 180 hours of instruction) provided the student successfully passes the exam for the next level each time.

What do you need to do? All applicants must write an essay in English, entitled “Spanish is Good for Filipinos” between 300 to 500 words (two pages double-spaced). Font size 12.

Where and when to submit? The essay must be sent to sociedadhispanofilipina@gmail.com until August 31, 2022. The goal is to promote friendship, goodwill, network, preserve Hispanic Filipino culture, and learn Spanish and/or practice.

The announcement of the winner: The finalists will be announced on September 24, 2022 via the Sociedad Hispano-Filipina Facebook page.

The winner will be drawn from the list of the finalists through a raffle on October 15, 2022.

For inquiries, please send us an email: sociedadhispanofilipina@gmail.com