Clara Britto, a 4th ESO student, received an Amancio Ortega scholarship to study 1st year of Bachillerato in Canada. She recently traveled to Madrid for the scholarship orientation.
Congratulations, Clara!
We know you will make the most of this experience.
The Amancio Ortega Foundation Scholarship Programme was launched in 2010, offering 50 scholarships to students from Galicia to study year eleven in the United States. Three years later, the initiative was extended to the rest of Spain, and included Canada as a new destination. Since then, the number of scholarships has gradually increased.
Besides encouraging young people to learn English, the Programme also focuses on cultural immersion. Students live with a host family and attend local schools. This encourages their immersion in the host country’s culture and develops their adaptability. Their age is ideal for soaking up knowledge and life experiences, while at the same time guaranteeing sufficient responsibility and independence for full integration.
The scholarship covers all the services required for a school year abroad: travel, school fees and enrolment in a state school, accommodation and board with a host family, health and accident insurance, validation of the academic year and a support service during the entire stay.
