[{"jcr:title":"Number of students who received scholarships triples in 10 years","cq:tags_0":"tipos-de-conteudo:acontece-no-insper/programa-de-bolsas"},{"richText":"A year of growth, inspiration, and engagement to transform lives through education","authorDate":"27/03/2024 10h20","madeBy":"Por","tag":"tipos-de-conteudo:acontece-no-insper/programa-de-bolsas","title":"Number of students who received scholarships triples in 10 years","variant":"imagecolor"},{"jcr:title":"transparente - turquesa - vermelho"},{"themeName":"transparente - turquesa - vermelho"},{"containerType":"containerTwo"},{"jcr:title":"Grid Container Section","layout":"responsiveGrid"},{"text":"In 2023, the Insper Scholarship Program reached a relevant milestone, with 340 active scholarship students, three times more than ten years ago — there were 116 scholarship students in 2013. “This significant growth shows the school’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, providing opportunities for talented young people from different socioeconomic backgrounds,” says Ana Carolina Velasco, Institutional Relations Manager at Insper.   In 2023, 505 scholarship students graduated from Business Administration, Economics and Engineering programs.   The 340 active scholarship students represent 10% of the school’s total undergraduate students. This is another fact to be celebrated, according to Ana Carolina. “We have pursued the goal of having 10% of scholarship students at the school. Reaching this goal is a challenge, as the number of Insper students is also growing every year.”   During the year, 1,008 scholarship applications were received, and 94 scholarships were awarded.   Since the program began in 2004, it has benefited 909 young people with partial or full scholarships (including those already graduated and those currently supported).   Nationwide coverage   Of the 340 scholarship holders, 255 receive full scholarships and 85 receive partial scholarships. Full scholarships cover 100% of tuition and enrollment fees and are non-refundable. Partial scholarships cover 30% to 80% of enrollment fees and tuition and the amounts must be refunded one year after graduation.   São Paulo is the state with the largest number of scholarship students — 198, 141 of which are from the metropolitan area of the capital and 57 from other regions of the state. The majority of students from other states come from Ceará (45 scholarships), Rio de Janeiro (22) and Espírito Santo (9). There are scholarship holders from virtually all states of the federation. “We can say that the Scholarship Program is a nationwide initiative”, says Ana Carolina.   Racial and gender diversity   Of the total number of scholarship students, 35% declare themselves black and mixed race. Furthermore, 69% are men and 31% are women. “The goal for 2024 is to increase diversity in both aspects”, says Ana Carolina. “We want to have more and more female scholarship holders, especially in technology programs.” It is worth remembering that Insper has the Women in Tech program, an initiative that seeks to attract, retain and engage high school students in STEM courses and careers (acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics).   When it comes to racial diversity, one of the highlights in 2023 was Campanha Alas, a crowdfunding for ethnic-racial scholarships. The initiative is from  Fundo Alas , a fund linked to the Tite Setúbal Foundation, and it aims to develop black leaders.   Comunidade Bolsistas Award   For Ana Carolina, one of the highlights of 2023 was the 2nd edition of Comunidade Bolsistas Award (Scholarship Community Award),which recognizes the scholarship recipients’ journeys and fosters connections among them. “I remember that during an event in 2022, one of the scholarship students said to me: ‘Write down my name, because you will see me receiving this award one day’. This attitude highlights the importance of the award as a means of recognizing scholarship recipients, who not only felt honored, but also expressed their desire to actively participate in an award that values not only academic performance, but also scholarship recipients with the most inspiring stories, the most engaged ones, and other categories that we created.”   Fund raising   In 2023, the Scholarship Fund raised R$15.9 million, exceeding the target of raising R$15 million. Spending in the year reached R$27.2 million. The difference is covered by the Scholarship Fund’s other two sources of funds — the refund made by partial scholarship holders who have already graduated and the transfer of part of Insper’s revenue from undergraduate courses.   For 2024, the goal is to raise R$17 million. To meet the goals of increasing scholarships, the estimated expenditure for the year is R$34 million.   Law firms   Ana Carolina highlights the growth in the number of law firms supporting the Scholarship Fund in 2023. “Insper’s undergraduate Law program is new and has no graduated students yet. This support from law firms is important because they are helping scholarship holders who, in the future, may be hired by them”, says Ana Carolina. She points out that there are companies interested in hiring scholarship students after their graduation. “We value donations from law firms because they are enabling the education of students, instead of waiting to hire professionals who are ready to work.”   Alumni Community   In 2023, the Scholarship Fund received contributions totaling R$1.5 million from the Alumni Community, from 439 donors. Currently, the Alumni Community has 31,922 members, and the goal of the Scholarship Program is to reach 1,000 alumni donors.   Contributions can be made in several ways. They can be in the form of a recurring donation, with amounts starting at R$20.00 per month. Or through mentoring — alumni can become mentors to scholarship students, contributing R$100.00 per month. Another possibility is to act as Alumni Ambassadors — with an annual donation of R$20,000, in addition to supporting the Scholarship Program, alumni become part of a select group that has access to exclusive and customized events.   Student engagement   The Transforme Campaign, which precedes the Dia de Doar (Donation Day), is one of the initiatives to raise funds for the Scholarship Program. For two months, a series of actions are carried out, including  Treinão Insper  (Insper Running Event) and  Semana Transforme (Transform Week). In the latter, Insper student organizations come together to carry out various activities — lectures, bazaars, food trucks, raffles, product sales — with the aim of raising funds for the Scholarship Program.   Ana Carolina highlights the growing engagement of students in the campaign. “At first, they didn’t really know how they could help, but they are becoming more and more creative. In 2023, one of the student entities collected many clothes and products, organizing a bazaar. Another entity organized a music festival, charging tickets for the concert,” he says. “It is worth pointing out that these campaigns are led by students who are not scholarship holders, which shows the interest of the entire Insper community in contributing to the cause.”   Graduates of 2023/2024   In total, 26 scholarship students are completing their undergraduate programs at Insper. The graduation ceremony takes place on March 4th at the Tokio Marine Hall.  Congratulations to the following students for completing another important milestone in their journeys: ANDRÉ LUÍS SILVA LOPES CICERO TIAGO CARNEIRO VALENTIM ERIC FERNANDO OTOFUJI ABRANTES FERNANDO CESAR FURTADO BALLESTEROS FINCATTI GIOVANNA HAAG CAMPEDELLI ISAAC DE OLIVEIRA MACHADO ISABELLA DE GODOY SILVA JACQUELINE AGUIAR CORREIA JOÃO PEDRO VARELLA RIBEIRO SANTOS JONAS DA SILVA LOPES JORDAN JACQUES CARVALHO FERREIRA JULIA RIBEIRO MARTINS LAIS NASCIMENTO DA SILVA LAIZ DA SILVA MENDONÇA LUCCA NAZARI DA SILVA E SOUZA LUIZ GUSTAVO DE CASTRO SANTOS LUIZ HENRIQUE FIEL CRUZ MIRANDA MARCELO CESÁRIO MIGUEL PEDRO DINACCI CÉLIA PEDRO HENRIQUE MENEZES DE OLIVEIRA PEDRO HENRIQUE SOARES PEREIRA RIQUELME AVELINO LOPES RODRIGO PAZ FREITAS JUNIOR THALIA LOIOLA SILVA VILMAR RIBEIRO MACHADO JUNIOR WILLIAM AUGUSTO REIS DA SILVA   New scholarship holders   In the first semester of 2024, the Scholarship Program received 42 new scholarship students (38 full scholarships and 4 partial scholarships). Of the new scholarship holders, 29% are from the Economics program and 33% from the Engineering programs. PROGRAMS OF NEW SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS Business Administration 7.1% Computer Science 14.3% Law 16.7% Economics 28.6% Computer Engineering 11.9% Mechanical Engineering 7.1% Mechatronic Engineering 14.3% TOTAL 100%"}]