Applications are open for the fully funded exchange program in Europe. The Fundación Botín launches the X Edition of the “Program for the Strengthening of Public Function in Latin America”, a program that aims to promote the development of the region through a network of public servants with high training and commitment to the general interest.

The Program for Strengthening Public Function emerged in 2010 as an initiative of the Botín Foundation to ensure that more of the best university students in Latin America decide to commit to their societies from the public service; to strengthen the good functioning of the institutions and improve the social, economic and sustained development of their countries.

The Foundation will select Latin American university students (from any field of studies) of high potential and vocation of public service. The call will be open until May 9, 2019, with the list of selected candidates being published on July 2. The training will begin on October 27 in Washington, from the hand of one of the centers of global reference in public service such as Georgetown University, to continue in Spain until December 3.

In addition, and to mark the 10 years of the Program and to highlight the enormous potential that the network of graduates already has, it will end on December 6 in Cartagena de Indias with a meeting of 10 editions.

Benefits

• The Fundación Botín cover all the expenses of the selected students to participate in the program, which includes:
  • Flight tickets;
  • Food;
  • Accommodation during the program;
• The student will develop his personal leadership as a transforming agent of change in the institutional strengthening of his country.
• The student will promote his entrepreneurial development and his vocation of public service.
• The student will acquire knowledge and increase their personal and management skills.
• The University will be represented, through its students, in an international program.
• The University, through its students, will participate actively in the construction, development and growth of the Network of Public Servants of Latin America of the Botín Foundation.

Eligibility

• The program is aimed at young university students from any country in Latin America.
• University students from all areas of knowledge may participate who, on September 30, 2019, have completed more than 50% of their undergraduate studies, but have not completed them.
• Being born between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 1999.
• Bright academic record and English proficiency.
• The experience and participation in student, political and social associations whose purpose is the development of society through public policies and the realization of professional practices in public institutions will be valued.
• Candidacies must be endorsed by the rector of your university.