ALF’s Scholarship Program
Scholarship support is a high-impact way to invest in Roatán’s youth. By taking financial pressure off students and families, ALF provides access to continued academic studies, certification programs, and leadership development events, encouraging the next generation to grow and give back to their society.
Scholarship applicants go through a rigorous selection process. Each applicant must demonstrate a talent and passion for building brighter futures for their community and understand education as a pathway for creating change. Applicants from every community are encouraged.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants should be:
- Ages 12-17
- Grades 7 thru 11 (middle and high school students only)
- Born or living in the Bay Islands for the last 7+ years
- Not currently sponsored for schooling programs
- Committed to personal and community development
- A full-time student
- Passionate about the future of Roatán
How to Apply
The application for the 2025 Scholarship Program cycle is now closed. Thank you to all of those who have applied. We will be announcing results in February, 2025.
Please check back in November 2025 for application instructions and links for the 2026 program cycle.
The application will include the following:
- Contact information
- Applicant home and background information
- A few short answer questions that can be answered online, or through written answers or a video if preferred
- A parental response section
The Abundant Life Foundation’s team are available to visit interested schools, communities, and organizations annually during the application recruitment phase. If you’d like to request a visit, please send email to library@abundantlifefoundation.org or call +504 3272-7271.
How Will Scholarship Recipients Be Chosen?
Scholarship applications will go through a two-step review process. The first review committee, based in the Honduras, will select up to 10 applicants who are eager to learn and plan to apply the skills and knowledge gained to benefit their communities.
These selected applicants will go through an interview process with the Abundant Life Foundation’s USA and Honduras team. Then, a Selection Committee comprised of islanders from different Roatán communities, will make final selections.
Already applied? Our team will reach out to you before the end of January next year to confirm your application and follow up if needed.
Expectations of Scholarship Recipients
Scholarships will be disbursed to the school or program for which the applicant applied; no funds will be given directly to the recipient. Applicant must confirm his or her registration upon selection.
If selected for an award, recipients must be willing to sign a media release to be featured on promotional features for the Abundant Life Foundation including, but not limited to social media, website, and printed materials.
While only middle- and high-school students can initially apply, once awarded a scholarship, students may be eligible for financial support through university, with applicants reapplying annually. In order to reapply, scholarship recipients must show documentation of educational progress, attendance, community involvement, and participation in an ALF mentorship program.
Meet Scholarship Recipient Ana
Ana is a 21-year-old islander studying Computer Science Engineering. She believes in the power of young people to transform their island through education and business. She wants to make a difference with her talents and education to create a better world and better island.