2023 Easter Island Foundation Scholarship Recipients
Moana Canela Tepano Contesse
Sustainable Development and Territorial Planning, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Mihi’ua De Los Angeles Pakomio Rapu
Environmental and Sustainability Engineering, Universidad Mayor
Sheree Lipton Award ($2000)
Brenda Hitiuira Del Carmen Layton Tepano
Aerocommercial Service and Tourist Services, Universidad Santo Tomas
Wold Family Foundation Award ($2000)
Hetu’u Rangi Teave Rivera
Civil Engineering, Universidad de Valparaíso
Wold Family Foundation Award ($2000)
Jocelyne Hereveri Jara
Nursing/Dialysis, Universidad de Valparaíso
Wold Family Foundation Award ($2000)
Kiea Auxilla Tuki Beure
Public Relations & Marketing, Duoc UC Viña del Mar
Cross Ridge Foundation Award ($2000)
Merahi Mercedes Atam López
Archaeology and Heritage Management, Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristano
Wold Family Foundation Award ($1000)
Juan Manuel Serey Pakarati
Electrical Industrial Technician & Installation, INACAP Sede Valparaíso
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Nicole Vaitiare Maure Rapu
Commercial Engineering, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Henua Manuela Ugarte Hucke
Agronomy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
William Liller Memorial Award ($2000)
Kenny Luis Pate Pont
Civil Engineering, Instituto AIEP
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Tenive Raimundo Huki Piaggio
Kinesiology, Universidad Santo Tomas
Wold Family Foundation Award ($2000)
Lene Andrea Troncoso Riroroko
Medicine, Universidad de Chile
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Enerike Ngaara Te Manu Carrasco Hotus
Archaeology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Cross Ridge Foundation Award ($2000)
Maohi Bonansco Tuki
Medicine, Universidad de Chile
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Akivi Te Ariki Nahoe Chaura
Commercial Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica De Chile INACAP
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Hine Ma’ara Haoa Rapu
Law, Universidad de Desarollo
Sheree Lipton Award ($2000)
Francisca Katalina Hiti Teairangi Rapu Morales
Dentistry, Universidad Andres Bello
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Award ($2000)
Estefania Matauri-uri Cofré Pakarati
Natural Science/Mathematics/Computer Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Roger Danger Carlson Award ($2000)
Josefina Nahoe Mulloy
Indigenous Education, Arizona State University
Georgia Lee Memorial Award ($2000)
Ariki Renato Merino Rapu
Medicine, Universidad de Chile
Wold Family Foundation Award ($2000)
Makenon Nazario Jarod Tuki Pate
Engineering Administration, Universidad Andres Bello
Wold Family Foundation Award ($2000)
22 Scholarships Awarded in 2023!
Providing scholarships to students of Rapanui ancestry who wish to further their education is a mission objective of the Easter Island Foundation. With the help of our partners and donors, we were able to award the following scholarships in 2022:
Ten Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Awards (totaling $20,000)
Six Wold Family Awards (totaling $11,000)
One Georgia Lee Memorial Award ($2000)
One William Liller Memorial Award ($2000)
Two Sheree Lipton Awards ($4000)
Two Cross Ridge Foundation Awards ($4000)
We thank all our donors and partners who have contributed to our successful scholarship award program, with very special thanks to the Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation, whose focus is community service and charitable giving, and to the Wold Foundation, whose mission is to assist, encourage and promote charitable, scientific, literary and educational endeavors. Since our program began in 2002, EIF has awarded over 100 scholarships to qualified undergraduate students of Rapanui ancestry.