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)

Rodrigo Heki’i Moiko Araki Rojas

Dentistry, Universidad de Viña del Mar

Sanger Family Award ($1,000)

23 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)

One Sanger Family Award ($1,000)

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.