About Us

Our mission...

To provide renewable scholarships to all deserving Hispanic students in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Starr counties for the purpose of completing a post secondary education.

The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities & Scholarships (VAMOS) is a nonprofit organization run primarily by devoted volunteers. In March of 1996, 62 local business and community leaders assembled to improve and broaden the educational opportunities for Hispanic students in South Texas. Its main function is to raise money for academically accomplished Hispanic students. Every year, VAMOS sponsors four-year scholarships to deserving high school graduates from various backgrounds for enrollment at a university of their choice. In addition, VAMOS not only supports students by paying for tuition & books but helps with motivation and encouragement through its Mentoring Program which monitors students throughout their college careers to ensure their success.

Our goals...

To promote greater interest in post-secondary education among high school-aged Hispanic students
To offer financial assistance to deserving Hispanic students for the pursuit of post-secondary education.
To increase local and national awareness about the need for greater numbers of Hispanics to pursue post-secondary education
To decrease the dropout rate of Hispanic students by offering financial assistance and increasing public awareness.
To demonstrate a commitment by Hispanic community leaders as role models by means of their personal promotion of the scholarship program.