Francisco Marroquin Prize for Student Outreach
The Francisco Marroquin Prize for Student Outreach honors non-profit research institutes engaged in innovative and successful projects to improve students’ understanding of the causes and consequences of individual freedom. This Prize rewards institutes for their outstanding work in building bridges with educational leaders and institutions to improve the understanding of freedom in Latin America.
The earlier stages of life are when most individuals form opinions about the institutions and principles that are beneficial to human progress, yet few research institutes organize programs for students, let alone the very young. Research institutes must be innovative in transmitting the results of their work, as they seek to have a positive impact on the climate of ideas.
With the Francisco Marroquin Prize for Student Outreach, Atlas recognizes outstanding work done by think tanks in creating educational programs, or working with existing educational institutions (formal and informal), to advance the understanding of the free society.These programs will go beyond traditional teaching in classrooms by career teachers.
This Prize carries the name of Francisco Marroquin (1499-1563) in honor of his defense on the human rights of the Indians, and for being the founder of San Carlos University, which is one of the earliest universities founded in Central America. The name of this Prize is also to give honor to the Francisco Marroquin University as its mission is to teach and disseminate ethical, legal and economic principles for a society of free and responsible persons.
