{"id":117,"date":"2026-05-13T11:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T11:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/?post_type=partner-spotlight&#038;p=117"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:04:31","slug":"partner-spotlight-dare-to-dream","status":"publish","type":"partner-spotlight","link":"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/en\/partner-spotlight\/partner-spotlight-dare-to-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner spotlight: Dare to Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"--background-color:transparent;--width:100%;--max-width:80rem;--margin-top:0;--margin-right:auto;--margin-bottom:0;--margin-left:auto;--padding-top:0;--padding-right:0;--padding-bottom:0;--padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-studio14-blocks-section-block dare-to-dream__intro\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dare to Dream is UWC\u2019s largest scholarship initiative. It supports students from underrepresented and lower-income backgrounds to attend UWC schools and colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside funding life-changing scholarships, Dare to Dream\u2019s matching challenge brings supporters&nbsp; into the UWC community, multiplying the value of each gift and expanding access across the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since launching in 2018, Dare to Dream has enabled more than 1,600 students to attend UWC on full scholarships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students are selected by UWC national committees in more than 150 countries and territories, bringing a wider range of backgrounds and perspectives into UWC schools and colleges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div style=\"--grid-cols: 2;grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--grid-cols), minmax(0, 1fr))\" class=\"access-cards wp-block-studio14-blocks-access-cards-block\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-red\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"337\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t scholarships funded for 2025 entry\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"1600\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\"+\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0+\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t students supported since 2018\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"150\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\"+\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0+\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t countries and territories represented\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-blue\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\"+\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0+\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t donations and fundraising campaigns matched\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card planet-stat-card--center wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"60\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t participating donors for entry 2025\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"quote-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/uwc-impact-report-wp\/assets\/frontend\/assets\/quote.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"quote-block__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><blockquote class=\"quote-block__text\">&ldquo;My two years at UWC Costa Rica gave me more than an education, they gave me lifelong friendships and the chance to build connections with people from across the world. Those relationships are something I will carry with me forever, and a reminder of what becomes possible when we come together across difference. As a first-generation university student, this opportunity not only transforms my own path, it creates a new starting point for my family and the generations that follow. I carry it with deep responsibility and sincere gratitude&rdquo;<\/blockquote><figcaption class=\"quote-block__author quote-block__author--stacked\"><span class=\"quote-block__name\">Sammir Esp\u00ednola,<\/span><span class=\"quote-block__role\">UWC National Committee Paraguay, UWC Costa Rica 2023\u20132025 Dare to Dream Scholar; UWC-Davis Scholar, University of Oklahoma<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"dare-to-dream__footer-note wp-block-paragraph\">Made possible through the generosity of Shelby and Gale Davis, alongside participating donors worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n        <nav class=\"page-navigation\" aria-label=\"Section navigation\">\n                            <a class=\"page-navigation__link page-navigation__link--prev\" href=\"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/people-education-for-access-equity-and-belonging\/\">\n                    <span class=\"page-navigation__button\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"page-navigation__icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19.6647 10.9503L10.9988 2.28441L13.2832 0L25.8491 12.5659L13.2832 25.1317L10.9988 22.8473L19.6647 14.1814H0V10.9503H19.6647Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n                    <span class=\"page-navigation__label\">People: access, opportunity, belonging<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                                            <\/nav>\n        ","protected":false},"featured_media":721,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","subsite_url":"","footnotes":""},"theme":[5],"class_list":["post-117","partner-spotlight","type-partner-spotlight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","data-theme-people"],"acf":{"partner_spotlight_icon":709},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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