Dámaris Herrera

Dámaris Herrera is a recent graduate in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) who gained public attention for her determination to secure a scholarship under the Generación Bicentenario program to pursue a Master's in International Affairs at Columbia University. After initially being notified that her scholarship was revoked due to classification issues, she filed a reconsideration request supported by a letter from the university's dean. Her case highlighted the bureaucratic challenges faced by scholarship recipients, leading to a viral social media campaign that ultimately resulted in the reinstatement of her scholarship.