UPRAA – Association of University of Puerto Rico Alumni and Friends Abroad Student Highlights Scholarships The Association of University of Puerto Rico Alumni and Friends Abroad UPRAA is committed to helping you achieve success. In addition to mentoring and advisory programs UPRAA offers the following Scholarship Program based on academic achievement and financial need. About UPRAA Who is UPRAA UPRAA is a nonprofit corporation operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 c3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code. UPRAAs goal is to build an organization in which its members converge to foster common interests conduct educational and networking programs for the benefit of its membership and the Hispanic community at large support charitable scholarship and educational programs and serve as mentors to Hispanic youth develop an appreciation and interest in the Hispanic culture stimulate direct and active participation of the University of Puerto Rico Alumni and Friends community in cultural civic and charitable activities within and outside the Washington D.