Valerie Aguilar Dellisanti [she/her]

PERU | Education
The Association of Peruvian Students Abroad (AEPEX) started in 2021 as a result of the lack of quality education and its aggravated effects by the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide college application counseling for talented low-income students, aiming for full-ride scholarships at the best universities abroad. Many of these students would not be able to afford to go to university anywhere unless everything is covered including housing, meals, etc. Moreover, through a mentorship system and scholarship guidance for colleges around the world, our vision supports the idea that students still mentorship and a community to thrive academically and emotionally, even after getting in.

Since foundation, we have been recognized by as part of the UNWomen’s Generation Equality Coalition, with over 2000 students in our networks, becoming the largest network of Peruvian students and working professionals abroad for this purpose. The 2023 AEPEX Fellowship Class had acceptances and full-ride scholarships for the 2028 Class to Georgetown University, Stanford University, etc. For the first time ever, Peru was the LATAM country with the most admitted students to Brown University in the history of the college, with many of the Peruvian admitted students being personally mentored by our team. It is worth mentioning that a full-ride scholarship amounts to approximately USD 96,000 per year.

This bio is updated as of May 2025.