The Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (IME) and The Hispanic Educational, Cultural and Scholarship Fund awarded scholarships (IME Becas) of $1,250 for the 2011-12 academic year in December 7th 2011 at El Torito Supermarket. The IME Becas are recognition of a student’s overall achievements, and are available to Mexican students that are residents in the Greater St. Louis area (includes Missouri and Illinois) and enrolled in post-secondary course work for the 2011-12 academic year.