Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be too.
We are building a free, world-class path of education in the Dominican Republic, from the first day of preschool to a university degree.
Conceptual rendering of the Paragon University campus.Education that depends on effort, not on income.
Paragon Foundation is a non-profit initiative in the Dominican Republic. It exists to create schools and a university where admission depends on talent and effort, and where tuition is zero.
We design every stage to prepare the next one: Paragon Bambolino, Discovery, Foundations, Explorers and Collegiate, and then Paragon University, opening in 2028.
Three institutions, one path.
Every gift to the foundation supports one continuous journey, from preschool to a university degree.
Paragon University
Thirty undergraduate programs in six schools, from artificial intelligence and medicine to law and digital design. Tuition: zero.
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Undergraduate at Paragon
Five stages, from Bambolino to Collegiate, with technical careers in high school and the Ciguas sports program.
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Paragon Pathway
Free online courses in advanced English, IELTS and TOEFL, admission to top universities and mathematics, with verifiable certificates.
Start a course →Students pay nothing. Partners make it possible.
The foundation covers the full cost of each student's education. It does so through three sources of support that work together.
Endowment
A permanent fund whose returns finance scholarships year after year.
Donors
Individuals and families who sponsor students, classrooms or entire cohorts.
Institutional partners
Companies, foundations, universities and sports organizations that fund programs and share their expertise.
What your support builds.
President, Paragon UniversityRead his profile →
“A child's future should depend on what they are willing to learn, not on where they were born.”Paragon Foundation · Guiding principle
Miguel Román leads the foundation and the creation of Paragon University. He previously managed a regional grants portfolio at the Ford Foundation.
Join the people building Paragon.
Tell us how you would like to take part. A member of the foundation team will contact you to talk about the options and next steps.
Sponsor a student
Cover a student's education for one year, or for an entire stage.
Fund a program
Scholarships, laboratories, the library, the Ciguas sports program or Paragon Pathway.
Become an institutional partner
Companies, foundations, universities and sports organizations.
Give your expertise
Mentoring, teaching, research or professional advice.