The funding will allow the young tennis players to continue their training and develop into athletes who can win another gold medal for Puerto Rico, López-Lay said, referring to Puig's gold medal Olympic win.
Puerto Rico is one of several Latin American countries that can participate in the FACIUNI Scholarship competition.
The McConnell Valdés/Antonio Escudero-Viera Scholarship awarded its second scholarship to Nayda Bobonis-Cabrera, a fourth-year University of Puerto Rico Law School student, the law firm announced.