Government of Colombia Postgraduate Scholarships 2017 for Study in Colombia (Fully Funded)

Financial grants offered to foreign citizens, in return for international cooperation received by

Colombia under existing cooperation agreements. Full Scholarships: Addressed to all countries cooperating with Colombia, except ecuadorian, peruvian and french a citizens as there is a program aimed to professionals from these countries.

Requirements:

• Foreign professionals in the range of age between 25-49 years old, who have undergraduate degree (university degree or bachelor) in different disciplines, who have a grade point average of 4.0 on the Colombian scale of 1 to 5, and at least 1 year of professional experience in their field of study.
• The candidate must master the Spanish language (reading, writing and speaking) He/she must deliver us a certificate of these competences and must have an admission letter from the Colombian educational institution in any career determined in the call.
• The candidate must not live in Colombia and must not have Colombian nationality.

Selection Criteria;

• Academic excellence Coherence between the academic trajectory, work experience and academic program Professional working experience Study Project Reciprocity on educational cooperation
• Prove minimum one year experience in their field of study, after obtaining the degree.
• The candidate must have successfully completed college.
• The academic program should start in the second semester of 2017.
• Admission to programs starting in 2018 will not be contemplated.
• The candidate must be in arange of age between 25-49 years old.
• Applications from foreign citizens who are living in Colombia will not be accepted
• The documents must arrived through the embassies or directly to the International Relations Office of ICETEX in Bogotá-Colombia before the 2nd June 2017.

Benefits:

• 100% coverage of all these costs granted by the Colombian universities (only for academic programs found in the catalog of this call).

• Grant of $197.217 COP) for once during the period of studies, just in case of circumstances beyond the beneficiary control.

• Grant of $378.962 COP for once, at the beginning of the academic program

• Grant of the sum equivalent to 3 Minimum Monthly Legal salaries. $2.213.151 COP

• Wide coverage in medical assistance only in Colombia, during the period of studies.

• Grant of {$378.962 COP for once at the beginning of studies

How to Apply:

The documents must be arrived through the embassies or directly to the International Relations Office of ICETEX in Bogotá-Colombia before the 2nd June 2017. The required documents are:

• Document proving the application to this call
• Certified copy or authentication of degree title
• Admission Letter From The Colombian University
• Certificate of Academic Grades With Gpa
• Certificate of Professional Experience
• Presentation Letter
• Dele” Test
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of Valid Passport
• Essay
• Health Certificate
• Recommendation Letter

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Government of Colombia Postgraduate Scholarships 2017