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

• 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