COLFUTURO, Colombia Loan Scholarships

DETALLES DE LA OPORTUNIDAD

Universidad Estatal

The university of Queensland Australia

Área

Australia

País anfitrión

Australia

Fecha límite

28 feb. 2023

Nivel de estudio

Postgrado

Tipo de oportunidad

Becas , Becas , Subsidios

Oportunidad de financiación

Financiación completa

Países elegibles

Esta oportunidad está destinada a todos los países

Región elegible

Todas las regiones

Enrolment status: Future UQ student, Current UQ student

Student type: International

Study level: Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)

Study level: All study areas

Scholarship focus: Academic excellence, Experiences and employability

Scholarship value: Up to US$50,000 (PGCW) and up to US$300,000 (HDR)

Scholarship duration: 2 years for PGCW and maximum 4 years for HDR, awardees have up to 2 years after completing studies to remain abroad for the purpose of work experience

Number awarded: May vary

Applications open: 10 January 2023

Eligibility:

You're eligible if you:

are a professional linked to industry that promotes the COLFUTURO loan program
have demonstrated academic excellence during your tertiary studies in Colombia.

About this scholarship:

The Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia (COLFUTURO) is a financial support initiative for Colombian professionals that have demonstrated academic excellence, who wish to broaden their career development by pursuing Master or Doctoral research higher degree studies at the top global 100 universities to build on human capital for the future of Colombia.

The Scholarship Loan Program has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Minciencias) and with the support from private industry and NGOs that wish to promote and encourage study abroad opportunities for professionals to gain the skills necessary to return to Colombia and contribute to the academic and public sector priority areas.

The financial support model COLFUTURO offers is a Scholarship-Loan. COLFUTURO offers each postgraduate coursework candidate up to US$50,000, and each HDR candidate up to US$300,000 (depending on the research area and the chosen university's research ranking), which may be requested in full, even if the program is one year. Candidates may be awarded scholarships for 80% of the loaned amount, provided they accomplish these requirements: