Funding for students from Latin America

Find your country from the list below to see specific funding opportunities.

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Bolivia

Programa 100 Becas: The University of Sheffield welcomes students funded through the ‘100 Becas de Estudio de Postgrado en las Áreas Científica Tecnológica y de Salud’ scheme.

Chile

Becas Chile: The University of Sheffield has an agreement with ANID - Becas Chile (formerly CONICYT) and welcomes both Masters and PhD students who have been successful in receiving funding through this scheme.

Colombia

COLFUTURO: We are delighted to announce that The University of Sheffield has a cooperative agreement with COLFUTURO through which we offer a 20% discount to all eligible students starting a Master’s at the University of Sheffield. We are also delighted to offer two additional scholarships of £7,000 for two Colfuturo Scholars.

Each scholarship is worth £7,000 of your tuition fee per year, for one year of study.

  • The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction.
  • The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit.
  • Applications must be made directly to Colfuturo.

Colciencias: The University of Sheffield welcomes students who have been successful in receiving funding through this scheme.

Costa Rica

CONICIT: The University of Sheffield welcomes applications from students applying for funding through the CONICIT Scheme.

Ecuador

SENESCYT: The University of Sheffield welcomes applications from students applying for funding through the SENESCYT Scholarship Scheme.

Guatemala

Guatefuturo: The University of Sheffield welcomes students who have been successful in receiving funding through this scheme and we're delighted to have an agreement with Guatefuturo to offer a 10% discount to Guatafuturo students.

Honduras 

HonduFuturo: The University of Sheffield welcomes students who have been successful in receiving funding through this scheme and we're delighted to have an agreement with HonduFuturo to offer a 10% discount to Masters students.

Mexico

CONACYT: The University of Sheffield has an agreement with CONACYT to offer a 30% tuition fee discount to any student successful in obtaining funding from CONACYT.  Students who receive CONACYT funding will not be eligible for the International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship or the International Postgraduate Taught Scholarships. The CONACYT discount will supersede the FUNED and/or FIDERH discounts - if applicable.

Becas MOB: The University of Sheffield has a collaboration agreement with Becas MOB. Master's students who are receiving funding from Becas MOB, will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 10% of their degree tuition fee per year.

JuventudEsGto (formerly known as Educafin): The University of Sheffield has a collaboration agreement with JuventudEsGto. Master's and PhD students who are receiving a loan from JuventudEsGto, will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 10% of their degree tuition fee per year.

FIDERH Scholarship: The University of Sheffield has a collaboration agreement with Banco de México-FIDERH. Master's students who are receiving a loan from FIDERH, will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 20% of their degree tuition fee per year. PhD students who are receiving a loan from FIDERH, will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 10% of their degree tuition fee per year.

FUNED Scholarship: The University of Sheffield has a collaboration agreement with FUNED - Fundación Mexicana para la Educación, la Tecnología y la Ciencia. Master's students who are receiving a loan from FUNED, will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 20% of their degree tuition fee per year.

Paraguay

BECAL: We welcome applications from students applying for funding through the Becas Don Carlos Antonio López Scheme.

Peru

PRONABEC: The University of Sheffield welcomes students applying for funding through the PRONABEC Scheme.

Uruguay

ANII: The University of Sheffield has a collaboration agreement with ANII. Master's students who are receiving funding from ANII, will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 10% of their degree tuition fee per year. PhD students will be eligible for an automatic fee reduction scholarship worth 15% of their degree tuition fee per year.

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