Government of Colombia is offering financial grants to foreign citizens, in return for international received by Colombia under existing cooperation agreements.
Application Deadline: 24th June 2025
Offered Annually? Yes
About the Award: Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Colombia Foreign Scholarship. This program is aimed at foreigners wishing to pursue master’s studies in Colombia. This program is aimed at foreigners who wish to pursue their postgraduate studies in Colombia, as well as for foreigners from non-Spanish-speaking countries who need to strengthen the Spanish language to carry out postgraduate studies in Colombia.
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To be taken at (country): Colombia
Type: Doctorate/ PhD, Masters, Research
Eligibility: Eligible candidates must:
- Not have Colombian nationality.
- Not be residing, nor have resided the last 6 months prior to applying for the scholarship in Colombian
territory or have started studies in Colombia at the time of application to the corresponding call. - Must not have any marital or de facto relationship in Colombia.
- Not having been a beneficiary of ICETEX through the Beca Colombia program.
- Not be older than 50 years.
- Have a cumulative general average of 4.0 out of 5.0 in undergraduate to apply the call. According to the
grading scale of each country, the note must be equivalent to a minimum of 4.0 for the Colombian scale. - Have a professional, undergraduate, or graduate degree in any area of knowledge.
- Have admission to at least between one and three postgraduate programs found in the Academic Offer Catalog 2025-2 attached to this announcement.
- Have good physical and mental health, certified by a doctor.
Selection Criteria:
- Academic excellence
- Coherence between the academic trajectory, work experience and academic program
- Professional working experience
- Study Project
- Reciprocity on educational cooperation
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Program: :
- Tuition:
The Higher Education Institutions will offer 100% of the tuition fee for the duration of the academic program. Health Insurance:
Medical and hospital assistance in Colombia that includes repatriation in case of disability or death. Monthly stipend:
ICETEX will support each foreign scholarship recipient with a monthly stipend of three minimum wages Courtesy Visa:
ICETEX will send letters to Colombian consulates abroad for the issuance of the courtesy Visa type “V” (visitor). Foreigner Identification:
This is a financial support equivalent to 250,000 COP, which will be paid only once during the entire study program to cover costs related to the issuance of the immigration card. It will be granted during the first disbursement. Duration of Program:
- Postgraduate scholarships in Colombia will have a maximum of twelve (12) months for specialization and twenty-four (24) months to master and up to thirty-six (36) months for doctorate. The scholarship holder of doctorates that last more than 3 years have to assume by themselves the allowance for the rest of the program.
- The scholarships are awarded on an annual term, for that reason, for more than 12 months academic programs (master and doctorate) the scholar must request an extension for his second year. The extension is subject to the requirements of the ICETEX. It is clear that ICETEX has no financial obligation to cover the economic expenses incurred once the academic program has ended. The scholarship does not cover the period of degree work
How to Apply:
- It is important for interested candidates to go through the Application requirements (See in Link below) before applying.
- Required documents, which are detailed in this call, should be at ICETEX on the date indicated in the notice.
- No documents will be received outside the established dates.
- The documents required in this call must be translated into Spanish
- All application documents to this call should be sent to ICETEX through the Embassy from the country of origin of the applicant in Colombia. In case of absence of diplomatic representation in Colombia, the applicant must
send it directly to ICETEX.
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