Applications for ProUni surpass 540.
In total, 1.046.461 applications were registered, since each candidate can choose up to two courses; it grants full and partial scholarships for undergraduate courses in private institutions.
Thais Leitão
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia – The number of people registered for the University for All Program (ProUni) of the Ministry of Education (MEC) reached 541.379 by 12:00 pm this Friday, the 18th. According to data released on the MEC website, 1.046.461 registrations were recorded, since each candidate can make up to two course choices. The registration period, which began in the early hours of Thursday (17), runs until 11:59 pm (Brasilia time) on Monday (21).
Created by the federal government in 2004, ProUni grants full and partial scholarships for undergraduate and sequential specific training courses in private higher education institutions. This semester, 162.329 scholarships are being offered, distributed across 12.159 courses in 1.078 institutions nationwide. Full scholarships total 108.686 and partial scholarships 53.643. The state of São Paulo offers the most scholarships, with 56, followed by Minas Gerais (17 scholarships) and Paraná (12).
Full scholarships are granted to students with a gross family income per person of up to one and a half minimum wages (R$ 1.017), and partial scholarships to those with a family income of up to three minimum wages per person (R$ 2.034).
Students who only receive a partial scholarship (50% of the tuition) can cover the other half through the Student Financing Fund (Fies) without needing a guarantor. For this to be possible, the institution where the student intends to enroll must have signed an agreement with Fies and the Educational Credit Operations Guarantee Fund (Fgeduc).
Candidates can apply for ProUni exclusively online. To participate, it is necessary to have completed all of high school in a public school or in a private school as a scholarship recipient. It is also a prerequisite to have participated in the 2012 National High School Exam (Enem), achieved at least 450 points, and not received a zero on the essay portion. Last year, the minimum requirement was 400 points.
The first announcement of results will be on the 24th of this month and the second on February 8th. Those who are not pre-selected in either stage may join the waiting list on February 24th and 25th. Since its creation, ProUni has served 1.096.359 students, of which 739.094 received full scholarships.