ProUni opens registration for more than 144 places.
The program grants full and partial scholarships for undergraduate and sequential specialized training courses at private higher education institutions.
Mariana Tokarnia
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Brasilia – Registration for the University for All Program (ProUni) is open from today (17), exclusively on the program’s website. Candidates can register until 23:59 pm (Brasilia time) on Monday (21). ProUni grants full and partial scholarships for undergraduate and sequential specific training courses at private higher education institutions.
To participate, you must have completed all of your high school education in a public school or in a private institution on a scholarship. It is also a prerequisite to have taken the 2012 National High School Exam (Enem) and achieved at least 450 points, in addition to not having received a zero on the essay portion. Until last year, the minimum requirement was 400 points.
Full scholarships are awarded to students with a gross family income per person of up to 1,5 minimum wages, and partial scholarships to those with a family income of up to three minimum wages per person.
When applying for a scholarship, the student must provide the registration number and password used for the 2012 ENEM exam. They then choose, in order of preference, up to two options for institution, course, and shift from among the available scholarships, according to their profile. Candidates can check the available scholarships at http://prounialuno.mec.gov.br/consulta/publica.
In its first edition this year, the University for All Program (ProUni) will offer 144.639 places, of which 99.223 are full scholarships and 45.416 are partial scholarships (50% of the tuition fee).
The first announcement of results will be on the 24th of this month and the second on February 8th. Those not pre-selected in either stage may join a waiting list on February 24th and 25th. After the results are released, pre-selected candidates will have a deadline to go to the educational institution with documents proving the information provided on the registration form.
The ProUni scholarship can be an alternative for those who did not get a place in the Unified Selection System (Sisu), which offers places in public higher education institutions. If the candidate is selected in both programs, they must choose one of them, since it is forbidden to use a scholarship from the program and simultaneously be enrolled in a public and free higher education institution.
Students who only receive a partial scholarship (50% of the tuition) can cover the remaining portion 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).