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Brazilian higher education scholarship initiatives

Overview

In Brazil, legislative and regional efforts are underway to expand scholarship access for students in socioeconomically vulnerable situations.

At the federal level, Deputy Pedro Uczai has authored Bill 1416/26, which proposes the Support Program for Municipal Higher Education Institutions (PRO-Imes). The bill seeks to address legal gaps that currently exclude municipal institutions of public law from certain federal programs. If passed, PRO-Imes would enable these institutions to access public funding, form agency partnerships, and provide scholarships for undergraduate, research, and innovation students.

Concurrently, at the state level in Goiás, the University Program of Good (ProBem) has expanded its reach by adding 4,000 new beneficiaries for the second semester. This expansion includes 1,000 full scholarships and 3,000 partial scholarships distributed across 241 municipalities. The program utilizes Cadastro Único data to target vulnerable students, offering financial aid alongside training and internship opportunities.

Entities

Chamber of Deputies · Ministry of Education · National Association of Municipal Higher Education Institutions · ProBem · Pedro Uczai

Timeline

  1. about 16 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    ProBem program adds 4,000 scholarship beneficiaries in Goiás

    The ProBem program has awarded 4,000 new scholarships to vulnerable students in Goiás, Brazil, covering 111 undergraduate courses across 241 municipalities.

  2. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Brazil proposes PRO-Imes program to support municipal higher education

    Brazil's Chamber of Deputies is reviewing Bill 1416/26, which proposes the PRO-Imes program to provide scholarships and federal funding to municipal higher education institutions.

Sources

aredacao.com.br · diariodeaparecida.com.br · emtempo.com.br · expresso360.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · portalgilbertosilva.com.br