This Thursday, March 18, the application process for the student benefits provided by the State, which allow financing the entrance to higher education, will end.
The benefits available include gratuidad, scholarships and loans. To apply for any of them, interested parties must fill out the Formulario de Acreditación Socioeconómica (FUAS) available at the following link.
The right to gratuidad is for all students who come from households belonging to the 60% with the lowest income in the country. All students with Chilean nationality or foreigners with permanent residence or permanence can access the free tuition. In the latter case, the student must have attended high school in Chile.
The main requirement to make this benefit effective is to be enrolled in an institution that is a member of the free tuition system, in an undergraduate course of study with on-site mode. In addition, students must not have a previous professional degree. In the case of students who have previously acquired a higher technical degree, they will be eligible for free tuition only if they enroll in a professional career.
The following benefits are available:
New Millennium I Scholarship: finances up to $600,000 of the annual tuition fee for students belonging to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
New Millennium II Scholarship: covers up to $860,000 of the annual tuition fee for students belonging to the 50% of families with the lowest income.
Bicentennial Scholarship: finances the annual reference fee for students belonging to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Juan Gómez Millas Scholarship: finances up to $1,500,000 of the annual tuition for a degree program for students belonging to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Juan Gómez Millas Scholarship for Foreigners: finances up to $1,500,000 of the annual tuition fee of a degree program for foreign students with permanent residence who belong to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Technical Excellence Scholarship: covers up to $900,000 of the annual tuition of a technical or professional career (the latter taught in an IP) to students belonging to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Academic Excellence Scholarship: finances up to $1,150,000 of the annual tuition of a career to students belonging to the 10% best evaluated of their High School promotion and who are within the 80% of the population with the lowest income.
University Admission Transition Test Score Scholarship: covers up to $1,150,000 of the annual tuition for a degree program for students who have achieved national or regional scores and who belong to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Scholarship for Children of Education Professionals: covers up to $500,000 of the annual tuition for a degree program for students whose parents are teachers or education assistants and who belong to the 80% of the population with the lowest income.
Articulation Scholarship: covers up to $750,000 of the annual tuition of a career to students who have graduated or graduated from higher technical careers who want to obtain a professional degree. They must belong to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Scholarship for Students with Disabilities: depending on the type of institution, it covers between $600,000 and $1,150,000 for students with disabilities, with meritorious academic performance and belonging to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Continuity of Studies Scholarship for Institutions in Closure: benefit that covers the annual reference fee of a career taught in institutions that have closed or are about to close, to students belonging to the 70% of the population with the lowest income.
Food Scholarship for Higher Education (JUNAEB): monthly monetary contribution delivered in an electronic card to support vulnerable students who have received any of the aforementioned benefits.
Fondo Solidario de Crédito Universitario and Crédito con Garantía Estatal (CAE): bank loans to cover the total amount of the reference fee. In the case of the Solidarity Fund, they must belong to the 80% of the population with the lowest income.
Vocation as a Teacher Scholarship: finances tuition and the full annual tuition fee for Pedagogy, Early Childhood Education or Differential Education programs. In addition, those who have obtained more than 700 points in the PdT will receive a monthly contribution of $80,000.
Reparation Scholarships: benefit that covers tuition and the full annual tuition fee for students identified as victims in the Valech Commission report. This support can also be passed on to children and grandchildren, but will cover $600,000 and $1,150,000 depending on the type of institution chosen.
For more information regarding state aid, the Ministry of Education has published a step-by-step guide to apply for free tuition, available at the following link. In addition, there is a call center available from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., the telephone number is 600 600 2626.
