Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The COLFUTURO Scholarship Credit Program is an initiative of economic support for Colombian professionals, with academic excellence, who have the desire to expand their professional career with master's or doctorate studies in the best universities abroad. Created as a non-profit organization on November 21, 1991, its mission is to contribute to the entrance of Colombia into a world undergoing globalization offering information about international education and supporting students to have a successful study experience overseas.
The program was designed to finance a significant number of Colombian graduate students abroad thanks to an initial endowment of US$13 million. Its main objective is to provide Colombian students with more and better study opportunities and enable them to contribute with their experiences of studying abroad to the economic and social development of Colombia.
Benefits
You can request up to USD 50,000 to be distributed between 9 and 24 months.
It is a loan in US dollars.
Eligibility
Candidates must:
- Be Colombian.
- Have been admitted unconditionally into a high quality postgraduate program (in any field of knowledge).
- Have an undergraduate degree.
- Present an international language proficiency examination.
- Have an excellent academic record.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Colombian who are students interested in this loan scholarship program must complete the established COLFUTURO application and selection process.
Additionally, candidates must also apply for admissions for a full-time postgraduate degree (Master's or Doctorate) at King's College London by following the normal application procedures and meeting all the standard admissions requirements (including official language tests) established by King's.