The Progresar scholarships provide monthly financial support of $35,000 for students seeking to complete their education across various levels. For those wishing to receive this funding starting January 2025, it's imperative to meet certain requirements:
Eligibility Criteria:
- Nationality and Residency: Applicants must be native Argentinians, naturalized citizens, or foreign nationals with at least two years of legal residency in the country, holding national identification (DNI).
- Age: Applicants should be between 17 and 24 years for incoming students, up to 30 for advanced students, and there is no age limit for nursing students.
- Academic Standing: Advanced students must be regular students and have completed at least 50% of their coursework.
- Duration of Study: Students should complete their studies without exceeding more than two years beyond the specified duration, with exclusions for vulnerable groups.
- Pending Courses: Applicants with fewer than two pending courses (only finals or professional practices needed) may enroll for one year without renewal.
- Income Limit: The applicant’s and their family’s income should not exceed three minimum wages, except if the applicant receives a non-contributory disability pension.
Requirements for Each Program:
Those accessing the Progresar Obligatorio must fulfill the following:
- Must be native or naturalized Argentinians or foreigners with two years of legal residency and DNI.
- Age requirement: Must be between 16 and 24 years of age by the call closing date.
- Income should not exceed three minimum wages, with exceptions for applicants holding non-contributory disability pensions.
- Must be enrolled as regular students.
- Participation in prescribed complementary activities is required.
- Must meet the academic conditions specified by the Progresar regulations.
- Complete or pending vaccination schedule based on age group must be adhered to.
For the Progresar Superior, the eligibility is extended:
- Applicants must be native or naturalized Argentinians or foreigners with at least five years of legal residency and DNI.
- Incoming students should be between 17 and 24 years, advanced students up to 30 years, and nursing students have no age limit.
- Income requirements remain similar; it should not exceed three minimum wages.
- Graduates from secondary education cannot have outstanding subjects at the time of registration.
- Students must either enroll or currently attend national or provincial universities, national university institutes, higher technical education institutes, or state-run teacher training institutes.
- Some exceptions may apply to private institutions and nursing students.
- Accountability to academic conditions outlined by Progresar regulations is mandatory.
- Vaccination requirements parallel those of the Progresar Obligatorio program.
- Complementary activities as dictated by the program must be participated in.
To benefit from Progresar Trabajo, applicants need to:
- Be native or naturalized Argentinians, or foreigners with at least two years of legal residency and DNI.
- Applicants should be 18 to 24 years old, with the age limit extending to 40 years for individuals lacking formal registered employment.
- Income must not surpass three minimum wages.
Progresar Scholarship Payments:
The payment amount for Progresar scholarships will be $35,000 per recipient starting January 2025.