• The scholarship is an inclusion project for higher education in Chile. It provides economic support for students belonging to the UNESCO Network of Colleges’ Preparatory Courses, developed by several Chilean universities. The scholarship provides resources to fund expenses related to university attendance
March 17th, 2015 - Contributing to improve access to higher education in Chile, placing emphasis on encouraging young people to study and then return to their communities in order to contribute to community development. This is the reason why UNESCO and the Colunga Foundation have joined forces to create the “New Hope, New Future” scholarship for higher education. This economic support currently benefits 197 low-income university students. It can be renewed for a maximum three semesters.
These scholarships are specifically directed to regular first year students in one of the careers at universities participating in UNESCO Propaedeutic Universities network. This is a program created in 2007 within the framework of the Chilean Ministry of Education Prioritary High Schools Programme in association with UNESCO Santiago, among other institutions. UNESCO Propaedeutic Universities network is a project that has borne fruit in more than one way regarding higher education equality. It includes support and Effective Access to Higher Education Chilean government programme.
The “New Hope, New Future” Scholarship aims to help young people with academic talent gain access to, and continue, higher education studies, by means of a monthly benefit amounting to 85,000 Chilean pesos (US$140) for students from rural areas and 75,000 Chilean pesos (US$ 120) for students from urban areas.
The following universities participated in the 2014 pilot phase: Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Universidad Austral (Coyhaique campus), Universidad Católica de Temuco, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Universidad Católica del Norte (Coquimbo campus), Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción and Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación. The second application period for this scholarship starts in March 2014.
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