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Colombian government, in collaboration with various educational institutions
Colombia Government Scholarship (Beca Colombia)
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Scholarship for foreign citizens to pursue postgraduate specializations or master's degrees at Colombian public and private higher education institutions, in programs listed in the 2026-2 Academic Offer Catalogue.
Do I qualify 11 requirements
Do I qualify
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- citizenship foreign citizen
- Not open to: nationality Colombian nationality, including dual nationality
- Not open to: residence Colombia; current residence or residence during the six months before applying
- Not open to: marital relationship or de facto union with a Colombian citizen at application
- Not open to: previous beneficiary of ICETEX’s Beca Colombia program
- age over 18 years old at the call’s closing date, under 50 years old at the call’s closing date
- degree professional undergraduate degree (bachelor’s or equivalent), any field
- degree minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA 4.0/5.0 or equivalent on the Colombian scale
+3 more requirements
- admission final admission to at least one and no more than three programs in the 2026-2 Academic Offer Catalogue; rank …
- career stage at least 12 months of professional experience after undergraduate degree, directly related to chosen program
- medical certificate issued within 30 days before call closes, proving good physical and mental health
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
- language attend a Spanish language class if from a non-Spanish-speaking country and needing to strengthen Spanish for …
Not open to: Colombian nationality; dual nationality (Colombian); Colombia; six months before applying; marital relationship; de facto union with a Colombian citizen; at the time of application; beneficiary of ICETEX’s Beca Colombia program before
- Who is eligible
- foreign citizen
- Level of study
- Language training, Master's
What's covered Fully funded
- Funding type
- Fully funded
- Duration
- Duration of programme
- Host country
- Colombia
- Host institution
- Partner public and private Colombian higher education institutions offering programs in the 2026-2 Academic Offer Catalogue
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How to apply
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- Apply for admission directly to the higher education institution for a program in the 2026-2 Academic Offer Catalogue. You may apply to up to three programs; rank them in your motivation letter. Required
- Create an account on the scholarship application platform. Required
- Complete the application on the platform, including the motivation letter and program prioritization, and upload all required documents to the ICETEX platform in PDF format. Required
- Follow the platform instructions to submit the application by the deadline. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline notes
- The source states the application deadline was June 5, 2026. Results were to be published on June 18, 2026, and selected applicants had two days to accept.
- Deadline timezone
- Colombia time (GMT-5)
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
- Notes
- The source lists up to 70 awards. Applicants from non-Spanish-speaking countries who need to strengthen their Spanish attend a language course before beginning their admitted postgraduate program. Applicants must apply for program admission directly to the higher education institution; scholarship documents are uploaded to the ICETEX platform in PDF format. Specializations are listed as up to 12 months, master's degrees up to 24 months, and Spanish courses up to 6 months.
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