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The Mexican Council for Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACyT) offers full scholarships for Mexican students that want to study a Master’s Degree or PhD, or do research abroad in the fields of science and technology.

Selection criteria

Target group:	Master's degree, PhD degree
Purpose:	Study, Research
Field of study:	Agriculture, forestry and fishery , Architecture and town planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, Communication, Mathematics and computer science, Medical and health sciences, Natural sciences, Transport and communications
Countries:	Mexico
Eligible candidates:	Prospective postgraduate students. Preference is given to prospective PhD students.

Value and purpose of grant : Tuition fee, medical insurance and 990 euros per month for living costs

Grant award period :

- Specialization: max. 12 months

- Master’s degree: max. 24 months

- PhD: max. 36 months

Closing date : CONACyT usually opens two or three calls per year. The most important call opens in February/March until May, results are published in July.

Grant provider : The National Council for Science and Technology (CONACyT)

Application procedure: After receiving the letter of acceptance, students can apply for the scholarship. For detailed application information, please visit the CONACyT webpage.

More information:

General CONACyT webpage: www.conacyt.gob.mx

Scholarship webpage: http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/Becas/Aspirantes/Becas_AspirantesExtranjero.html

Contact person:

Jorge Ochoa Castel

Jefe de Departamento de Asignación de Becas en el Extranjero

ochoa@conacyt.mx

Tel.: 555322-7700 ext. 1515

Opening hours: 9:00 - 14:00 hrs.

The information provided here is correct to the best of our knowledge, but may be subject to change without notice. You should therefore check the information yourself before relying on it.

Last update: 13 August 2009