Scholarships for Change — Call 975 (Becas para El Cambio)
Supports Colombian professionals through master's and doctoral scholarships tied to national mission areas.
Convocatoria 975, branded Becas para El Cambio, is the flagship scholarship call of MinCiencias (Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia) for the 2026 cycle. It allocates a total budget of COP $279,588,000,000 — approximately USD $67 million — for master's and doctoral scholarships across three modalities: national master's programs, national doctorates, and international doctor…
All proposals must align to one of five Misiones: bioeconomía y territorio, derecho a la alimentación, transición energética, soberanía en salud, ciencia para la paz.
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