Scholarship Annoucements

The IPN Posgraduate Programs have two different scholarships:

1) Suscribed to the Quality Program of the National Council for Science and Technology (Conacyt), with scholarship from this institution.

2) The rest of the Programs with the possibility of a Mexican Government scholarship through the Minister of Foreign Affairs (SRE).

IMPORTANT:
Once you have get a scholarship, the first money deposit is made almost 3 weeks after you have received the assignment, so it is important that you have enough money to afford your living expenses for the first month.

1) CONACYT Scholarship
The IPN is responsible for the documents submission when the Annoucement is published (two annoucements per year)

It covers:

• Especialty: living expenses according to the sholarship rate (see below) for 6 to 12 months.
• Master: living expenses according to the sholarship rate (see below) for 2 years maximum.
• PhD: living expenses according to the sholarship rate (see below) for 3 years maximum.
• Health care (Federal assistance from ISSSTE)

Especialty
Recently created program: 2.4 minimum salaries per month
Program in development: 2.8 minimum salaries per month
Consolidated program: 4.0 minimum salaries per month
Program with international competence: 4.72 minimum salaries per month

Master
Recently created program: 2.7 minimum salaries per month
Program in development: 3.15 minimum salaries per month
Consolidated program: 4.5 minimum salaries per month
Program with international competence: 5.6 minimum salaries per month

PhD
Recently created program: 3.6 minimum salaries per month
Program in development: 4.2 minimum salaries per month
Consolidated program: 6.0 minimum salaries per month
Program with international competence: 7.0 minimum salaries per month

Requirements

• Minimum average of 8 (1 to 10 scale)
• Bachelor´s or Master´s degree
• Admission in a posgraduate program suscribed to Conacyt

It does not cover:

• Plane tickets
• Scholar fees

For more information: CONACYT Scholarships

2) SRE Scholarship

Sholarship from the Mexican Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affaires for foreigners that will study in Mexico.

In this program there are no changes of school or posgraduate and the Annoucement is made ONCE A YEAR in June.

It covers:

• Master: 4 minimum salaries per month ($6,576.00 according to actual rate) for 2 years (renovate each 12 months)
• PhD: 5 minimum salaries per month ($8,220.00 according to actual rate) for 3 years (renovate each 12 months)
• Scholar fees
• Health care (IMSS) since the third month of the scholarship
• Transportation from Mexico City to the university and return (if it is not in Mexico City)

Requirements:

• Minimum average of 8 (1 to 10 scale)
• Oficial nomination from your government
• Admission from the receiving university (Instituto Politécnico Nacional)
• Application A or B (review SRE webpage)
• For the visa, inscribe as "sholarship holder" and not "tourist"

It does not cover:

• Plane tickets
  

For more information: SRE Scholarships

* OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS

Sholarship for foreigners that will study in Mexico from the Mexican Government through the Ministry of Public Education and its office for International Relations.

More information: SEP-DGRI Scholarships