Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE)

Jun 15, 2010

The Government of Mexico, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) offers scholarships for foreign students that desire to pursue postgraduate studies or to conduct specialized research in Mexican higher education institutions. The call also includes programs for experts. The documentation has to be received at least one year before the mobility starts.

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The call for 2010 is open from 22 april 2009 until 31 August 2009. This call is for students that want to start their studies in Mexico in September 2010. The call for 2009 will be announced in June 2010.

Candidate Profiles

Preference will be given to persons who:

  • Intend to take studies which focus on themes of priority for their country’s development.
  • Will work in areas of particular importance for the institutional development of their country.
  • Will take postgraduate studies that are registered in the Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad (PNPC) (National Quality Postgraduate Program).
  • Will take postgraduate studies not available in their own countries.
  • Will take studies or conduct research at institutions located in states throughout the Mexican Republic.
  • Are professors or researchers at public higher education institutions and scientific research centers in their own countries.
  • Are government officials in charge of areas or programs of special interest to their countries.
  • Work on projects for human, social, or economic development that target marginalized groups or areas which are socially or economically depressed.

General Requirements

  • Submit candidature on the corresponding application form (Application Form A or Application Form B) within the specified deadline. Both forms are included in this Call.
  • Have the official proposal from the government of the candidate’s country that forms part of Application Form A.
  • Have a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or doctorate, depending on the type of studies for which they are requesting the scholarship or grant.
  • Have a minimum GPA of 8, on a scale of 1 to 10, and in the event of a different scale, they must submit the equivalent.
  • Have the academic acceptance of the receiving Mexican institution.
    It is possible to receive a letter of contact from an institution at the time of applying for the scholarship or grant and then to later continue with the processing and requirements of the receiving institution. Once the latter have been met and the letter of academic acceptance has been obtained, it must be signed by the Head of the School Services Department, the Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies, and/or by the Head or Academic Secretary of the Faculty, School, Institute or Center selected. In the case of medical areas or fields, the acceptance letter must be signed by the Head of the Specialty and the Head of Teaching at the hospital or institute of the Ministry of Health. It is important to mention that the definitive letter of acceptance must be sent – through the receiving institution and/or the respective Mexican Consulate or Embassy – to the SRE at least one month prior to the date the studies are to begin.
    In the case of postgraduate studies, the document must indicate the study program in which the candidate was accepted, as well as the program duration and the starting and finishing dates, according to the school calendar, and program modality (six-monthly, four-monthly, or quarterly). In addition, in the case of research visits, the document must specify the name of the academic
  • Meet the requirements specified in this Call. Neither incomplete dossiers nor original documents shall be received.
  • Return to their home countries upon termination of the scholarship and remain there for at least a time period similar to the duration of the scholarship in Mexico.
  • For postgraduate-level research scholarships, the candidate must submit the letter of acceptance issued by the Mexican institution with curricular credit acknowledgement.

The specific requirements are established in each of the Programs. Please read them carefully.

Scholarship Benefits

  • Enrollment and school fees, where applicable.
  • Monthly allowance, equal to:
    • 4 D.F. (Federal District-Mexico City) minimum wages for a Specialty, Master’s or Master’s-level research, as well as for studies in the Spanish language and Mexican culture. This currently amounts to $6,576.00 pesos.
    • 5 D.F. (Federal District-Mexico City) minimum wages for a doctorate or doctoral research, as well as postdoctoral visits, medical specialties or subspecialties, and expert and artistic visits. This currently amounts to $8220.00 pesos.
  • Medical insurance coverage from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), effective as of the third month of the scholarship, as long as scholarship grantees comply with the delivery of the documentation requested in due time and manner in order to proceed with their admission into the IMSS system.
  • At the beginning of the scholarship, transportation from Mexico City to the location of the academic institution where the grantee is to study, and transportation from there back to Mexico City upon termination of the scholarship.
  • International air travel costs will only be paid to nationals of countries with which Mexico has a reciprocal agreement covering the international air travel of scholarship grantees, and, to grantees whose program in this Call includes said benefit.

Any expenses not stipulated in the foregoing shall be payable by the scholarship grantee, including: costs involving study incorporation and revalidation costs; costs for printing of the thesis; graduation and degreeprocurement processing fees; costs of registration in the National Register of Foreigners; and visa renewal fees.

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