ICETEX, as an Institution of the Colombian State that promotes Higher Education by granting educational credits and international cooperation scholarships to the population with lower economic possibilities and with good academic performance, oversees granting economic aid to foreign citizens within the framework of the Strategy of Reciprocity for foreigners and its program, Beca Colombia.

Reciprocity scholarships offer two types of applications:

For foreigners who wish to pursue graduate education in specialization, master’s, and doctoral degrees at public and private Colombian higher education institutions in accordance with the “2024-2 ACADEMIC OFFER CATALOG,” which is published along with the open call.

For foreigners from non-Spanish speaking countries who wish to pursue graduate studies in specialization, master’s, and doctoral degrees at public and private Colombian higher education institutions and who need to strengthen the Spanish language to carry out postgraduate studies in Colombia in accordance with the “2024-2 ACADEMIC OFFER CATALOG 2024-2,” which is published along with the call.

Click this link for information about the call in Spanish.

Click this link for information about the call in English.