Mexican Government Excellence Scholarship Program for Foreign Students, 2014

Mexican Government is offering excellence scholarship program for foreign students. Scholarships are available for special programs (Visiting Professors, High-level Conferences, Genaro Estrada Scholarship for Specialists in Mexican Studies, Artist Residencies, Media Residencies and Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions) at Mexican host institutes. The scholarships are not transferable and cannot be deferred to future years. Two people cannot be awarded a scholarship for the same project. The Academic Exchange Office will arrange for and purchase the international airfare. If the applicant or the host institution purchases the ticket directly, they will not be reimbursed. The application deadline is August 29, 2014.

Study Subject (s): Visiting Professors program is available to give special lectures, courses, workshops, seminars, etc. in Mexican universities or research centers. High-level Conferences is available give the high-level conference, Genaro Estrada Scholarship is awarded in Mexican Studies, Artist Residencies is available in the field of artistic work, Media Residencies is available to media professionals (print or electronic) who are interested in writing articles and reports and conducting interviews in Mexico and Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions to applicant who is expert in the topic of the conference, course, workshop or exchange of experiences and best practices in internationalization.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for special programs (Visiting Professors, High-level Conferences, Genaro Estrada Scholarship for Specialists in Mexican Studies, Artist Residencies, Media Residencies and Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions) at Mexican host institutes.

Scholarship Provider: Mexican Government

Scholarship can be taken at: Mexico

Eligibility: Scholarships are not transferable and cannot be deferred to future years. The following are not eligible:
-Foreign diplomats accredited in Mexico or their family
-Resident foreigners in Mexico
-Foreigners with Mexican citizenship
-Two people cannot be awarded a scholarship for the same project.
Visiting Professors: Must come from a university or research institution and hold a PhD or have extensive teaching experience and be an expert in the subject of the lecture, course, workshop or seminar
High-level Conferences: Must be an expert in the topic of the high-level conference. Must have a PhD or an established record in the field.
Genaro Estrada Scholarship for Specialists in Mexican Studies: Must be a published expert on a topic related to Mexico with an established career. This program is not open to candidates who are beginning their studies or research.
Artist Residencies: The applicant must have a proven record in the type of artistic creation for which the grant is requested.
Media Residencies: Media professionals who are currently working in their field
Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions: Must be an expert in the topic of the conference, course, workshop or exchange of experiences and best practices in internationalization.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Only citizens following countries can apply for these Mexican Government scholarships: North America (United States, Canada and Canada / Province of Quebec), Latin America (Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela), Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (Commonwealth), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago), Europe (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovenia, Spain, Russian Federation, Finland, France, Hungary, Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine), Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Kingdom of China, People’s Rep., India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Democratic Rep., Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Islamic Rep. of Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Kingdom of Timor – Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam), Pacific (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Independent State, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu), Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Republic Arab Saharawi, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe), Middle East (Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian National Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) and Self Governing Territories (Anguilla, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guam, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, BVI, Virgin Islands of the United States, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn, American Samoa, Santa Elena and Tokelau).

Scholarship Description: Mexican Government is offering excellence scholarship program for foreign students.   Scholarships are available for pursuing special programs at Mexican host institute. The scholarships are not transferable and cannot be deferred to future years. Applicants will be informed of the results in writing by the corresponding Mexican embassy or the Mexican host institution.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s):
Visiting Professors: Minimum: One month and Maximum: Six months
High-level Conferences: Minimum: One week and Maximum: One month
Genaro Estrada Scholarship for Specialists in Mexican Studies: Minimum one month and Maximum twelve months
Artist Residencies: Minimum: One month and Maximum: Six months
Media Residencies: Minimum: One week and Maximum: One month
Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions: Minimum: One week and Maximum: One month

What does it cover? The Academic Exchange Office will arrange for and purchase the international airfare. If the applicant or the host institution purchases the ticket directly, they will not be reimbursed. If the applicant cancels his/her trip after the Foreign Ministry has purchased the plane ticket, he/she or the institution that nominated the applicant will be asked to reimburse the Foreign Ministry.

Visiting Professors: The Mexican institution can offer the specialist financing in addition to that offered by the Foreign Ministry, if so required. Foreign Ministry will provides
Monthly stipend of $10,093.50 Mexican pesos (equivalent to US$744.91)
-Round-trip international transportation
-Transportation Mexico City – host institution – Mexico City if outside of the capital
-Any additional travel within Mexico needed to carry out any sort of activity must be paid for by the grantee.
-IMSS health insurance beginning in the third month of the grant

High-level Conferences: 
-Round-trip international transportation
-Transportation from Mexico City – conference location – Mexico City if the conference takes place outside of the capital.

Genaro Estrada Scholarship for Specialists in Mexican Studies:
-Monthly stipend of $10,093.50 Mexican pesos (equivalent to US$747.69)
-Round-trip international airfare
-Round trip transportation from Mexico City to the site of the grant and back
-Any additional travel within Mexico needed to carry out any sort of activity must be paid for by the grantee.
-IMSS health insurance beginning in the third month of the grant

Artist Residencies:
-Monthly stipend of $10,093.50 Mexican pesos (equivalent to US$744.91)
-Round-trip international airfare
-Round trip transportation from Mexico City to the final destination in Mexico and back
-Any additional travel within Mexico needed to carry out any sort of activity must be paid for by the grantee.
-IMSS health insurance beginning in the third month of the grant

Media Residencies:
-One-time stipend of $10,093.50 Mexican pesos (equivalent to US$744.91)
-Round-trip international airfare

Improving the Quality of Mexican Secondary and Higher Education Institutions:
-One-time stipend of $10,093.50 Mexican pesos (equivalent to US$744.91)
-Round-trip international airfare
-Transportation from Mexico City to the host institution if outside of Mexico City and back

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Applicants will be informed of the results in writing by the corresponding Mexican embassy or the Mexican host institution. The files of any unsuccessful applicants will not be returned.

How to Apply: All scholarship applications must be submitted to the Mexican or concurrent embassy of the applicant’s country or to the Mexican host institute. Applications will not be accepted directly from the applicants. Applications sent by fax or email will not be accepted. Only applications accompanied by all of the required documentation will be accepted. Original documents will not be accepted (only the medical certificate should be the original copy).

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is August 29, 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application