The District Agency for Higher Education, Science and Technology of Bogotá (Athena) opened the third call of the young program to the E seeking benefit 3,000 high school graduates with scholarships in higher education in private, public and SENA institutions.
The entity said that until May 12, registrations will be open to access the first 2,000 scholarships in more than 30 higher education institutions Private high quality for those interested in starting a professional, technological or university technical career.
“This call has an investment close to $ 220 billion between the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, through Athena, educational institutions and the Metropolitan Region, and academic programs are offered that we have carefully selected for their quality, permanence and relevance against the needs of the labor market, since the offer of this call has an average investment return of 60 %, that is, the highest probabilities of employment and good salary Víctor Saavedra Mercado, director of Athena.
The agency ordered a virtual university fair designed to facilitate application by allowing applicants to consult institutions, academic programs and other details of interest, entering each university at the Virtual Reality Stand, where they can collect information and participate in interactive sessions.
Young high school students will be able to choose from 150 academic programs such as Medicine, engineers, statistics, bachelor’s degrees, nursing, criminal technology, software construction technology, gastronomic operation technique and social demand careers such as psychology and biology, among others, and will receive support for support for each academic period, equivalent to a current legal monthly minimum salary (SMMLV).
The other thousand quotas will be assigned in August of this year, Once public higher education institutions and SENA carry out the selection processes.
“Young people to E is a program that gives young Bogotaos a real opportunity to access higher education and work training, providing the necessary resources so that they can study without economic barriers. With this third call, there will be more than 46 thousand beneficiaries with young people to the E, which makes it the scholarship program with the highest coverage throughout the country, “said Athena.
How to postulate?
Those interested should meet the following requirements:
- Be a bachelor of a school in Bogotá.
- Having presented the Know 11 test.
- Be up to 28 years at the close of the call.
- Not being a graduate or currently studying a professional program.
- Not having been a beneficiary of district access strategies to higher education.
And have at hand for the registration process:
- Identity document.
- KNAKE TEST RESULTS 11.
- Copy of the Civil Registry of the children (applies women).
- Public Energy Receipt or Residence Certificate.
- Certificates of ethnic belonging (if applied), issued by mininterior.
- Complete the registration form and postulate to three academic programs: at least one technical or technological and a university one, the third option is free.
All information and link for registration are available on the official website of Athena: www.agenciaatenea.gov.co
