Accessing higher education in Colombia is a task that has not been easy for thousands of young people in the country, who, faced with the inability to pay tuition at a private university, or the low probability of passing an exam at a public university, give up the dream. to study what they have always wanted.
However, for several years, the different policies that the governments of the day have implemented have allowed more people to access this education. Added to this are the efforts of private universities, which have also implemented financial support programs and scholarships of up to 100% for those who stand out in the application processes.
Recently, the Universidad de los Andes announced scholarships and support for more than 7,300 students by 2025. It is important to remember that this is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country and that it has managed to position itself among the best universities in Colombia and the world.
Through a statement, Los Andes assured that, thanks to the resources from tuition fees, the institution has allocated a large part of these to financial support programs and scholarships that facilitate access and permanence of students.
Regarding prices for the following year, the University assured that it will not increase the value of tuition beyond inflation, measured according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This means that the increase in enrollment will be equivalent to the percentage registered between October 2023 and October 2024, which was announced by Dane.
What scholarship programs does the University offer?
Among the alternatives that students have is the ‘I Want to Study’ scholarship, which covers up to 95% of the semester registration throughout the degree.
They also have the ‘Pa’ lante Pacífico’ modality, which is aimed exclusively at students from the Colombian Pacific coast who are interested in taking any undergraduate program. Students in any semester of the Mathematics program can benefit from the ‘Henry Yerly’ scholarship.
In addition to this there is the ‘Ciro Angarita’ scholarship, which is aimed at the Law program. The university also contemplates a benefit for students in strata 1, 2 or 3 who have taken and passed the stipulated number of credits in undergraduate academic programs. For them there is the ‘Let’s go ahead’ scholarship.
“For those who have good academic performance, there is the ‘Guillermo Wiedemann’ scholarship, intended for students of the Art Department who enter the fourth semester or higher and who have a cumulative average equal to or greater than 4.0. There is also the ‘Dora Rothlisberger’ scholarship, aimed at undergraduate students of the Faculty of Social Sciences who are between the fifth and eighth semester and who have a cumulative average equal to or greater than 4.2,” indicated the institution’s statement.
Additionally, they have the ‘Cecilia Fund’, which is available to students who have a cumulative academic average equal to or greater than 4.0. These must be studying at least the fourth semester in one of the University’s courses. Within this program, Arts, Art History, Law, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Systems Engineering and Geosciences are excepted.
Finally, the institution emphasizes that among the financial supports is the ‘Aid for Death of the Financially Responsible’, a scholarship for 70% of the tuition fee for undergraduate students who, due to the death of their father, mother or financially responsible, cannot can afford the value of it.
