Becas Progresar: increases the amount to finish your studies and incorporates an extra for languages

The government has decided to increase the amount of the Progresar scholarships from 6,400 to 7,400 pesos per month, aimed at supporting young people aged 16 and 17 so that they can complete the cycle of compulsory education.

With resolution 2323/2022, published in the Official Gazette, the Minister of Education, Jaime Perczyk, established that the new sums will settle with the share corresponding to August.

As per the new norm, the Progresar scholarship will have in its lines an amount of 7,400 pesos per month “Completion of compulsory education” and “Work in progress”, as well as in the “Promotion of higher education” for university careers and for non-university higher education careers.

The same amount will be applied to fellows and fellows of the so-called “strategic careers” not university and university of the 2nd and 3rd year included, in addition to incoming students of the 1st and 2nd year including the line “Nursing”. .

Until now, the sum for all cases was 6,400 pesos per month and 80% of the scholarship amount is charged during the course and the remaining 20% ​​upon certification of the regularity of the year or course.

In the case of advanced students of a higher level (tertiary or university) 100% of the amount is charged.

Likewise, with Resolution 2321/2022, published in the Official Gazette, also the Ministry of Education has formalized the incorporation of over 20,000 free foreign language courses that national universities will dictate for the more than 400,000 Progresar fellows and the Manuel Belgrano strategic scholarship program that Perczyk and the head of ANSeS, Fernanda Raverta, announced last Friday.

Progress Scholarships: an extra for language learning

It was also launched Training and Certification Course in Foreign Languages. is so that Becas Progresar beneficiaries can learn new languages.

Scholarship recipients can also take Spanish courses English, French, Portuguese, German, Italian and Mandarin Chinese. In addition, they will have the opportunity to study Spanish as a second language if they come from indigenous peoples, are migrants or refugees.

Languages ​​can be studied in 35 universities public management e 65 higher teacher education institutions from all over the country, in virtual mode, with a duration of 64 hours every four months.

Whoever takes a language will receive an additional amount to the scholarship payment of $ 1,500 monthly for four months, which will be credited at the end of the course, with the certification of the training institute.

For the implementation of this training program in foreign languages, the government will invest 5,000 million pesos dollars during this year, as specified in the resolution signed by the head of the education portfolio.

Requirements

Enrollment in the program continues until August 31, but as the minimum wage increases, some entry requirements change.

With the increase of the Minimum, Vital and Mobile Salary, the income limit to access the Progresar Scholarships it goes from $ 136,620 to $ 153,600 in September.

The $ 1,000 increase is for Progress Work, Compulsory, Higher, and University. Meanwhile, the Progresar Nursing line reaches $ 10,400 in some cases.

There are two requirements common to all:

• Be Argentine / or native; naturalized or foreigner, with legal residence for two years in the country and in possession of DNI.
• The income of the young person and that of his / her family group must not exceed three Minimum, Living and Mobile Wages (SMVM).

The points in common between all of them are:

• All applicants must demonstrate that they have attended an educational institution.
• The income of the applicant and the family group must not exceed 3 Minimum, Vital and Mobile Wages.
• Payment is annual, divided into 12 monthly installments.
• 80% is charged monthly and the remaining 20% ​​upon accreditation of being a regular student.
• The money is deposited into a bank account; and includes a debit card for purchasing and withdrawing cash.
• Once your registration is approved, you can check the date and place of payment
• To the assigned amount, $ 1,000 must be added for connectivity.

Progress 2022 Scholarships: Requirements

Mandatory level: for the completion of studies

• Be Argentine / or native, naturalized / or foreign, with legal residence for two years in the country and DNI.
• Be a regular student of an educational institution, which can be accredited through a certificate.
• Be between 16 and 24 years old.
• It extends up to 35 years to people with children under the age of 18 belonging to single-parent households.
• No age limit for trans people, or inhabitants of indigenous peoples, with disabilities or refugees.
• The income of the young person and that of his / her family group must not exceed three Minimum, Living and Mobile Wages (SMVM).

Advancement Scholarships 2022: Upper level

For college and university students.

• Be Argentine / or native, naturalized / or foreign, with legal residence for five years in the country and DNI.
• Be a regular student of an educational institution.
• Be between 17 and 24 years old.
• Career advanced students, up to 30 years.
• Nursing students with no age limit.
• It extends up to 35 years of age to persons with dependent children under the age of 18 belonging to single-parent households.
• No age limit for trans people, indigenous people, people with disabilities or refugees.

Advancement Scholarships 2022: Nursing requirements

For those studying Nursing.

• Be native Argentine, naturalized or foreign, with five years of legal residence in the country and DNI.
• Be over 17 years of age at the closing of the respective call, without age limits.
• Be a mid-level graduate and have no subject at the time of registration.
• Studying or entering to study in state management higher technical education institutions. Exceptionally, the Higher Technical Training Institutes of Private Management registered with the PRONAFE.

Advancement Scholarships 2022: Requirements for the job

For commercial training.

• Be Argentine / or native, naturalized / or foreign, with legal residence for two years in the country and DNI.
• Be between 18 and 24 years old.
• It is extended up to 35 years of age to people with children under the age of 18 belonging to single-parent households
• It is extended up to 40 years for people who do not have a formal registered job.
• No age limit for trans people, indigenous people, people with disabilities or refugees.

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