Overview
Guatemala's National Scholarship Fund is accepting applications in its second 2026 round for Guatemalan residents seeking to begin, continue or complete eligible higher-education or technical study, including master's and doctoral programmes.
Complete scholarship details
Applications are submitted online from 1 August through 30 September 2026. The programme offers complete and partial scholarships depending on evaluation. Support may include registration and tuition or study fees, educational materials, monthly stipends or other study-related expenses. Applicants should review the programme's prioritized academic areas before applying.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be Guatemalan citizens residing in Guatemala and provide their academic history. Selection also considers socioeconomic circumstances, the priority level of the chosen field, community or social commitment, references and applicant essays. Postgraduate study includes master's and doctoral programmes at national or international universities.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the official SEGEPLAN announcement and the official Fondo Nacional de Becas portal on 8 September 2026. The official call states a 30 September 2026 closing date but does not state a closing time or timezone, so deadline_date is used without inventing a timestamp.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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