External scholarships

Becas Chile Scholarships

Chilean government funding to support postgraduate students from Chile to increase innovation and competitiveness.

Key information

Funding type
Fully funded
Total value
Full tuition fees, a living allowance, travel costs and allowances
Application deadline
Closed
Eligibility
Postgraduate taught and research students from Chile

Overview

Becas Chile is one of the Chilean government’s main student funding schemes. It supports Chileans studying at postgraduate level overseas. It aims to contribute to Chile’s innovation and competitiveness.

This scholarship is available for postgraduate taught master's programmes and PhD study. 

Becas Chile scholarship is not available for LLM or MBA programmes.

Eligibility

To get this scholarship you must:

  • be an international student from Chile required to pay the oversees fees
  • have an offer to study an eligible postgraduate taught programme or PhD study  

You must return to Chile after your course finishes and stay in Santiago for:

  • twice the duration of your studies abroad, if you’re a Santiago resident
  • the same duration as your studies abroad, if you’re not a Santiago resident 

Permanent residency

Permanent residency

We consider your permanent residency to be where you have lived for 3 or more years before the start of the course.

This does not include where you have been living solely for study purposes if it is different from your permanent place of residency.

How to apply

Scholarship applications for 2026-27 are now closed.

This information is for guidance only.

  1. Apply to study an eligible postgraduate programme
  2. Apply directly for the Becas Chile scholarship

    Apply to Becas Chile

Help and advice

Help and advice

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