Applications for scholarship and tuition fee support open from September 17 - Communication

Vice-Presidência do Governo Regional

The Vice-Presidency of the Government informs that the application period for the scholarship and tuition fee support programmes for higher education students will run from September 17 to October 17, 2022.

Applications for the aforementioned support should be made online, through the platform: https://apoioaoensinosuperior.azores.gov.pt/ - access will be available from 9 am on September 17 and will close at 4 pm on October 17.

The Higher Education Tuition Fee Support Programme is regulated by the Government Council Resolution no. 241/2021 of October 11. The application procedures are set out in Ordinance no. 81/2022 of August 19 (https://jo.azores.gov.pt/api/public/ato/1227471f-0dea-43ef-9b1e-690f760614c4/pdfOriginal). 

Should any clarification be required regarding this programme, applicants should use the following email address: [email protected].

In turn, the Higher Education Scholarship Award Programme is regulated by the Government Council Resolution no. 242/2021 of October 11 and the application procedures are set out in Government Order no. 82/2022, of August 19 (https://jo.azores.gov.pt/api/public/ato/8a5801b1-2b5b-471a-9ee2-0d73cfc28bf5/pdfOriginal). 

The scholarship programme is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), with more than 150 scholarships to be awarded in 2022.

Should any clarification be required regarding this programme, applicants should use the following email address ([email protected]).

They may also contact the Regional Directorate for the Promotion of Equality and Social Inclusion, the entity responsible for analysing applications, via telephone at 295 204 233.

On October 4, 2021, the Vice-President of the Government, Artur Lima, announced the creation of two new programmes to support the admission and permanence of Azorean students in Higher Education.

At the time, the government official stated that "encouraging enrollment and attendance in higher education is a strategic goal of the Regional Government." In this regard, he stated that the intention is that "young people have the necessary conditions so that they may, through their merit, work and dedication, qualify for university and be able to return to their island."

Regarding the opening of this application period for the 2022/2023 academic year, Artur Lima defended that the "Autonomous Region of the Azores provides Azorean students and their families with solid responses to support university education."

"Our vision is to create a common basis of opportunities for all young people, regardless of their initial financial condition," he stressed.

Last year, 150 students were covered by these scholarships, with the overall support amounting to 412 thousand Euros.

In turn, 582 students benefited from the support to the payment of tuition fees, which corresponded to 1/3 of the amount of Higher Education tuition fees. The amount reached 135 thousand Euros, corresponding to 232 Euros per student.