Advising Center Services
Higher Education Fairs
Program Highlights
Mexico Education Fairs
Advisers attend several education fairs throughout the year which draw large numbers of students and are well-attended by U.S. and other international institutions. These include the QS MBA and Graduate School Tour (Aug.), the Mexico College Fair Tour (undergrad; Sept.-Oct.), The MBA Tour (Oct.), and the FPP Media Graduate Programs Abroad Tour (April). As part of the annual Mexico College Fair Tour, Advisers host an Open House to introduce new representatives to the EducationUSA center and organize a social outing for them to mingle with local staff and each other while enjoying some of Mexico City's many attractions.
International Education Week Programming
The EducationUSA Center annually hosts a series of events in honor of International Education Week, celebrated the 3rd week in November. These include the College Counselor Workshop, a day-long professional development workshop for high school counselors. This year's workshop included sessions on Open Doors student mobility data, the student visa, how to work effectively with U.S. reps, volunteer opportunities for students, career counseling as part of the college counseling process, and a mock admissions committee moderated by a U.S. university representative. The sessions were attended by 9 counselors from 3 states. We warmly welcome U.S. representatives to participate.
The Competitive College Club
The CCC is a results oriented, group advising program unique to EducationUSA. The Mexico City Advising Center is working with a group of 7 dedicated, talented high school students who meet with Advisers twice a month to prepare for admission to U.S. colleges and universities. In addition to intensive advising, students receive test preparation, participate in a book club, complete 100 hours of community service, enjoy cultural activities, and attend a pre-depature orientation. The first annual CCC was launched in April of 2011 and will meet through June of 2012.
Upcoming Events
Scheduled Pre-Departure Orientations
Country-based Financial Aid Opportunities
Name of program: Becas Magdalena Vda. De Brockman (Becas MOB)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: All, excluding Architecture, Art, Medicina, Deportes
Max amount of award:
Duration of Award: One Year
Website: http://www.becasmob.org.mx
Email: becasmob@becasmob.org.mx
Contact:
Brief description of the award, application process:
Becas MOB is a private, non-profit organization that offers one-year scholarships to Mexican students to help finance the first year of graduate studies abroad in a variety of disciplines. In
addition, they administer a scholarship program for the state government of Jalisco specifically for students of the state. Students are expected to return to Mexico upon graduation and to repay
a portion of the scholarship within three years.
| Name of program: Comisión Mexicana para el Intercambio Educativo y Cultural (COMEXUS)
Deadline: 2012-04-30
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: Business Administration, Public Administration, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Political Science, International Commerce, Communication, Demographics, Law (only for PhD), Design, Economy, Education, Philosophy, Geography, History, Linguistics, Literature, Pedagogy, International Relations, Sociology, Urban Planning
Max amount of award: 23,000
Duration of Award:
Website: http://www.comexus.org.mx
Email: becas@comexus.org.mx
Contact: COMEXUS Fulbright-García Robles
Brief description of the award, application process:
The Fulbright Commission in Mexico, COMEXUS offers grants at the graduate, postgraduate and researcher levels for Mexicans to study and research in the U.S., and for U.S. citizens to
study and research in Mexico.
| Name of program: Consejo Nacional para la Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Deadline: 2012-06-29
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: Studies pertaining to: Sexual and reproductive health, Cancer, Obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular illnesses, Mental illness & addictive behaviors, Emerging illnesses, Saving, recycling & quality of water, Climate change & ecology, Production, use and quality of traditional foods, Government and city technology, Urban technologies, Renewable energy, Nanotechnology
Max amount of award:
Duration of Award:
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.mx
Email: becas.icyt@gmail.com
Contact: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Distrito Federal (ICYTDF)
Brief description of the award, application process:
The mission of CONACYT is to promote and strengthen the scientific development and technological modernization of Mexico, by means of a higher level of human resource training, promotion and
sustainability of specific projects of investigation, and the dissemination of scientific and technological information. CONACYT is the principle source of scholarship funding for graduate study
abroad, with emphasis on doctoral study in the
sciences and engineering.
| Name of program: Fondo para el Desarrollo de Recursos Humanos (FIDERH)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: Agricultural sciences, Health sciences, Natural science, Education & humanities, Social science, Administration, Engineering, Technology
Max amount of award: 200,000 MXN
Duration of Award:
Website: http://www.fiderh.org.mx
Email: acarball@banxico.mx ; gcuerva@banxico
Contact: Armando Carballo Iturbide; Gabriela Cueva Zermeño
Brief description of the award, application process:
FIDERH is a federal trust managed by the Central Bank of Mexico whose mission is to provide affordable loans to Mexican students to finance graduate studies in Mexico or abroad in a broad range of
disciplines. FIDERH has agreements with global universities that offer additional scholarships or discounts to complement loans. Deadlines are in December, March, and May.
| Name of program: Financiera Educativa de México (FINEM)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study:
Majors Eligible: All
Max amount of award: 280,000 MXN
Duration of Award:
Website: www.finem.com.mx/
Email: ricardo.guinea@finem.com.mx
Contact: Ricardo Guinea Prado
Brief description of the award, application process:
Offers loans up to 500,000 MXN. for 6-24 month durations. The interest rate is fixed at 18% annually.
| Name of program: Fundación Mexicana para la Educación, la Tecnología, y la Ciencia (FUNED)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters
Majors Eligible: Business, International relations, Law, Engineering, Communication, and Architecture, Marketing, Public Administration, Information Technology, Economics
Max amount of award: 20,000 USD
Duration of Award:
Website: http://funedmx.org/
Email: funedmx@prodigy.net.mx
Contact:
Brief description of the award, application process:
FUNED is a private, non-profit foundation that provides supplemental loans of up to $20,000 USD to Mexican students to pursue master’s degrees abroad in indicated areas of study. FUNED also provides
scholarship funding through an agreement with CONACYT and has agreements with select universities that offer scholarships to complement financing.
| Name of program: Becas Magdalena Vda. De Brockman (Becas MOB)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: All, excluding Architecture, Art, Medicina, Deportes
Max amount of award:
Duration of Award: One Year
Website: http://www.becasmob.org.mx
Email: becasmob@becasmob.org.mx
Contact:
Brief description of the award, application process:
Becas MOB is a private, non-profit organization that offers one-year scholarships to Mexican students to help finance the first year of graduate studies abroad in a variety of disciplines. In
addition, they administer a scholarship program for the state government of Jalisco specifically for students of the state. Students are expected to return to Mexico upon graduation and to repay
a portion of the scholarship within three years.
| Name of program: Comisión Mexicana para el Intercambio Educativo y Cultural (COMEXUS)
Deadline: 2012-04-30
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: Business Administration, Public Administration, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Political Science, International Commerce, Communication, Demographics, Law (only for PhD), Design, Economy, Education, Philosophy, Geography, History, Linguistics, Literature, Pedagogy, International Relations, Sociology, Urban Planning
Max amount of award: 23,000
Duration of Award:
Website: http://www.comexus.org.mx
Email: becas@comexus.org.mx
Contact: COMEXUS Fulbright-García Robles
Brief description of the award, application process:
The Fulbright Commission in Mexico, COMEXUS offers grants at the graduate, postgraduate and researcher levels for Mexicans to study and research in the U.S., and for U.S. citizens to
study and research in Mexico.
| Name of program: Consejo Nacional para la Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)
Deadline: 2012-06-29
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: Studies pertaining to: Sexual and reproductive health, Cancer, Obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular illnesses, Mental illness & addictive behaviors, Emerging illnesses, Saving, recycling & quality of water, Climate change & ecology, Production, use and quality of traditional foods, Government and city technology, Urban technologies, Renewable energy, Nanotechnology
Max amount of award:
Duration of Award:
Website: http://www.conacyt.gob.mx
Email: becas.icyt@gmail.com
Contact: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Distrito Federal (ICYTDF)
Brief description of the award, application process:
The mission of CONACYT is to promote and strengthen the scientific development and technological modernization of Mexico, by means of a higher level of human resource training, promotion and
sustainability of specific projects of investigation, and the dissemination of scientific and technological information. CONACYT is the principle source of scholarship funding for graduate study
abroad, with emphasis on doctoral study in the
sciences and engineering.
| Name of program: Fondo para el Desarrollo de Recursos Humanos (FIDERH)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doc
Majors Eligible: Agricultural sciences, Health sciences, Natural science, Education & humanities, Social science, Administration, Engineering, Technology
Max amount of award: 200,000 MXN
Duration of Award:
Website: http://www.fiderh.org.mx
Email: acarball@banxico.mx ; gcuerva@banxico
Contact: Armando Carballo Iturbide; Gabriela Cueva Zermeño
Brief description of the award, application process:
FIDERH is a federal trust managed by the Central Bank of Mexico whose mission is to provide affordable loans to Mexican students to finance graduate studies in Mexico or abroad in a broad range of
disciplines. FIDERH has agreements with global universities that offer additional scholarships or discounts to complement loans. Deadlines are in December, March, and May.
| Name of program: Financiera Educativa de México (FINEM)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study:
Majors Eligible: All
Max amount of award: 280,000 MXN
Duration of Award:
Website: www.finem.com.mx/
Email: ricardo.guinea@finem.com.mx
Contact: Ricardo Guinea Prado
Brief description of the award, application process:
Offers loans up to 500,000 MXN. for 6-24 month durations. The interest rate is fixed at 18% annually.
| Name of program: Fundación Mexicana para la Educación, la Tecnología, y la Ciencia (FUNED)
Deadline:
Country: Mexico
Level of Study: Masters
Majors Eligible: Business, International relations, Law, Engineering, Communication, and Architecture, Marketing, Public Administration, Information Technology, Economics
Max amount of award: 20,000 USD
Duration of Award:
Website: http://funedmx.org/
Email: funedmx@prodigy.net.mx
Contact:
Brief description of the award, application process:
FUNED is a private, non-profit foundation that provides supplemental loans of up to $20,000 USD to Mexican students to pursue master’s degrees abroad in indicated areas of study. FUNED also provides
scholarship funding through an agreement with CONACYT and has agreements with select universities that offer scholarships to complement financing.
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