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OBJECTIVES AND COMPONENTSBECAS DON CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZ

Increase levels of generation and application of knowledge in the areas of Science and Technology and levels of learning in education by improving the offer of advanced human capital. Scholarships for Research's Strengthening (US$26.050.000) Scholarships for Innovation's Strengthening

(US$17.710.000) Scholarships for Education's Strengthening

(US$25.050.000)

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TIPOS DE BECASBECAS DON CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZ

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COMPONENT TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS

Nº OF SCHOLARS

HIPS

BUDGET USD

$M

Research's Strengthening

Doctoral degrees in S&T areas. 75 USD 12Masters degrees for researchers in S&T areas. 150 USD

11.5Short stays and postdoctoral studies in S&T areas.

100 USD 2.5

Innovation's Strengthening

Masters degrees in S&T areas. 130 USD 10Masters degrees in other areas of knowledge. 100 USD 7.7

Education's Strengthening

Masters degrees in Education 150 USD

11.5Training in different areas of education 540 USD

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 APPROXIMATE TOTAL

AMOUNT 1,245USD 68.7

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Doctoral degrees for researchers in S&T areas; directed to interested in the areas of S&T, whose current life plan and/or future is research, teaching and/or technology transfer. Open to all areas of knowledge according to the Frascati Manual, prioritizing the following: 1.

Natural Sciences; 2. Engineering and Technology; 3. Medicine and Health; 4. Agricultural Sciences..

Masters programs for researchers in Science and Technology; directed to interested in the areas of S&T, whose current life plan and/or future is research, teaching and/or technology transfer. Open to all areas of knowledge according to the Frascati Manual, prioritizing the following: 1.

Natural Sciences; 2. Engineering and Technology; 3. Medicine and Health; 4. Agricultural Sciences. These programs should be directed to a doctorate and have a minimum of three semesters.

Master for Professionals in Science and Technology; directed to interested in studies in the areas of science and technology, whose life project is strengthening innovation capacities of companies, public administration, universities and R & D. Programs will be financed in the following categories of the Frascati Manual : 1. Natural

Sciences; 2. Engineering and Technology; 3. Medicine and Health; 4. Agricultural Sciences.

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5 Master for Professionals in other relevant areas for the development of the country; Programs that help strengthen sectors described in the “White Book" from CONACYT as priorities for the country's development will be prioritized: • Production: Agroindustrial Chains, Mining and Metallurgy, Metalmechanic,

Forestry and Biomass, Clean and Renewable Energy, Transport and Logistics, Tourism and Cultural Industries, Industries of Medium and High Technology and Construction among others.

• Socials: Health, Education and Training for Work, housing, water, sanitation and basic infrastructure, and security among others.

• Transversal technologies: nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, cognitive technologies and environmental technologies.

The current call will not fund Masters programs in law, finance, business administration and related, except in cases where the applicant is a permanent public servant and is governed by Law 1626 of the Civil Service, and that the programs contributes to 2030 implementation of the National Development Plan.

Master for Professionals in Education; Master for Engineering Education; directed to anyone interested in studies in education, whose future life project contributes to the development within the public sector and/or private subsidized of the country.

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The Admission Letter must be issued by a competent authority of the university in which the applicant must expressly individualized.

If the applicant has a conditional admission letter only will be eligible those subject to obtaining financing.

Pre-Admission Letter will be accepted with the conditionality of submit the Final Letter no later than February 28, 2016.

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7REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY Be Paraguayan or naturalized. Masters Programs up to 35 years old; Doctoral Programs up to 40 years old Start Master or Doctorate Program during the first half of 2016; or doctoral programs that

began from 2014. Be accepted in one of the best 300 universities worldwide according to any of the

international reference rankings Be accepted in one of the best 100 universities by Subject and/or Field according to any of

the international reference rankings. • QS World Universities Ranking: 300/100 http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2015 • The Times Higher Education World University Ranking: 300/100 https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings • Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU): 300/100 http://www.shanghairanking.com/es/

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BENEFITS - POTENTIAL COVERAGEBECAS DON CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZ

12 Air tickets and visa fee (USD 2,500 + USD 100); Tuition fee; Unique assignment of installation (USD 500); Monthly stipend by destination (average USD 1500); Annual assignment for purchase of books (USD 500) Annual health insurance premium(USD 500); Unique assignment of return (USD 500). Funding (i) Doctorates up to US$ 180 000 for a maximum period of four years;

(ii) Masters Programs up to US$ 90,000 for a maximum period of two years. The granting of benefits will be actually made once referred to other funding

sources similar, through other programs and/or scholarships or similar, in which the benefits will be complementary. a la misma.

OBLIGATIONS AND RETRIBUTION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERBECAS DON CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZ

Return to Paraguay. Period of stay in Paraguay. Exceptions – advance to a Doctoral Degree

program or a post-doctoral program

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CALL, SPREAD AND DEADLINESBECAS DON CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZ

The guide of basis and conditions of application will be available from 21 October 2015 in www.becal.gov.py

The application system to instruments CONACYT (SPI) will be available from 30 October 2015 in www.becal.gov.py

The deadline for submitting applications in the application system to instruments CONACYT (SPI) expires on Friday December 4, 2015 at 15 pm hrs.

The list of selected will be published in www.becal.gov.py before December 31, 2015.

Those applicants who have submitted a Pre-Admission letter will have to submit the Final Letter no later than February 28, 2016.

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INFORMATION BECAS DON CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZ

Programa Nacional de Becas en el Exterior Presidente Don Carlos Antonio López on the website www.becal.gov.py

General inquiries of the process via email consultasbecasenelexterior@hacienda.gov.py

Consultation meetings in general at the Office, located at: Estrella Nº 345, Cuarto Piso, Ministerio de Hacienda, Asunción. Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm

General telephone inquiries on 021 440 007, Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm

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BECAS CARLOS ANTONIO LOPEZFIRST Call for Scholarship Applications

July 2015

Engi-neering

and Tech-

nology; 14; 16%

Natural and Ex-act Sci-

ences; 9; 11%

Medical Sciences

and Health; 7; 8%

Agricul-tural Sci-

ences; 2; 2%

Social Sciences; 52; 61%

Human Studies ; 2; 2%

Beneficiaries by knowledge area

Beneficiaries with Master's programs by knowledge area

Engineer-ing and

Technol-ogy; 9;

13%

Natural and Exact Sciences;

4; 6%Medical Sciences

and Health; 3;

4%

Agricul-tural Sci-

ences; 1; 2%

Social Sciences; 49; 72%

Human Studies; 2; 3%

Beneficiaries with Doctoral's programs by knowledge area

Engineering and Technology; 5;

28%

Natural and Exact Sciences;

5; 28%Medical Sci-ences and

Health; 4; 22%

Agricultural Sciences; 1; 5%

Social Sciences; 3; 17%

Europe: 79 %

South America: 12%

USA: 8 %

Beneficiaries by location of the University

1 al 100 101 al 200 201 al 350

27%

36% 36%

Beneficiaries by ranking of the University

Beneficiaries by language of the Program

59%20%

21%

SpanishEnglishOthers

Universidad de Destino Maestría / DoctoradoUniversidad de Chile Doctorado en Biotecnología MolecularUniversité Aix Marselle PhD Estructura de grupos superficies abelianas

Universidad de Bremen Manipulación y navegación de sistemas autónomos inteligentes para agricultura

Universidad de São Paulo Ciencias Odontológicas aplicadasUniversidad Politécnica de Valencia Doctorado en Ingeniería del Agua y MedioambientalGoethe Universitat LLM FinancePontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Magíster en Ciencias de la IngenieríaUniversidad de Navarra Máster en Guion Audiovisual

Universidad de Nueva York Máster en Derecho en Regulación de Negocios Internacionales, Litigación y Arbitraje

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Investigación e intervención psicosocialUniversidad de Bologna Máster in Chemical Innovation and RegulationRoyal Hollway, University of London Bioinformatics and medical applications of computer scienceUniversidad de Valencia Doctorado en Ciencias de la AlimentaciónUniversity of Oxford Máster of Public PolicyAgro Paris Tech Master en Agronomía y AgroalimentaciónUniversidad do Porto Doctorado en Ingeniería CivilUniversidad de Cornell PhD Program in GovernementUniversity of Cambridge Master Of Finance

Universities / Programs (First call results)

Universidades/Programas (1° Convocatoria)

Universidad de Destino Maestría / DoctoradoUniversity College London Msc Special Care DentistryUniversidad de Minnesota Master of Science in Mechanical EngineeringÉcole des Ponts Paris Tech Doctorado en GeotecniaUniversidad Claude Bernard Eudipharm: European Diploma in Pharmaceutical MedicineUniversidad Politécnica de Cataluña Master en Arquitectura y Medio AmbienteUniversity College Dublin MSc in Food Business StrategyUniversitat Pompeu Fabra PhD en BiomedicinaUniversidad de Barcelona Master en Biotecnología MolecularUniversidad Estatal de Campinas Maestría en Ingeniería MecánicaGeorgetown University Master of LawUniversidad Complutense de Madrid Doctorado en PsicologíaUniversidad de los Andes Maestría en Ingeniería de SoftwareUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid Master Universitario en Calidad y Mejora de la EducaciónEindohove University of Technology EIT Masters in ICT Innovation: Data Science TrackUniversidad de Michigan Master of Arts in Higher Education (MA)Université Paris - Sud Física e Ingeniería de la Energía (PIE)Université de Liège Maestría en AntropologíaSciences Po Master in ComunicationUniverdidad Claude Bernard Stage Asocie Urologie

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