Students from Mexico

CONACYT and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have established a graduate co-funding program for Mexican nationals to pursue master and PhD studies at USask with funding provided jointly through CONACYT and USask. USask is a member of CALDO.

Mexican students must meet the eligibility requirements for both the USask academic program and the CONACYT scholarship.

How to apply to the CONACYT—University of Saskatchewan Co-Funding Program:

1. Apply to USask

• Find a program
• Follow the steps to apply for admission

2. If the student is admitted, the University of Saskatchewan will provide:

• Conditional letter of admission
• Summary of the research project and approval with the supervisor’s signature
• Supervisor’s Curriculum Vitae or resume
• Information on the academic program including the start and end date of the program, and courses
• Document detailing yearly costs
• Information about how to obtain a Study Permit (per request) to the International and Study Abroad Centre (ISSAC) 

3. Apply to obtain CONACYT Scholarship:

1. Open Call for CONACYT-FUNED
   • Name of the Scholarship: Graduate Scholarships Abroad - Master's Degrees in Engineering, Social Sciences and Economic and Administrative Sciences focused on Health
   • Master's applications are open in two stages:
     • 1st stage: FUNED website - May 4 - June 17, 2022 (Candidates submit their scholarship applications on the FUNED website.
     • 2nd stage: CONACYT website - July 18 to July 29, 2022 at 23:59 (Mexico Central Zone) (Candidates selected by FUNED will be able to participate in the 2nd stage of the Call at the CONACYT website).
   • Follow the steps to apply to CONACYT
2. Open call for CONACYT-SACPC-FINBA (Mexico)(National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) - Support System for Creation and Cultural Projects (SACPC)- Foundation for the Fine Arts & Literature - (FINBA)
   • Name of the scholarship: Creation and Knowledge for the Future, support for culture and arts professionals for master's or doctoral programs abroad.
   • Applications are open in two stages:
     • 1st stage: SACPC website – July 11 to July 22, 2022 (Candidates submit their scholarship applications on the SACPC website)
     • 2nd stage: CONACYT website – August 29 to September 2, 2022 at 23:59 (Mexico Central Zone) (Candidates having met all the requirements and having completed the scholarship application on the SACPC website will be able to participate in the 2nd stage of the Call on the CONACYT website)
   • Follow the steps to apply to CONACYT-SACPC-FINBA funding
3. Open Call for CONACYT
   • Name of the scholarship: Graduate Scholarships Abroad – PhD in Science and Humanities Abroad 2022
   • The scholarship call is open from July 11 to August 12, 2022
   • Follow the steps to apply to CONACYT funding

Mexican students seeking full PhD degree

Mexican non-priority research areas can be found at CONACYT-FINBA Fine Arts and CONACYT-FUNED Humanities.