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Mexico
Mexican Government Scholarship (AMEXCID)
Mexico's foreign-cooperation agency funds graduate study for applicants from 180+ countries at top Mexican institutions (UNAM, IPN, Colmex and more). The rare fully-funded door into Latin America — if you have or will learn Spanish.
No application fee
Fact sheet
- Funding
- Tuition at partner institutions + monthly stipend + health coverage
- Typical deadline window
- ~Jun – Sep (one annual call)
- Application fee
- None
- Language test
- Spanish proficiency required for most programmes (certificate or university letter)
- Where you study
- Mexico
What it covers
- ✓Tuition at participating Mexican institutions
- ✓Monthly living stipend
- ✓Health coverage after the first month
- ✓Some calls include arrival support; flights are usually NOT covered
Can you apply?
- ▸Citizen of an eligible country (the annual call lists them — coverage is broad)
- ▸Bachelor degree with a solid GPA (the call sets the minimum)
- ▸Acceptance letter from a participating Mexican institution is required before applying
- ▸Spanish proficiency for Spanish-taught programmes (most of them)
Insider tips
- 01The acceptance letter is the long pole: contact the Mexican university months before the AMEXCID call opens.
- 02B1–B2 Spanish unlocks this entire region — pair the application year with serious language study.
- 03Stipend levels are modest by European standards but so is the cost of living; run the numbers per city, not per country.
Useful services for this route
How we fund this siteMagoosh IELTS Prep ↗
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Pay application/deposit fees abroad at the real exchange rate.
StudentUniverse ↗
Student-only fares for your first one-way flight.
Independent services we'd recommend anyway — using them never costs you extra.
Stipend amounts and deadlines shown are recent figures and change between intakes — always confirm on the official page above before planning.