Agencia Nacional de Investigacion e Innovacion (ANII)

The University of Waterloo is pleased to receive applications from excellent Uruguayan students who will be applying for Agencia Nacional de Investigacion e Innovacion (ANII) scholarships.

The Univeristy Waterloo is a member of CALDO consortium, an association of Canada’s leading research universities committed to international education. CALDO is currently working with nine Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Panama.

Scholarship Overview

The agreement between CALDO and ANII seeks to support Uruguayan students interested in pursuing Master’s or Doctoral Research programs at one of the CALDO Member Universities.

What does the Pronabec Scholarship Cover?

• Return airfare.
• Domestic tuition and academic fees.
• Montly living allowance.
• Yearly allowance for books and/or materials.
• University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP).

NOTE: If the amount of funding provided by ANII is not enough, scholarship holders must have additional funding to cover the remaining costs not covered by the scholarship.

Eligible Programs

• Doctoral studies for up to 4 (four) years.
• Research master’s studies for up to 2 (two) years.

 Approved areas of research

Doctoral Funding

• The scholarship provides funding up to $80,000 USD (including but not limited to tuition and fees, health insurance and monthly living allowance) for doctoral programs up to 4 years or 12 academic terms.
• Domestic tuition will be assessed.

Master’s Research Funding

• The scholarship provides funding up to $40,000 USD (including but not limited to tuition and fees, health insurance and monthly living allowance) for 2 years or 6 academic terms.
• International tuition will be assessed.
• The Faculty/Program/Supervisor will be required to provide support for the tuition differential between international and domestic tuition for master’s students only.

English for Academic Success (EFAS)

• Not covered under this agreement.
• Learn more about the EFAS program.

Pronabec application procedure

1. Visit https://www.anii.org.uy/inicio/ for scholarship deadlines.
2. Applicants contact universities and submit online applications and supporting documents.
3. Applicants apply through ANII, including Waterloo’s Offer of Admission.
4. ANII confirms the scholarship.

Applying to Waterloo

• Minimum admission requirements include a 8/12 (Muy Bueno or Very Good) overall standing (GPA).
• Certification of English language proficiency (ELP) through one of the accepted examinations is required.
• Prospective graduate students apply online. 
  • In the Other Information section, under International Agreements, select Uruguay: ANII.
• Some agreements provide a preliminary sponsorship or scholarship letter, if applicable, email a PDF copy to an admissions specialist. Remember to include your full name and your 8 digit (numerical only) Waterloo student ID number.

Important:

• The sponsorship documentation must detail the approved program, financial support amount and the number of years the funding has been granted (a minimum of two years for a master’s research program and a minimum of four years for a PhD program).
• Please refer to Arranging your fees with a third-party sponsorship on the Finance website for the information required in the official sponsorship documentation. If there is any change in your funding situation, the University of Waterloo may re-evaluate your Offer of Admission, and reserves the right to withdraw your Offer of Admission or withdraw you from your graduate program.

Contact

• For further information contact the Manager, Graduate Admissions, at gradadmissions@uwaterloo.ca.