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The 384 Popular Curshos selected in the second stage of, initiative created by the Ministry of Education (MEC), have a few days to complete the scholarships for teachers and coordinators and permanence aid for students. The initiative, launched in March, selected courses focused on the preparation of socially vulnerable public school students seeking to enter higher education through the National High School Exam (Enem).
Curshos representatives must register coordinators and teachers on the FIOTEC platform by July 2, following the guidelines that will be sent to the registered email. The technical analysis of the documentation received for the granting of the scholarships is scheduled to take place until July 7.
The final relationship with all approved popular courses can be accessed at the MEC portal. Each course will receive R 163,200 per open class, which covers the against the hiring of coordinators and teachers and support for technical and administrative activities. Free popular course that does not receive direct or indirect financial support were prioritized.
In the case of students, the deadline for completing the spreadsheet with personal data runs until July 4th. The students enrolled and often will receive a scholarship of R 200 to encourage the permanence in the classroom. There will also be technical support and teaching material in order to avoid dropout.
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CPOP - the National Network of Popular Cursinhos (CPOP) was launched on March 10 and was regulated by Decree No. 12.410/2025, signed by the President of the Republic, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and by the Minister of State of Education, Camilo Santana, on March 13. CPOP supports Popular Curshos in Brazil, ensuring technical and financial support for the preparation of socially disadvantaged public school students seeking to enter higher education through Enem. The initiative is carried out by MEC, through Secadi, in partnership with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, through the Cooperation of Social Cooperation.
The main objectives of CPOP are: strengthen popular and community courses; Guide the structuring and implementation of training actions in the course of the Network focused on the National High School Exam (Enem); expand the possibility of access to higher education for low -income people and egresses from public, black, quilombola, indigenous and disabled schools; contribute to the resumption of the interest of young Brazilians by Enem; and contribute to the occupation of vacancies in undergraduate courses of federal institutions.
