📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Education (MEC) published on Monday, September 22, the, which establishes the Bolsa Permanence Program (PBP) for undergraduate students, enrolled in medical courses in federal universities and private higher education institutions who participate in Mais Medicos, as provided for in Law No. 12,871/2013, which establishes more doctors.
1,500 new scholarships will be offered in the amount of R 700, to be paid by the National Education Development Fund (FNDE), in early 2026. For this, MEC will make an annual investment of R 12.6 million. The program seeks to minimize social inequalities and contribute to the permanence and diplomation of students in a situation of socioeconomic vulnerability. In addition to the new incentives, MEC guaranteed, in 2025, resources to pay more than 17,500 PBP scholarships to serve indigenous and quilombola students registered in the program.
For the Secretary of Higher Education, Marcus David, the permanence scholarship for students from Mais Medicos is an important and necessary policy of social inclusion for education. This normative democratizes and guarantees conditions of permanence, promoting more diversity among the doctors trained and able to guarantee the right to health of the population. The ordinance published today reinforces the commitment of the federal government, through MEC, to inclusive and quality higher education, he says.
To receive the scholarship, students must have a family gross income per person up to 1 and a half minimum wage and be registered in the Single Registry for Social Programs (CadUnico); Active enrollment in a medical course at federal universities or private higher education institutions participating in the More Doctors program; not having completed any other college degree; and not be a beneficiary of the permanence scholarship program.
The announcement with all program rules and schedule should be published soon. After completion of the institutions adhesion process, which should take place in October, MEC opens the registration period for eligible students, also scheduled for next month. The selection of students will be carried out by participating higher education institutions, which should define selection deadlines and procedures in their own notice.
MEC Communication Advisory, with information from the Secretariat of Higher Education (SESU)
