Registration for the remaining vacancies in the second semester of 2024 in the Student Financing Fund (Fies) of the Ministry of Education (MEC) ends this Friday (29). Students enrolled in higher education courses must register exclusively online, at Single Access Portal to Higher Educationin the Fies module.
When accessing Fies Seleção, higher education students must enter the federal government’s single digital services portal, Gov.br, with their Individual Taxpayer Registry (CPF) and password.
Fies finances the monthly fees of undergraduate students at private higher education institutions with a positive evaluation in the National Higher Education Assessment System (Sinaes).
Who is entitled
According to an extra notice, the remaining places are intended exclusively for students actually enrolled in a higher education course, and if the academic semester has already ended, candidates must have completed the said period with success in at least 75% of the subjects .
To participate in the selection, the candidate must also have participated in the National High School Exam (Enem) from the 2010 edition onwards and obtained an arithmetic average of grades in the tests equal to or greater than 450 points, as well as a grade greater than zero in the essay.
It is also necessary to have a gross monthly family income, per person, of up to three minimum wages (R$4,236, in 2024).
Fies Social
Through Fies social, created this year to meet the needs of low-income students, the federal program modality will prioritize the selection of students with a family income of up to half a minimum wage (R$706) per person in the family, registered in the Single Registry for Federal Government Social Programs (CadÚnico). Priority will apply to filling the remaining vacancies in the second half of 2024.
In the latter situation, students can also request financing of up to 100% of the educational fees charged by higher education institutions.
In 2024, for the first time, self-declared black, brown, indigenous, quilombola and people with disabilities (PCD) candidates will have priority in classification for the remaining vacancies. The result of the pre-selection of candidates and the ranking order will be announced on December 4th, for a single call and a waiting list.
New notice
The occupancy of these remaining Fies 2024 vacancies is scheduled for new noticepublished by the MEC on the 22nd and appears to offer financing for vacancies that were not filled during the program’s regular selection stages.
Fies
Since 2001, Fies has democratized access to higher education, allowing low-income students to graduate. The program offers financing at interest rates much lower than those practiced in the financial market, which makes financing more accessible to this group.
There are different types of financing, with varying payment terms and conditions, depending on the family income of each candidate. For those who need it most, financing can be offered at zero interest.
In the Fies I modality, for example, the financing will be paid after the end of the course, respecting the student’s income limit.
For more information about Fies, you can consult the official website of Caixa Econômica Federaloperating institution and financial agent of the government fund.
