COLFUTURO Year Book of Selected Candidates 2019

Agreements per country United Kingdom King’s College London One beneficiary of the Talent Seeding Program unconditionally admitted in a twelve-month master ’ s program. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Two beneficiaries of the Talent Seeding Program. University College London (UCL) Twobeneficiaries of the Talent SeedingProgram. University of Bristol One beneficiary of a master ’ s program beginning on September 2019. University of Edinburgh One beneficiary admitted to amaster ’ s program. University of Essex One beneficiary admitted to a postgraduate taught master in 2019. University of Exeter Ayudar Scholarships The donors of the scholarshipwill interview the candidates electedby COLFUTURO,with the purpose of choosingwhowill receive and estimated aidof £14.000per year for living expenses, for up to two years, according to the duration of the program. Also, if the amount of tuitionfinancedby COLFUTUROexceeds USD25.000, Ayudar Scholarshipswill cover the balance. The beneficiaries not electedby Ayudar Scholarshipswill receive a 20%in the tuition fees. QueenMary University of London Two beneficiaries admitted in doctorate programs of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Sweden Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) One beneficiary admitted in one master’s degree. European Union InnoEnergy One beneficiary admitted in any master ’ s degree program. DAAD Thanks to this agreement, the master ’ s and doctorate students who go to Germany receive in Colombia a course of German with a maximum duration of three months (only in the events of Human Sciences, Law, Economy and similar sciences), and other in Germany, of up to six months, prior to starting their students. In addition, the students have all the benefits of the DAAD grantees in Germany, including, a health insurance and a third- party damage insurance (covering them and their dependents), as well as the cost of the flight tickets between Germany and Colombia. DAAD supplements the support provided by COLFUTURO in several items. The Hertie School of Governance 25 % discount in tuition fees for five COLFUTURO beneficiaries, for a term of two years for master ’ s degree students, and of three years for doctorate students. Germany 81