Fies 2016: results are announced

This semester are offered 250,000 finance jobs . Engineering, health and teacher training have priority.

The Ministry of Education (MEC ) announced on Monday ( 1 ) the result of the pre- selection in the single call and the waiting list of the Student Financing Fund ( FIES ) .

The list was released just before 17h . The expectation for the results generated memes on Twitter. The MEC did not disclose the total number of subscribers . Up to four hours before the deadline on Friday (29) 547 230 candidates tried to benefit. This semester , the Fies offers 250,279 finance jobs in 1,337 institutions of higher education . Courses such as engineering , teacher education and health areas have the priority of jobs . The benefit also prioritizes courses with better quality scores with concepts 4:05 . The FIES is one of three main initiatives of the federal government in higher education management . While the Sisu ( Selection System Unified ) selects for vacancies in public universities and Prouni ( University for All Program ) provides grants to private institutions , the FIES provides financing agreements with a focus on low-income students .
Nearby chances Candidates who did not obtain a seat by Sisu, failed to bag the Prouni or financing by Fies in the first half should be aware of the next actions of the MEC. This year, in addition to a new edition of Sisu in the second half, it is expected an extra edition with about 100,000 remaining vacancies. Prouni and Fies should also have new stage in the second half. The dates have not yet been disclosed. Remember that the total number of places available is traditionally lower than in editions of earlier this year. To participate, the candidate may also use the note of Enem 2015. Investment The MEC plans to invest R $ 18.7 billion in the Financial Aid contracts (Fies) this year. Last year, the government used R $ 17.8 billion for this purpose. If only rated investment with Prouni, according to the IRS, it is expected that this year the government fails to raise R $ 1.27 billion in taxes to fund scholarships in private institutions. According to the Annual Budget Bill (PLOA) 2016, the budget forecast for the year the ministry is 96.5 billion. Last year, after the approved budget was 103.3 billion. The PLOA 216 still needs to be approved in Congress. The Fies was created in 1999, when received R $ 141 million to finance the higher education of low-income students. The following year, in 2000, government spending rose to R $ 854 million. In 2008, student loan agreements already exceeded the R $ 1.1 billion home. New rules Only can sign up to bid for a contract FIES student who made the Enem (National Secondary Education Examination) from the 2010 edition and obtained arithmetic average of the test scores less than 450 points, and note in writing nonzero. From now on, candidates will be ranked according to the note of Enem. In case of a tie, the criterion will be the highest score in the newsroom, followed by higher test scores of languages, mathematics, natural sciences and humanities. Moreover, it is criteria have gross monthly income per capita of up to two minimum wages and a half. May not participate in the program who already have a higher education degree.