The program was approved under Resolution No. 733/10 by the Upper University Council of the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste University in 2010, and it started to be implemented in 2011. This policy is looking forward to responding to the needs and solving the problems of the region where the university is located.
Strands of action of the program:
- Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples to university careers through scholarships and educational consulting.
- Professional training and updating courses specialized in higher education and Indigenous Peoples for teachers, researchers, and students of the university.
- Design and implementation of Extension Projects according to the community demands and Indigenous Peoples organizations of the region.
- Promotion and consolidation of intra- and inter-institutional research teams focus on Indigenous Peoples.
- Design and consultation of a curricular complementation proposal for indigenous teachers of the province of Chaco.
University scholarships
The program grants scholarships to support the access of indigenous peoples to university careers, and not only for their access but their stay and graduation, too.
Requirements for application
All the students who are interested in accessing the Program scholarships must gather the following documentation:
- Proof of enrollment in a university career.
- A letter of recommendation of an indigenous community organization from their place of origin.
- Filled application form to register as an applicant for a Fellow of the Indigenous Peoples Program.
- Photocopy of the National Identity Document.
- Photocopy of the certificate of completion of the Secondary Level.
- Certificate of domicile issued by the Police od the Province of Chaco.
Enrollment
The enrollment period runs from the first to the last working day of December every year.
Duration
The scholarship will last 10 months a year (from February to November) for the duration of the undergraduate degree in which the student is enrolled, according to the study plan.
Selection Criteria
- Applicants should have completed the secondary school level: a certificate of complete secondary studies is required (with the legend ALL SUBJECTS PASS).
- Equity will be sought concerning the locality of origin of the applicants, rural or urban, in the province of Chaco.
- Those who have completed the Secondary Level in the year before to admission will have priority.
- If the places are not covered, the entrance of those who have completed high school in previous years without an age limit will be made possible.
Since June 2011 until now, 302 scholarships have been granted to indigenous young and adults who are attending careers at the Faculties of Economic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Architecture, Engineering, Arts, Medicine, and Law.
There are currently students at the Corrientes and Resistencia headquarters, and at the headquarters in the interior of Chaco, Juan José Castelli, General Pinedo and the CRES of General San Martín.
There are enrolled students at the two main university branches in Resistencia and Corrientes, and the branches located at the inland of province of Chaco such as Castelli, General Pinedo, and General San Martin.
This program already has three graduates. The first woman is graduated in Information Sciences from the College for Humanities, and the other one is graduated in Nursing from the branch located in General Pinedo, and also, there is another graduate in Law, from College for Law, Social Sciences, and Politics.
The program provides pedagogical support to scholarship students through educational consultant pairs. These educational consultants are advanced students who receive specific training to develop their roles and can guide the indigenous students during their academic training.
The program has consultants in all careers assisting and supporting indigenous students. The assistance and support are carried out with regular meetings in groups or individually to meet the specific demands of the students.
Contact
Av. Las Heras 727 – Resistencia – Chaco.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am-12 am.
Telephone number: +54 9 379 4 893625 
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