Bolsonaro Administration Cuts New Education Grants Destined for Graduate Students
Bolsonaro Administration Cuts New Education Grants Destined for Graduate Students
Cuts will affect students who had been recently approved for funds
May.9.2019 2:13PM
SÃO PAULO e BRASÍLIA
In a last minute move yesterday, President Bolsonaro’s administration blocked new education grants destined for students in graduate programs. Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) administers the funds.
According to program administrators, the government pulled unused funds that were connected to the Ministry of Education.
The education grants were destined for students who had recently been approved, and students who were in the process of being approved for the funds.
The cuts surprised universities and will affect areas in the humanities, as well as those related to sciences. Education minister Abraham Weintraub said that the humanities are not a priority for public investment.
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