Applications for the University for All Program (Prouni) second semester of 2026 close Friday, July 10, at 11:59 p.m. Brasília time [5].
This deadline represents the final opportunity for high school graduates to secure government-funded scholarships for the upcoming academic term. The program is designed to expand access to higher education for students who cannot afford private tuition.
The Ministério da Educação (MEC) is offering a total of 471,304 scholarships [1] for the current cycle. These grants are distributed across 380 different courses [3] and are available at 879 private institutions [4] throughout the country.
Applicants must register exclusively through the Acesso Único portal using a Gov.br login [1]. The program provides both full and partial scholarships to eligible students who have completed their secondary education [1].
Regional data highlights the scale of the program's reach. In the state of Pará, for example, there are 16,991 available scholarships [7], with more than 9,000 of those being full grants [8].
Following the close of the application window on Friday, the Ministry of Education will process the requests. The results for the first call of scholarship recipients are scheduled to be released on July 15 [6].
Students who miss the 11:59 p.m. deadline on July 10 [5] will be unable to apply for this specific semester's intake. The process remains digitized to ensure national coverage, allowing students from all territories to compete for the available spots.
“471,304 scholarships are available across 380 different courses.”
The scale of the 2026 second-semester Prouni cycle underscores the Brazilian government's reliance on private-sector partnerships to meet public demand for higher education. By subsidizing seats in private institutions, the state can rapidly expand enrollment numbers without the immediate need to build new public university infrastructure.
