Student Financing Fund (Fies) - government-backed tuition financing
Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil (Fies / Novo Fies / Fies Social)
Paid by Ministério da Educação (FNDE); Caixa como agente operador · 🇧🇷 Brazil
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Taxa de juros ZERO para todos os estudantes; Sem necessidade de fiador se sua renda familiar for até 1,5 salário mínimo por pessoa. ... Renda familiar até 3 salários mínimos por pessoa;
https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/obter-financiamento-do-fies
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Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.gov.br
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Other education & training support in Brazil
5 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Enem registration fee waiver
- National Student Assistance Policy - housing, food and transport grants at federal universities/institutes
- Quota Law - reserved places at federal universities and institutes for public-school students
- Half-price tickets for students, seniors, persons with disabilities and young people in poverty
- Bolsa Presença - school attendance grant of Bahia state
Similar programmes
Enem registration fee waiver
Ministério da Educação / Inep
Half-price tickets for students, seniors, persons with disabilities and young people in poverty
Poder público (Lei nº 12.933/2013; Lei nº 10.741/2003; Lei nº 13.146/2015) - pagos pelos promotores de eventos
Pé-de-Meia student savings incentive for low-income public high school students
Ministério da Educação (MEC); contas abertas automaticamente pela Caixa
Bolsa Presença - school attendance grant of Bahia state
Governo do Estado da Bahia - Secretaria da Educação (SEC)
Quota Law - reserved places at federal universities and institutes for public-school students
Ministério da Educação (aplicada pelas IFES via Sisu e vestibulares próprios)
National Student Assistance Policy - housing, food and transport grants at federal universities/institutes
Ministério da Educação; executada pelas IFES (universidades e institutos federais)