PRONABEC scholarship programme

Plymouth is proud to be an eligible university in the PRONABEC scholarship programme “Beca Presidente de la República”.

Please see below for our eligible courses, and for more details visit the PRONABEC website.

The University offers:

1. Masters courses in the following PRONABEC priority areas:

Life sciences, biology, biotechnology, nanotechnology

Supply chain

Animal sciences/veterinary sciences

Physical and mental health sciences

Environmental sciences and technologies, earth sciences, forestry sciences

Crop and food technologies

 Information and communications technologies

 Education

Engineering (all specialities)


2. PhD programmes in the following PRONABEC priority areas:

  • life sciences, biology, biotechnology, nanotechnology
  • supply chain
  • animal sciences/veterinary sciences
  • physical and mental health sciences
  • environmental sciences and technologies, earth sciences, forestry sciences
  • crop and food technologies
  • information and communications technologies
  • basic sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, pharmacy and biochemistry
  • education
  • engineering (all specialities).

More information on our research themes

English language requirements

The University accepts the following English language tests as proof of proficiency for admission on to our postgraduate courses:

  • IELTS
  • Cambridge Advanced CAE
  • Cambridge Proficiency CPE
  • PTE Academic.

For more information, please check our English language requirements page.