Gaya Polytechnic (Vila Nova de Gaia/Portugal) - Merit Award of the Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES)
Gaya Polytechnic (Vila Nova de Gaia/Portugal)
Quick facts
Institution
Gaya Polytechnic (Vila Nova de Gaia/Portugal)
Program
Merit Award of the Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES)
Last verified: 6 April 2026
About this scholarship
General Description
The Gaya Polytechnic Merit Award is a fixed value given to students who have shown outstanding academic performance. It comprises an amount equal to five times the value of the minimum wage established at the beginning of the school year in which it is awarded.
Requirements
Candidates are ranked and selected ranked in descending order according to the average (simple average, rounded in hundredths) of the marks obtained in all curricular units that integrate the curriculum of the school year the student was enrolled in prior to their application to this scholarship.
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