Scholarships are available for Master's Students, but they are limited to a certain number. Scholarships are usually awarded by Capes Foundation (The Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel), CNPq (The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), and FAPEMIG (The Minas Gerais State Agency for Research and Development). Once a student is awarded a scholarship, he or she must keep a good score average in order to keep the scholarship.