• Registration form duly completed.
• Resume, in the format established institutionally for this purpose (Appendix 1), with the attachment of the certificates and copies of documents that corroborate what is described therein.
• Photocopy of valid Colombian identity card or valid passport for foreigners.
• Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format.
• Photocopy of the diploma or copy of the undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by an institution of higher education recognized in Colombia. If the applicant has a degree from a foreign university, it must be duly apostilled and translated into Spanish if it is in a foreign language. The degrees must be validated by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional de la República de Colombia in case the applicant will be pursuing a master’s degree in the area of health, law or any other area regulated by national regulations that require this administrative act.
• Certificate of the grades obtained during undergraduate studies, with mention of the weighted average. In the case of alumni graduating from undergraduate studies at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, it is not necessary to provide this document.
• Payment receipt issued by the treasury of the Universidad Industrial de Santander for the current registration fee or deposit receipt in the accounts authorized by the UIS.
• If the advisory committee determines as a requirement the approval of the reading comprehension and written production test in Spanish, present the certificate of approval issued by the School of Languages of the UIS. The cost of the test is not included in the registration fee for the graduate program.
• Two (2) confidential letters of academic reference, in sealed envelopes, sent directly to the coordination of the graduate program, according to the form established by the Universidad Industrial de Santander, which will be provided by the academic-administrative unit to which the master’s program is attached.

• For research master’s degrees, certification of foreign language level equivalent to or higher than level A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, according to standardized test or issued by the Language Institute of the UIS. This certification will not be required for those applicants who are native speakers of a foreign language or who have obtained a university degree in a foreign language, according to the description of such studies in the corresponding documents. (Dates for presentation of competency exams May 19th and 25th, request payment receipts in advance by e-mail to ilenguas.recursos@uis.edu.co).
• Receipt of payment, issued by the UIS treasury, for the current value of the psycho-technical test or receipt of consignment in the accounts authorized by this same university, in the case that the Graduate Programs Advisory Committee of the academic-administrative unit has decided the presentation of such test.
• In the case of research master’s degrees, a letter of endorsement from a research group or center of the UIS or a scientific institution with which there is an agreement in force, signed by the director of the same, and in which the applicant is presented to the program. The letter of endorsement consists of the commitment of the issuer to support the research work of the applicant and to assist in strengthening the conditions for the development of the degree work. The Graduate Programs Office will establish the reference model letter for this requirement and will send it to all graduate coordinators; this model may be adjusted to the needs of each graduate program, by the Graduate Programs Advisory Committee of each academic-administrative unit, provided that it does not undermine what is expressed in these regulations.

• Registration form duly completed.
• Resume, in the format established institutionally for this purpose (Appendix 1), with the attachment of the certificates and copies of documents that corroborate what is described therein.
• Photocopy of valid Colombian identity card or valid passport in the case of foreigners.
• Recent document type photo, preferably in digital format.
• Photocopy of the diploma or undergraduate degree certificate required by the program, issued by an institution of higher education recognized in Colombia. If the applicant has a degree from a foreign university, it must be duly apostilled and translated into Spanish, if it is in a foreign language, and validated and approved by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, according to the current regulations established by the latter.
• Receipt of payment issued by the treasury of the Universidad Industrial de Santander for the current value of the registration or receipt of consignment in the account authorized by the UIS.

• Certificate of the grades obtained during the undergraduate studies in Medicine, with the mention of the weighted average and the inclusion of information about the year of internship. If this document is issued in a foreign language, it must be duly translated into Spanish. It is not necessary to provide this document in the case of alumni with undergraduate degrees obtained at the Universidad Industrial de Santander.
• Deleted by Academic Council Agreement No 186 of August 28, 2015.
• Modified by Academic Council Agreement No 013 of January 28, 2014. Certification of foreign language level equivalent or higher than level A1, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, according to standardized test or issued by the Language Institute of the UIS. This certification will not be required for those applicants who are native speakers of a foreign language or those who have obtained a university degree in a foreign language, according to the description of such studies in the corresponding documents. (Dates for competency exams May 31 and June 3, request payment receipts in advance by e-mail to ilenguas.recursos@uis.edu.co)

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F3 Health

*F6 Tourism

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F3 Health

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F6 Tourism

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F6 Tourism

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F5 Manufacture

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F6 Tourism

*F3 Health

*F5 Manufacture

*F2  Energy

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F2  Energy

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

* F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F3 Health

*F1 Biodiversity and Biotechnology

*F2  Energy

*F3 Health

*F4 Agro-industry

*F5 Manufacture

This public institutional call is articulated and subject to the following terms of reference. See document

Appendix:

• Appendix 1. (the conditions for remission established in the terms of reference of the call will be taken into account).

• Appendix 2. Model letters.

• Appendix 3. List of Recognized Actors SNCTeI.

• Appendix 4. Typology of products.

1. Registration form duly completed (Appendix 1).
2.   Letter signed by the applicant in which they declare under oath that they do not incur in any of the disqualifying conditions listed in numeral 5 of this call for applications (Sample candidate letter), Appendix 2).
3. The documents that allow verifying the qualifying requirements described in item 5 of this call, as described in Table 3.

Demonstrate linkage to an entity of the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation (SNCTeI) or accredit CTeI products for the benefit of the department of Santander.

Being registered in the national database of the Beneficiary Selection System for Social Programs – SISBEN, provided by the National Planning Department – DNP, as of the last cut-off date.

Research proposal:

It corresponds to a text in which the applicant presents, in a concise manner, the research that he/she will carry out in the development of his/her medical-surgical specialization or master’s degree studies associated with one of the six areas prioritized by the Department of Santander.

The proposal should be submitted considering the following sections:

• Presentation page: Title of the proposal, candidate’s name, candidate’s ID number, graduate program to which the candidate is admitted and strategic focus of the Department of Santander to which the graduate program and the proposal are associated.
• Statement of the research question.
• Justification.
• Conceptual Framework.
• General Objective.
• Specific objectives.
• Research methodology.
• Expected results and products of the research.

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Contribution of the proposal to the strategic focus of the department of Santander.

Scientific technical support. The following should be reported in this information:

1. Name of the research group that supports the proposal, current classification (according to the results of the Call for Proposals 894 of 2021 of Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación), summary of the conformation and trajectory. Include the link for consultation in GrupLac and submit as an appendix the letter of support signed by the director of the research group.

Name of the director of the proposal and current classification (results of the Call for Proposals 894 of 2021 of the Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación). Include the CVLac consultation link and submit as an annex the letter of support signed by the director.

3. In case the postgraduate program to which the applicant was admitted is accredited, the resolution of high quality accreditation of the program, issued by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, and which is at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, will be considered.

• • Bibliography: it is recommended to use the APA citation system, 6th Ed.
  • Appendices:

    In order to verify and assign the points corresponding to the criterion of scientific technical support of the proposal, the applicant must attach the following documents (in a single PDF separate from that of the proposal as such):

    • Letter of endorsement signed by the director of the research group supporting the proposal, (Appendix 1).
    • Letter of intent signed by the professor who will direct the research work, member of the group that endorses the proposal, (Appendix 2)
    • The high quality accreditation of the program to which the candidate was admitted, issued by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional is a document that the UIS has, so it will not be requested to the candidate.

    • For the purposes of tie-breaking criteria, it is requested to attach the electoral certificate of the last national elections in which they were voters.

• Having a master’s degree or a medical-surgical specialty degree or a higher degree than the one offered in this call.
• Having started semesters of study of their master’s degree program or medical-surgical specialty.
• Having funding for the development of the master’s degree program or medical-surgical specialty.

• The research proposal does not respond to the priorities prioritized by the department of Santander.
• The program to which he/she was admitted is not part of the list of programs offered in numeral 6 of the present call.

Directory of programs and coordinators of research master’s programs that will participate in call 07 of Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación

Program

Coordinator

Extension

E-mail

Secretariat’s mail

Directory of programs and coordinators of Medical-Surgical Specializations that will participate in call 07 of MINCIENCIAS

Program

Coordinator

Extension

E-mail

Secretariat’s mail

Score

Maximum

Quality and consistency

Formulation and background of the research question: contribution of the research question to the generation of new knowledge. Clarity and support of the scientific foundations. Concreteness of the research question(s) and hypothesis.

Coherence in the structuring of the degree work proposal: articulation and coherence between the research question, the objectives, the methodological design, the schedule of activities and the expected products.

Expected Results

CTeI products: products of new knowledge and technological development and innovation and of social appropriation of knowledge that are expected to be obtained from the degree work proposal.

Articulation of the degree work proposal.

Contribution of the candidate’s degree work proposal to the strategic focus of the department of Santander.

Technical and scientific quality

Research group supporting the candidate’s proposal (up to 8 points)

(Scale: Group A1: 8 points, Group A: 6 points, Group B: 4 points, Group C: 2 points, Recognized: 1 point, Unrecognized: 0 points)

Tutor supporting the candidate’s proposal (up to 5 points) (Scale: Senior or Emeritus: 5 points, Associate: 3 points, Junior: 1 point, Unclassified: 0 points).

Quality of the academic program to be carried out (up to 2 points) (Scale: High quality accredited program: 2 points, Non-accredited program: 0 points)