The scholarships are valid for the duration of the academic year, according to the respective school calendar, as per regulations published today in the Diário da República (Official Gazette).

The document states that each student awarded a scholarship “will only be eligible for the scholarship and airfare if they meet the financial need requirements.”

The student must also present proof of academic achievement in the previous year, “except in cases of force majeure, duly proven, namely prolonged illness.”

Each student may be supported for a maximum of six academic years, as approved by the Corvo Municipal Assembly.

These regulations aim at “educational development and cultural enrichment in the municipality of Corvo,” noting that the municipality of Corvo “is, by nature, characterised by a socio-economic and geographical situation identified with marked ultra-peripherality.”

When they reach the 10th grade, and "taking into account the limited number of educational areas that exist or are available between the 10th and 12th grades on the island of Corvo," students face "an undeniable constraint for resident families and especially for the young student population."