The Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (Viana do Castelo/Portugal) has scholarships to students with economic needs to pay enrollment and tuition fees. The value is funded by the Portuguese Government, through the Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES).
Students’ family need to have a per capita income equal or lower than €5969 a year and a movable heritage no more than €100612. The applicant cannot have debts to the tax office and to social security.