About Course

The Scholarship Program for ""Lato - Sensu"" Specialization Courses is a Scholarship Program of the Government of the State of São Paulo, instituted on September 11, 1979, by State Decree No. 13,919 for higher education professionals to work in the Health area.

This Program was conceived as an instrument of the Government of the State of São Paulo, through the State Department of Health, to encourage postgraduate training of human resources responsible for directly meeting the health needs of the population of São Paulo, and is responsible for the administration and control of scholarships. There are approximately four hundred different professional development programs in the State of São Paulo.

The Scholarship Program for ""Lato - Sensu"" Specialization Courses is intended to complement the training of recent graduates in the health area, except doctors, through in-service training.