See how to request Pé de Meia, check the step-by-step to get the aid that is changing the lives of thousands of students. Also learn about the monthly payments that can be sent directly to your student savings account, and discover the total amount you'll receive over the 3 years of high school.
High School aid is an educational and financial incentive program; the assistance is sent through a savings modality and aims to promote students' permanence until completion of the final year of high school. School permanence incentives improve learning rates while reducing inequality and promoting better living conditions for those in need.
More equality and opportunities for students
Democratizing educational access is the best way to reduce social inequality among young people, creating a bridge for social progress through Brazil's major exam, the ENEM. For this reason, in addition to payments directed for each year of high school, there will also be an additional benefit payment for those who enroll in the ENEM.
Pé de Meia: How much does high school aid pay?
Check the amount paid by the incentive and see how much it can improve your daily finances:
- Enrollment Incentive
The first installment of the benefit will be paid after enrollment is completed. The amount you'll earn for enrolling will be R$ 200.00 (two hundred reals), and will be paid just once. It's worth remembering that after receiving this amount, the following payments will be made monthly through the Attendance Incentive.
- Attendance Incentive
As for the monthly benefit payment, it's worth noting that it will be sent in the months of February, March, April, May, June, September, October, and November. And will total R$ 1,800.00 (one thousand eight hundred reals) for each year, adding up to 9 installments of R$ 200 each. The year 2024 will be the only one paying in 8 installments instead of 9, but from 2025 onwards it will follow the schedule of nine annual payments.
- Completion Incentive
For each year of high school you complete, you'll have the right to receive an additional payment of R$ 1,000.00 (one thousand reals). It will be deposited annually after approval of each completed high school year. Over the three years of high school you will receive a total amount of R$ 3,000.00 (three thousand reals). It's worth noting that the amount paid by the Completion Incentive is withheld and can only be released after completion of the three years of H.S. (high school).
- ENEM Incentive
Finally, we have the incentive for all students who enroll for the ENEM exam. An additional amount of R$ 200.00 (two hundred reals) will be paid in a single installment to those who take the national high school exam.
- What is the total amount the benefit pays?
Adding up the monthly installments, annual completions, enrollments, and ENEM bonus, the total amount you can receive over the three years of high school will be R$ 9,200 for each student enrolled in the benefit. It's a considerable amount, totaling almost ten thousand reals. For those facing financial difficulties, it will certainly be a great relief to family finances, as well as enabling structural improvement and a major incentive for students to complete their studies.
- How is the benefit withdrawal and use carried out?
From the moment you get your approval in the benefit, you'll receive payments according to the official calendar. As for monthly payments (200 reals each), you can use them as soon as you receive them. The same applies to the enrollment and ENEM benefit. The only amount that will be withheld until completion of high school are the 3 annual payments of a single installment per year, which are (1,000 reals each).
That is, of the total amount of R$ 9,200 you can receive over 3 years, there will be R$ 3,000 that will be pending and only released after completing high school. But still, most of the amount can be used during your study period.
Yes, because Pé de Meia is a federal initiative benefit, it becomes eligible for all regions of Brazil. That is, you can receive high school aid regardless of which region you live in.
If you enroll in the ENEM, you will have the right to receive an additional R$ 200 (two hundred reals) as an incentive to enter higher education and complete college. It's worth noting that this additional amount will be paid just once to each student.
Step-by-step to request Pé de Meia
Follow all the steps to complete your benefit request:
First, you must access the Integrated Planning, Budget and Finance System of the Ministry of Education Simec and log in using a GOV.BR account
- Click on the Pé-de-meia Program
- Read the information and click "Next"
- Click on the option "Register nominee" to be able to define the people responsible for monthly reporting student study retention data to the MEC
- Enter your CPF, full name, email, mobile/phone and save the settings. Once done, click "Next"
- Read all commitment terms and click "Agree"
- Now that you've completed the responsible person registration, the next step is to enter the student data and send all necessary information to receive the benefit.
- Congratulations, just wait for the analysis to be completed, and then you can receive your benefits!
