Private higher education institutions have until 11:59 pm this Monday (15) to join the Student Financing Fund (Fies) selection process, for the second semester of 2026. The federal program finances the graduation of students enrolled in non-free face-to-face courses at private colleges and with a positive evaluation from the Ministry of Education (MEC). Related news: Fies opens membership for higher education institutions in the 2nd semester. Government will make adjustment to ban bets on Desenrola Fies. Develops: Fies debt renegotiation begins this Wednesday. Primarily, Fies benefits students who have not completed higher education and who have not benefited from student financing. Membership Since June 8, membership can be made exclusively through the Fies Computerized System (SisFies), in the FiesOferta module.   The sponsors of private colleges must fill out, for each course, shift and location of offering, information on: the values ​​of the school semester fees for the periods that make up the training; how to adjust the value of the funded course; and carrying out its own selection process. In addition, offer proposals must also be sent, observing the minimum need for six places per training. According to the notice of this selection process (nº 40/2026), the participation term must be signed electronically by the legal representative of the sponsor of the educational institution. Enamed The notice for this second edition of Fies in 2026 provides for the application of precautionary measures for undergraduate medical courses that had insufficient results in the National Medical Training Assessment Exam (Enamed) in 2025. Among the sanctions is the suspension of the possibility of concluding new contracts under the Student Financing Fund (Fies) and other federal programs, such as the University for All Program (Prouni). According to lists published in March in the Official Gazette of the Union, 99 medical courses are in a situation of low performance in Enamed. The students obtained an Enade concept in bands 1 and 2 – which means that less than 60% of students completing these institutions performed adequately in Enamed. Fies Annually, Fies carries out two regular selection processes, one for the first semester and another for the second semester of each academic year, in addition to selection processes for remaining vacancies. For more information, interested parties can contact the MEC by calling 0800-616161.