The Programa Universidade para Todos (English: University for All Program), also known as ProUni, was created by the Brazilian Federal Government and developed by Fernando Haddad, Minister of Education at the time, with the purpose of providing full and partial scholarships in undergraduate and sequential courses of specific training in private higher education institutions. It was instituted by Law No. 11,096 of January 13, 2005 during Lula's administration.[1][2][3]
By 2013, Prouni had provided access to higher education for 1.2 million young people at 1,116 private higher education institutions involved in the program, with an average equivalent of one scholarship for every 10.7 paying students.[4][5][6]