📋 Tender Overview
16,148 preselected candidates who achieved the highest scores in the exam and accredited prioritizable conditions will be able to participate. The first application period ends on March 6.A total of 16,148 applicants have been preselected in Beca 18, call 2026, and will be able to continue competing in the final stage of the contest for one of the 5,184 vacancies to begin higher studies with costs covered by the State, for which they must prove compliance with certain requirements, reported the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec), of the Ministry of Education (Minedu).
These preselected are those who obtained the highest scores in the National Pre-selection Exam, held on November 16, to which additional points were added for their academic performance at school and prioritizable conditions. The list can be reviewed on the Beca 18-2026 website: www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-18/
To participate in the final stage, called the Selection Stage, applicants must have entered an institute, school or university, career and location eligible for the contest, to begin studies in the 2026 academic year. The list, which includes all licensed public institutions and private institutions that agreed to participate in the process, can be reviewed on the aforementioned website. To prove this requirement, the final proof or certificate of income must be presented.
The document must contain the name of the institution, headquarters and study program, full names and surnames of the applicant, DNI number, study regime (semester or annual), total duration of the study program, the starting semester (2026-I or 2026-II), modality (face-to-face or blended), and the signature and position of the competent authority of the institution. For the Intercultural Bilingual Education modality, the original language evaluated must be indicated.
Applicants must also have completed secondary school between 2023 and 2025, and those who have completed it in 2022 will be considered as long as they have proven it in the Pre-selection Stage. Likewise, they must have achieved high academic performance in the last two grades. To do this, the Official Certificate of Studies is presented scanned (if physical) or digital with the approval of the corresponding authorities, or the Certificate of Learning Achievements that accredits the grades of all the skills taken in secondary education.
For the Ordinary modality, the applicant must be in current poverty or extreme poverty, according to the Household Targeting System, which is verified online from the application module. Likewise, in all modalities they must sign sworn statements and forms generated by this same platform. The application is virtual and free, through www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-18/, and will be done on two occasions. The first moment runs from February 25 to March 6 (11:59 p.m.) and the second moment, from April 6 to 27 (11:59 p.m.).
The Minister of Education, Erfurt Castillo, reiterated that coordination continues to obtain more budget and expand the number of scholarships offered. The Scholarship 18-2026 vacancies will be awarded to the most talented Peruvians to study careers that are of great need for the country, with expenses covered by the State, he said.
For any questions, write to the Facebook channel www.facebook.com/PRONABEC, to the institutional WhatsApp 914 121 106, or call the toll-free line 0800 000 18 or the telephone exchange (01) 612 8230.
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