📋 Tender Overview
More than 1.4 million students have requested one of these aid for the next year 5.6% more than the previous year.
The general call for scholarships for the 2025-2026 course has received 1430917 applications which represents the greatest number in history. Specifically 632292 students have requested a university scholarship and 798625 a non -university. This call which ended on May 30 has received 5.6% more applications than the previous one. By levels the requests of non -university students (6.3%) increase further against university students (4.7%). To these data we will have to add those of the call for aid for students with a specific need for educational support which remains open until September 11. To meet those requests that meet the stipulated requirements the Government approved a record budget of 2544 million euros. This is the eighth consecutive increase in the item for scholarships and study aid which has increased by more than 1100 million euros since 2017; More than 80%. More aid for students with the need for educational support progressive budget increase has allowed the number of students with a scholarship to grow year after year. In this 2024-2025 course 964811 have received a scholarship or study help. There are 51000 more than in the previous year and 180000 more than in 2017-2018 (23% more). This increase is especially striking in students with a specific need for educational support that receive aid which have doubled (they rise 116%) since the 2017-2018 academic year with an investment of 265 million euros. and study aids with the objective of consolidating them as a subjective right and expanding the number of students who have access to them. For example income thresholds have increased reduced the necessary disability percentage expanded groups in need of support improved the amount associated with residence in 900 euros or flexible academic requirements for victims of gender or sexual violence among other measures.
