📋 Tender Overview
Scholarship recipients from peasant communities, native Amazonian communities, and Afro-Peruvian people represent a quarter of the total winners between 2021 and 2024.In the last four years, 6,294 university students who belong to indigenous communities won the Permanence Scholarship, from the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec). This contest provides financial support to outstanding students from public universities who are in poverty, so that they can continue and complete their studies.
This is in line with the commitment of the Ministry of Education program to promote access to higher education for vulnerable populations or those who face systematic barriers, since due to various sociocultural factors they have greater limitations than their peers.
Thus, this group represents a quarter of a total of 25,144 winners of the last four calls (from 2021 to 2024), the period from which this record has been available. The vast majority (95%) are from peasant communities, with 6,005 beneficiaries; In addition, 259 are from native Amazonian communities and 30 belong to the Afro-Peruvian people.
The scholarship has allowed 1,805 Peruvians from indigenous communities to become professionals who have successfully graduated from their careers. And 4,489 are currently studying in various universities nationwide with the same objective.
The predominant age range of the scholarship recipients is between 18 and 25 years old; and gender parity is reflected, since just over half (52%) are women. Likewise, a total of 173 scholarship recipients who belong to indigenous communities certified some disability.
The regions from which the scholarship recipients from indigenous communities come are mainly from the south of the country, among which Cusco (1579) and Puno (1257) stand out, followed by Apurimac and those from the center such as Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Junin. In addition, 772 beneficiaries are from border districts.
The public universities with the most beneficiaries are the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco and the National University of the Altiplano in Puno. And the majors most chosen by these outstanding university students from indigenous communities are Civil Engineering, Accounting, Primary Education and Mining Engineering.
Applicants from indigenous communities obtain additional points
The 2025 Permanence Scholarship call will grant 8,000 vacancies that cover food, mobility, and stationery expenses. Registration is virtual and free, through the website www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-permanencia/ until Tuesday, November 4.
It should be noted that applicants who prove belonging to the native communities obtain an additional score, as it is a prioritizable condition. This is accredited with a certificate signed by the representative of the community, federation or organization registered with the Ministry of Culture and other official institutions.
There is no age limit to participate. The requirements are to be studying from the second academic cycle or second academic year, and to belong to the higher education system, at least, in the last completed or accumulated academic period. In addition, the condition of poverty or extreme poverty must be current, according to the Household Targeting System (Sisfoh).
In nine calls, Beca Permanencia has benefited more than 42,000 university students. For more information, review the contest rules on its website www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-permanencia/. For further questions, write to the Pronabec social networks, to the institutional WhatsApp 914 121 106, or call the toll-free line 0800 000 18.
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