📋 Tender Overview
Shortlisted people who opt for technical careers included in the 2026 Occupational Demand Survey will receive additional points in their applicationThe call for the second moment of the contest began and closes on April 27
The National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program of the Ministry of Education makes more than 3,600 scholarships available for young people to access technical and university studies. Of that total, a proportion is aimed at those who choose to pursue their professional career in technological higher education institutes and schools.
The application for the second moment of Beca 18, call 2026, started today, April 6, will remain open until 11:59 p.m. m. on April 27. This contest offers talented Peruvians the opportunity to access higher education with all expenses covered. In this stage, only those preselected who did not obtain a vacancy or who did not apply in the first moment will be able to participate.
The Minister of Education, Maria Esther Cuadros, pointed out that applicants will be able to obtain additional points in the contest if they present proof of entry into a career with greater demand, according to the 2026 Occupational Demand Survey, prepared by the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion.
He indicated that, published in December 2025, this survey recognizes Mechanical and Metallurgical, Management and Administration, Accounting and Taxes, Electricity and Energy, Systems and Computing, Marketing and Advertising, Nursing and Construction and Civil Engineering as technical careers in greatest demand.
Likewise, he highlighted that technical studies are characterized by offering practical training that facilitates rapid job placement based on professional development.
These statements were made during her visit to the headquarters of the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program in San Isidro, where she was accompanied by the Vice Minister of Institutional Management, Sandra Ines Ramirez Mendez.
Beca 18 covers academic costs, which include the admission exam or folder (only for those who are in a public higher education institution), tuition, tuition, academic leveling, obtaining the degree, title and/or equivalent and non-academic costs, which include food, accommodation and local mobility.
Throughout the 14 years of Pronabec, more than 85,000 talented Peruvians who live in vulnerable situations have benefited from Pronabec Scholarship 18.
For more information about the contest, you can visit the website www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-18/, write to the Facebook channel, to the institutional WhatsApp 914 121 106, or call their toll-free number 0800 000 18 or their telephone exchange (01) 612 8230.
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