📋 Tender Overview
Pronabec will carry out the National Pre-selection Exam this Sunday, November 16 in 180 locations. The number of Piurans eligible for the test grew 83% compared to the last call.This Sunday, November 16, the National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec) of the Ministry of Education will take the National Pre-selection Examination (ENP) for Scholarship 18-2026, the largest in its history, with 97,528 eligible participants from all over the country. Among them, Piura stands out, which has established itself as the second region with the highest number of participants.
The northern region registered 7,066 candidates, ranking only behind Lima. This figure represents a growth of 83% compared to the previous call, reflecting the growing interest of Piurans in accessing one of the 20,000 comprehensive scholarships that cover all expenses to pursue a professional career.
With a reinforced dissemination strategy at the national level, the support of allied institutions and a greater presence in schools, Pronabec achieved a historical record of participation, with an increase in all regions that on average reached 65% compared to last year, which shows the impact of the program.
In Piura, only 6% of those registered (463 people) were declared ineligible due to not meeting the requirements or having some impediment, which represents an improvement of 8 percentage points compared to the previous edition. This result demonstrates that it has been possible to reach the target audience more effectively.
National reach
The ENP is the main filter to identify those who will continue in the process and, if they are winners, successfully complete their career. It will measure mathematical and reading comprehension skills, and will be given in person and simultaneously in 180 locations strategically distributed throughout the country. 100% of provinces and border districts will participate.
In Piura, those eligible will take the test in 13 evaluation locations located in different districts of the provinces of Piura, Ayabaca, Huancabamba, Morropon and Sullana. Each participant was already notified of their assigned location, selected based on the address they registered during their exam registration.
At the national level, Lima tops the list with 21,692 candidates, followed by Piura with 7,066. Cusco follows with 5,825 representatives in the test, then Puno with 5,750 and in fifth place Ayacucho with 5,055. Ica stands out for having doubled its number of candidates, going from 1,007 in the previous call to 2,091 in the current process.
Nearly 5,000 Piurans won Beca 18
Historically, Piura has 4,987 beneficiaries of Scholarship 18. Of them, 56% have already graduated from their studies and now contribute to the country with their knowledge, and 44% continue studying without economic worries. The majority obtained the scholarship through the Ordinary modality, that is, they accredited living in poverty or extreme poverty, followed by the Armed Forces modality.
In addition, another 3,091 Piurans have accessed various Pronabec scholarships, among which the Permanence Scholarship, Productive Technical Inclusion Scholarship (for people with disabilities) and the Children of Teachers Scholarship predominate.
In all the provinces of the region there are scholarship winners, and Piura, Sullana and Morropon stand out, having the largest number of beneficiaries. The most chosen majors at the university level are Civil Engineering and Economics, while in technical institutes Computer Science and Informatics and Gastronomy and Culinary Art predominate.
To learn more about Beca 18-2026, you can visit www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-18/ and if you have questions, contact www.facebook.com/PRONABEC), WhatsApp 914 121 106 or the toll-free line 0800 000 18.
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