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The 16,148 applicants who achieved the highest score will be able to continue competing for one of the first 5,184 comprehensive scholarships to access higher education. The application began this February 25The National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (Pronabec) of the Ministry of Education (Minedu) published the list of the 16,148 preselected Scholarship 18-2026 who will be able to continue participating in the final selection stage of the contest to access one of the first 5,184 comprehensive scholarships offered to pursue higher education.
Pronabec preselected the applicants in strict order of merit in order to ensure meritocracy in each of the phases of the competition. The score was obtained after adding the points obtained in the national preselection exam, held on November 16, 2025, and those assigned by accrediting prioritizable conditions such as living in poverty, belonging to a peasant or native Amazonian community, being a firefighter or children of firefighters, proving disability, among others.
The shortlist is available on the official page of the contest: www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-18/
Selection Stage
Only those preselected will be able to apply for the 18-2026 Scholarship selection stage and to do so they must have entered a higher education institution eligible for the contest to begin studies in the 2026 academic year. Accreditation of this requirement is made with the presentation of proof of admission.
This stage will take place in two application moments so that those preselected have more opportunities to win one of the comprehensive scholarships. At first, 1,555 scholarships are offered and those preselected will be able to apply from today, February 25, until March 6 (11:59 p.m.). The second moment will offer 3,629 scholarships and the application runs from April 6 to 27 (11:59 p.m.). The application process is virtual and free through the aforementioned website.
It should be noted that Minedu has begun a process to redesign Pronabec Scholarship 18, which highlights academic excellence and the training of professionals that the country needs. A scholarship is a recognition of academic talent, and the restructuring goes in that direction, said the Minister of Education, Erfurt Castillo.
In this way, in the selection stage of Beca 18-2026, higher scores will be given to those who apply to national educational institutions, to those who decide to access higher education in their own region and to those who choose to study high-demand careers in Technological Higher Education institutions.
Since 2012, Beca 18 has benefited more than 85,000 talented Peruvians by giving them access to higher education. For more information, you can visit www.pronabec.gob.pe/beca-18/ For additional questions, write to the Facebook channel, to its institutional WhatsApp 914 121 106, or call its toll-free line 0800 000 18 or its telephone exchange (01) 612 8230.
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