These scholarships are aimed at students who are studying official university degree and/or masters courses at a Spanish university, or are planning to do so in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The scholarships may include fixed amounts linked to the student's income, the student's residence during the academic year or their excellence in academic performance, as well as a tuition grant.
Scholarships may also include a variable amount based on the weighting of the average marks in the student’s academic record and their family income
– Registration in the municipal register: Yes, in any municipality in Spain.
– Legal residence: EU citizens must provide proof of permanent residence in Spain. Non-EU citizens (except those under 18) must be holders of a valid residence permit as of 31 December 2023.
– Necessary documentation: Spanish national identity document (DNI), identity card for foreign nationals (TIE), passports for all members of the family unit.
– Income: Income will be calculated by adding the incomes of all relevant family members. Financial year 2023 will be taken into account for the purposes of scholarships and financial aid for academic year 2024-2025.
The following will be considered relevant family members when calculating income and assets:
- The student’s parents and, where applicable, the minor’s guardian or the person in charge of their custody and protection, who will be considered the main breadwinners of the family.
- The applicant.
- Unmarried siblings under 25 years of age.
- Older siblings in the case of people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities.
- Minors in permanent foster care or custody with a view to adoption.
- Grandparents or great-grandparents who can prove that they live at the same address as the parents.
Joint residence in the same household as of 31 December 2023 must be proven in all cases.
If the applicant’s parents are divorced or legally or de facto separated, the parent who does not live with the applicant will not be considered a relevant member. A new partner or any cohabitee with their own income will be considered a relevant member if they are not related to the applicant and they cannot be proven to be living in the home under a flat-sharing arrangement.
In cases of shared custody, the applicant’s parents, their children together and grandparents or great-grandparents who can prove that they live at the same address as them will be considered relevant members.
The following deductions will be made to the family income:
- 50% of the income of any relevant member who is not the main breadwinner.
- For large families in the general category, €525 for each sibling who is a relevant member, including the applicant.
- For large families in the special category, €800 for each sibling who is a relevant member, including the applicant.
- €1,811 for each sibling or child of the applicant affected by a legally categorised disability, to a degree equal to or greater than 33%, and €2,881 where the disability is equal to or greater than 65%.
- Where it is the applicant who is affected by a disability to a degree equal to or greater than 33% and less than 65%, the applicable deduction shall be €1,811, and where the disability is equal to or greater than 65%, it shall be €4,000.
- €1,176 for each sibling of the applicant, or an applicant under the age of 25 who is doing university studies in the Spanish education system and is living outside the parental home, when there are two or more students residing outside the parental home due to university studies.
- 20% of the family income if the applicant is under 25 and both parents are deceased.
- 500 euros if the applicant is from a single-parent family. A single-parent family is a family composed of a single adult, who is also the sole breadwinner, living with one or more children under 25 years, or older if they have physical, mental or sensory disabilities, or who is responsible for one or more minors in permanent foster care or in custody with a view to adoption.
The income thresholds are as follows:
:
Members of the |
Threshold 1 (eur) |
Threshold 2 (eur) |
Threshold 3 (eur) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 8843 | 13898 | 14818 |
2 | 13264 | 23724 | 25293 |
3 | 17685 | 32201 | 34332 |
4 | 22107 | 38242 | 40773 |
5 | 25644 | 42743 | 45572 |
6 | 29181 | 46142 | 49196 |
7 | 32718 | 49503 | 52780 |
8 | 36255 | 52850 | 56348 |
Additionals members | 3536 | 3340 | 3561 |
Income from economic activities or holdings in companies, meanwhile, may not exceed €155,500 in 2023.
These are the types of scholarships available based on the income thresholds:
Beques disponibles en funció de la renda familiar |
Threshold 1 | Threshold 2 | Threshold 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Fixed amount linked to the student’s income (€1,700) | Sí | No | No |
Fixed amount linked to the student’s residence during the academic year (€2,500) | Sí | Sí | No |
Fixed amount linked to academic performance (€50-125) | Sí | Sí | Sí |
Tuition grant | Sí | Sí | Sí |
Variable amount (€60 or more) | Sí | Sí | No |
Example 1:
A family of four with two adults (the main breadwinners) and two minors and an income of 24,000 euros would be above Threshold 1 (22,107 euros) and below Threshold 2 (38,242 euros) for this type of family.
→ It would meet the income requirements to apply for any scholarship, except in the “Fixed amount linked to the student’s income” category (1,700 euros).
Example 2:
A single-parent family of three with one adult (the main breadwinner) and two minors and an income of 15,000 euros would be below Threshold 1 (17,685 euros) for this type of family.
→ It would meet the income requirements to apply for any scholarship.
–Assets: Family units are eligible for scholarships if the relevant members do not own urban (or rural) properties (excluding the primary home) with a total assessed value exceeding 42,900 euros as of 31 December 2023.
Furthermore, the sum of all the reduced net income from investments plus the positive net balance of all the capital gains and losses of the relevant family members may not be higher than 1,700 euros.
Incompatibilities:
- You cannot already hold an academic qualification at a level higher than or equal to the programme for which you are applying for a scholarship.
- If you repeat a year, you will not be awarded a scholarship.
Amount and frequency:
The scholarships for academic year 2024-2025 are for the following amounts:
a) Fixed amount linked to the student’s income: 1,700 euros
b) Fixed amount linked to the student’s residence during the academic year: 2,500 euros.
c) Fixed amount linked to academic performance: Between 50 and 125 euros, distributed as follows:
Student’s average marks |
Amount (euros) |
---|---|
A score of 8.00-8.49 points | 50 |
A score of 8.00-8.49 points | 75 |
A score of 9.00-9.49 points |
100 |
A score of 9.50 points or more |
125 |
d) Tuition grant: Consisting of an exemption from the public price of academic services for first-time enrolment for credits and in accordance with the terms and conditions established in the call for applications.
f) Variable amount (based on the average marks of the student’s academic record and their family income): Minimum of 60 euros.
Important:
- You must enrol for a minimum of 30 credits (first + second semester), except where you are finalising university degree or masters studies of over one year. If you enrol for fewer than 30 credits, you cannot opt for a scholarship in this academic year or the following one. (If you are studying a double honours degree, the minimum number of credits is half of the complete course)
- Depending on the credits you enrol for, it may be considered as a partial tuition and then you shall only be able to opt for a tuition grant and a minimum variable amount.
- In the case of students in private universities and teaching centres affiliated with public and private universities that do not apply the official public prices approved by the Autonomous Community, the scholarship amount shall be equal to the minimum price established by the Autonomous Community in which the applicant is studying a subject with the same experimental nature as in a public university of that same autonomous community.