Students planning to study baccalaureate, vocational training, arts, sports, languages or university studies, among others, can now apply for their scholarship for the next academic year. As in the previous call, they will have to provide a series of provisional data, which they will be able to modify at a later date given that they do not yet know the marks they will obtain this academic year, what they are going to study next year or whether or not they are going to continue with their education.
The main novelty of this call for applications is the increase from €1,600 to €2,500 in residence grants for post-compulsory studies, which will benefit some 125,000 students. This measure will have a particular impact on families in rural areas whose children have to travel to other towns to study.
Thanks to a record budget of €2.52 billion, the average grant amount is estimated at €1,730 for non-university students and €3,130 for university students.
The dates for the call for applications for grants for students with specific educational support needs will also be announced in the coming weeks. Students with a disability (at least 33%), severe behavioural, communication/language, autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) or high abilities may also apply for a supplementary grant of €400 to cover the additional costs their families have to face. It is estimated that some 240,000 pupils will be able to take advantage of these grants.
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