On Tuesday, the Council of Ministers approved the royal decree on thresholds, which regulates grants and aid for the next academic year. Among the novelties, students who have Handicap of at least 33% He will have access to new help from 400 euros.
As specified by Moncloa, she is a student assistant non-university educational levels. Specifically, they must demonstrate a serious behavior, communication, language, or autism spectrum disorder.
The goal of this new aid is that students with disabilities equal to or greater than 33% can pay extra costs They have to face, in addition to equal access to education.
The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegria, spoke at the press conference after the cabinet and made it clear that they will benefit from this measure. 214,000 students With specific educational support needs. To create this assistance, the government will allocate 200 million euros.
In addition to 400 euros of comprehensive aid, students with disabilities of at least 33% will be able to access another series of financial aid.
Scholarship news for the next academic year
In addition to this aid, the government has organized the rest of the scholarships and announced that for the 2023-2024 academic year it will reach a new “historic limit”. In this sense, scholarships and study aids will have a Budget of 2520 million euros. The application period for them will begin next March.
Residence grants for post-compulsory studies will increase up to €2,500. As for General grants1,700 euros related to the income of the applicant; 2,500 euros related to the residence of the applicant; 300 euros for basic scholarships. Scholarships linked to academic excellence range from 50 to 125 euros.
