The Council of Tenerife approved in its Governing Council the bases and calls for scholarships and study grants corresponding to the 2022-2023 academic period, which will have four lines: university studies, artistic studies, vocational training studies, and students with special educational needs.
The Island Councilor for Education, Concepción Rivero, indicates that “the 2022-2023 departure for scholarships and aid is 5,750,000 but the Cabildo plans to increase this amount to twice as much if necessary to prevent family income from being an impediment to study of young people,” he says. “For years we have been working so that our students are not forced to abandon their training as a result of the economic difficulties that many families are going through,” says Rivero.
Rivero emphasizes that “the maximum amount in the lines of university, artistic and professional training studies It will be 6,000 euros in 2022-2023, without prejudice to obtaining the additional amount of 500 euros in the case of large families, in which there is a person with a disability or in a situation of dependency. Thus, for example, “the largest amounts will range from 1,200 euros for students with special educational needs to 6,500 euros for university and Vocational Training students,” he points out.
The insular director of Education, Isabel Bello, recalls that “the families with special needs They will be able to process these aids both electronically and through the Registry, in person. The Cabildo has had and has these families very much in mind and therefore, proceeds with extreme sensitivity to facilitate, as far as possible, the procedures.
And he adds that “those who aspire to any of these study aids will need to complete a single application even if several scholarships are requested, we insist this year on simplifying the procedures by unifying four types of aid from the general scholarshipsThis facilitates the procedures for students and their families. In this way, a person who opts, for example, for scholarships for undergraduate studies and for transportation aid must only complete one application”.
In general, the requirements for obtaining aid are as follows: habitual residence in Tenerife, family income per person not exceeding 20,000 euros (10,000 in the case of students with special educational needs), enrollment equivalent to one course.
The application period for these scholarships and other information can be found on the page www.tenerifejovenyeduca.com.
