SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, March 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife increases the budget allocated to study aid this year by 5.46% in such a way that the different types of scholarships will have an item that exceeds 10 million euros for the first time.
The insular Minister of Education, Concepción Rivero, explains that “these figures mean completing the mandate with an increase in the item of 47%, in relation to 2019, since at that time the budget was 6,914,387.56 euros and this year has risen to 10,219,459.30 euros”.
In his opinion, “for our young people it is essential to have an economic boost to help them advance in their studies, for this reason, from the Cabildo, we have seen the need to increase the resources destined for this purpose.”
An example of the milestones achieved in the last four years, he comments, “is that we have managed to eliminate the reserve list in the scholarship for university studies, in such a way that all Tenerife students who meet the requirements of the bases can access it “, says Rivero.
On the other hand, in relation to the language immersion scholarships (BIL), the counselor recalls that a restructuring and diversification of the offer has been carried out.
“We have introduced two new modalities, the Cambridge scholarship and the full course scholarship in Ireland to increase the quality of the experience and improve the learning of the participants,” he says.
The insular director of Education, Isabel Bello, highlights for her part that “in the case of the BIL scholarships, the budget has gone from two million euros to nearly three and a half million, which represents an increase of 70% “.
In addition, it points out that “although the bulk of the scholarships are made up of grants for university studies, those for linguistic immersion and those for special educational needs, there are other modalities for doctorates or artistic studies, among others” and affirms that “it is essential to increase investing in scholarships to prevent young people from dropping out of their studies for economic reasons”.
