Mexico’s welfare scholarships to reach 22 million students
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Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Mexico’s Becas para el Bienestar (Welfare Scholarships) will support 22 million students across all educational levels this year.
She attributed an increase of 400,000 students enrolling in the Bachillerato Nacional (National High School) to the construction of new schools near students’ homes and outreach programs designed to keep students in school.
The Beca Rita Cetina program aims to prevent students from dropping out of secondary school, while the “Te extrañamos en el salón” (We miss you in the classroom) program encourages continued attendance. Julio César León Trujillo, the national coordinator of Becas para el Bienestar, stated that 1.8 million students registered for the Beca Universal Benito Juárez scholarship this school year, exceeding the projected goal. The government held over 14,000 informational assemblies at schools nationwide to promote the scholarships.
Currently, the Becas para el Bienestar programs benefit 19.5 million students with an annual social investment of 136.9 billion pesos. The government plans to continue expanding access to preparatory schools and universities through institutions like the Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos and the Universidad para el Bienestar “Benito Juárez García”, as well as agreements with existing universities such as UNAM, IPN, and TecNM.
Starting October 19th, students already receiving the Benito Juárez, Jóvenes Escribiendo el Futuro, and Gertrudis Bocanegra scholarships will receive payments based on the first letter of their last name.
