The PSOE of Lanzarote celebrated this Tuesday the historic investment announced by the Government of Spain in scholarships and study grants for the 2025-2026 academic year, which reaches 2,544 million euros, the highest figure ever allocated for this purpose. Of this amount, the Canary Islands will receive 99.4 million euros, which represents unprecedented support for students in the Archipelago and, therefore, a firm step in favor of educational equity.
The general secretary of the PSOE in Lanzarote and deputy in Congress, María Dolores Corujo, has valued this effort as “a clear sign of the commitment of the Government of Pedro Sánchez to social justice and equal access to education”.
“With this investment, we are guaranteeing that thousands of young people can continue studying in better conditions. In Lanzarote and La Graciosa, many families will be able to breathe a little easier thanks to this support,” Corujo highlighted.
Since the arrival of the PSOE to the Government in 2018, the scholarship budget has increased for the eighth consecutive year, with a growth of almost 1,400 million euros compared to the 2017-2018 academic year. In the Canary Islands, more than 12,000 university students have been benefited and thousands more in non-university education have been able to continue their studies with greater support.
The Government of Spain has especially reinforced aid for students with specific educational support needs, allocating 14.5 million euros for more than 8,700 Canary Island students. In addition, the disability threshold has been reduced to 25% and students of higher artistic education have been equated with university students in terms of the aid received.
There have also been improvements in the amounts of the scholarships. The average has increased in both university and non-university levels, and the residence scholarship has been increased to 2,700 euros, a key measure for Canary Island students who must move between islands or to the peninsula to pursue their studies.
“This Government not only invests more, but does it better: attending to those who need it most and eliminating barriers that historically prevented studying in equal conditions,” Corujo stressed.
The deputy also wanted to highlight the improvements in the administrative management of scholarships, which allow to speed up their processing and that the aid arrives earlier. “This is the way: a quality public education, accessible to all, and that opens doors instead of closing them,” she concluded.
