The scholarships are awarded monetary aid to students who do not have the sufficient financial resources to carry out this work. While the majority of scholarships are from public agencies, there are also some convened by private entities.

Scholarships may be intended for students from elementary up to finance research projects on graduation. For the application of each is necessary to fulfill certain requirements specified in the relevant invitation.

School Scholarship

In the period of compulsory education ranging from 6 years to 16 years available grants cover textbooks and the school canteen. There are no subsidies for the tuition and transportation because those in public education are free.

The requirements for scholarships for the purchase of textbooks and pay school dining relate mainly to the level of family income.

Currently, in many communities as Asturias or Extremadura scholarships for textbooks have expanded considerably and aid affect the vast majority of students.

In the Compulsory Secondary Education or Training Bachelor exist, in addition to the above, other grants to study languages in summer courses abroad or in camps specific language learning.

Some university scholarships

It is the level of education which has more scholarships because it entails higher costs and in many cases implies a greater willingness of mobility.

Scholarships to that can be explored in this period are of different types and are designed from the payment of tuition for economic aid for the maintenance staff and the rental of a dwelling.

Among the most prominent scholarship dependent government agencies and intended mostly for Spanish students enrolled in public universities include:

·  Scholarships enrollment: the student is exempted from paying tuition with the exception of insurance. For its award takes into account family income and the number of loans approved during previous, which generally can not be less than 80%.

·  Scholarships transportation and maintenance: the granting of these also typically involves tuition feesIn addition to the above requirements is the need to go to college involves the routine use of a conveyance or has involved the change of residence to another city.

Scholarships Seneca

They are intended for the exchange of university within Spain. It involves conducting a course at University of another country.

The requirements in this case are having obtained a position in the program SICUE (Exchange System between University Centers Spanish), have exceeded a certain number of credits, and you have a note of the file, calculated on a scale ranging from 0 to 4), like 1.20 or higher for technical degrees and 1.50 for the rest.

Scholarships Erasmus

There are programs to study a course in another European university. Each option has an agreement with others in various European countries and are offered a certain number of seats for each degree.

The requirements are set by each university and often refer to the average, the results of a review of the language of the country it intends to go and the valuation of a personal interview.

Loans to study

Among such aid in the amount of money lent to the student for a certain time highlights:

·  Loans for the first and second cycle: students from public or private universities. The aid is in a better position to credit and subsidizing part of the interest.

·  Loans to study a master: that will be returned when the student find work and income exceeds 22,000 euros a year. If this does not happen in 15 years is free to return. In addition to the loan was not applied any interest.

Scholarships collaborative

Many colleges and other public agencies convene such aid. They deliver the student in a small salary in exchange for his work on the institution that awarded. In addition to the money the student gets experience, and in some cases may award as merit or validate credits.

Besides economic requirements in some cases are related to the elimination of a minimum number of credits and possession of the average file that indicated in the call.

Other scholarships

Other scholarships that students can apply with certain characteristics are as follows:

·  Scholarships for athletes high-level university students: they can take the maintenance aid to keep them viable studying and practicing sports or so that they can move to those places where there are training centers at a high level.

·  Research Grants: are directly related to the note of the file that was obtained by the end of the race, the skills of students and the research project that is proposed.

·  Scholarships languages: there are aids to make language courses abroad during the summer period granted by the Ministry. The condition usually have during previous scholarshipThe maximum amount of these scholarships is 1,600 euros.

Worth noting

In addition to scholarships for university students or recent graduates there are several aimed at doctors or teachers or for conducting research projects or to facilitate the mobility to foreign universities.