Canary Islands Government Approves Extraordinary Resolution for University Grants

The final phase of the call for the 2025/2026 academic year includes 901 new students and awards over 450,000 euros in aid.

Facade of a Government of the Canary Islands institutional building.
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Facade of a Government of the Canary Islands institutional building.

The Department of Universities of the Government of the Canary Islands has approved the extraordinary resolution for university grants for the 2025/2026 academic year, incorporating 901 students and awarding 450,115.68 euros.

This final phase completes the processing of the 10,445 applications submitted, allowing the inclusion of new beneficiaries by reducing academic requirements and expanding income thresholds. It also addresses pending review cases.
Among the grants awarded in this last phase are 723 academic excellence scholarships, a modality introduced for the first time to recognize the effort and performance of university students. Of these, 400 are for students from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 239 from the University of La Laguna, and 84 from other centers.
The Minister of Universities, Science, Innovation and Culture, Migdalia Machín, highlighted that "a grant policy only fulfills its purpose when it removes barriers and expands opportunities. That has been the criterion guiding all decisions made in this call."
Throughout the course, the Department has resolved the call in different phases to expedite management and payment of aid. The first definitive resolution addressed 3,800 applications, the second incorporated 1,348, and the third resolved 5,301 cases. With this extraordinary resolution, the procedure for the 2025/2026 academic year is concluded.
Based on information from the official source: Gobierno de Canarias — Portal de Noticias (17/07/2026)