Overview
- Pronabec, in an April 17 report obtained by La República, said there is no budget for the 2026 Bicentennial scholarship and no new calls are planned.
- More than 300 Peruvians admitted to programs at universities such as Oxford, the London School of Economics, Columbia, and Manitoba now face deposit, enrollment, and visa deadlines that could cost them their places.
- The agency said it began a program reengineering on February 18 under a Ministry resolution and is focusing limited funds on students who already hold awards.
- La República reports Congress approved about S/50 million for 2026 scholarships after a much larger S/793 million request, and allowed the Education Ministry to shift money within its budget.
- Students are urging Congress’s Budget Committee to authorize a supplemental credit, and several say recent pledges favoring the separate Beca 18 program show how priorities have shifted.