Provincial Council awards 18 residential scholarships to university students from Alicante province
The scholarships cover accommodation and meals at the Provincial Home and provide up to €550 towards tuition fees, subject to proof of payment.
Alicante Provincial Council has awarded 18 residential scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year to young people studying at the University of Alicante (UA) or Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche. The scholarships provide accommodation and meals at the Hogar Provincial Antonio Fernández Valenzuela in Alicante.
The scheme offered 20 places and was published in the Boletín Oficial de la Provincia on 6 July 2026. As well as accommodation and meals, each recipient can receive up to €550 towards tuition fees, once payment has been proved. The decision makes this payment conditional on sufficient funds being available in the provincial budget for 2027.
On 16 October, councillor Juanjo Berenguer welcomed the students and handed them the keys to their rooms. The Provincial Council says the scheme addresses the difficulties young people face accessing university because of distance or their family and social circumstances.
Recipients come from several municipalities in the Vega Baja, including Orihuela, Rafal, Callosa de Segura, Benejúzar, Pilar de la Horadada, Catral, Formentera del Segura, San Isidro and Daya Nueva. For families in the area, the residence offers an accommodation option while students attend either of the two public universities, as well as support towards part of their tuition fees.
The scheme was open to people under 28 who had been registered as residents in a municipality in the province for at least six months and one day. It covered undergraduate degrees and qualifying master’s degrees at the UA or UMH, while excluding, among other courses, doctorates and the universities’ own qualifications. Residents can also use the Hogar Provincial’s sports facilities free of charge.
The centre also accommodates older people, children at its nursery school, Ukrainian refugee families and workers. The scheme was approved by Decree 2026-2962, dated 1 July, and forms part of the university residence service that the Provincial Council provides to young people from the province.
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