Scholarships, grants and awards

Family unit. Who are eligible members?

FAMILY UNIT. Computable Members (RESOLUTION OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR EDUCATION, CALLING FOR GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY PURSUING POST-OBLIGATORY STUDIES Royal Decree 1721/2007, of December 21)

1. For the calculation of income and family assets for scholarship purposes, the computable members are the parents and, where appropriate, the guardian or person in charge of the custody and protection of the minor, who will be considered the main breadwinners of the family. The applicant, the unmarried siblings under the age of twenty-five who live in the family home as of December 31, 2023 or the elderly, in the case of people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities, as well as the ascendants of the parents who justify their residence in the same address as the previous ones with the corresponding municipal certificate. In the case of applicants who constitute independent family units, the applicant and his/her spouse, registered partner or not who is united by a similar relationship will be considered computable members and main breadwinners. Children under the age of 25, if any, and who live at the same address, will also be computable members.
2. In the case of divorce or legal or de facto separation of the parents, one of them who does not live with the scholarship applicant will not be considered a computable member. However, where appropriate, the new spouse, partner, registered or not, or person united by a similar relationship whose income and assets will be included in the calculation of family income and assets will be considered the computable member and main breadwinner. Likewise, the person with their own income who, on the aforementioned date, lives at home with the applicant when there is no family relationship and a shared apartment rental cannot be justified, will be considered a computable member. When the child custody system is shared custody, the father and mother of the scholarship applicant, their common children and the ascendants of the father and mother who justify their residence at the same address as the above with the corresponding municipal certificate.
3. In cases where the scholarship applicant is a minor in foster care, the provisions of the preceding paragraphs will apply to the host family. If the applicant is an adult, they will be considered not integrated into the family unit for these purposes, provided that the circumstances of integration with the host family no longer exist, and this is duly documented.
4. In cases in which the applicant alleges his emancipation or family and economic independence, whatever his marital status, he must reliably prove that he has sufficient financial means of his own to allow said independence, as well as the ownership or rental of his habitual residence. Otherwise, and provided that the accredited income is less than the expenses incurred for housing and other expenses considered essential, independence will be understood as not proven, therefore, for the calculation of income and family assets for scholarship purposes , the income corresponding to the computable members of the family referred to in sections 1 and 2 of this article will be computed. In the case of independent students or those who are part of independent family units, the family home will be understood as the one in which the student lives during the school year, so the amount linked to the residence will not be granted, since in these cases the residence of the student during the course with his family address.

What is the purpose of these grants?

The compensation of public tuition fees for official university studies for students in unfavorable socioeconomic situations in the 2024-25 academic year

The amount of the aid will be used to cover all or part of the registration fee for the student's academic year. The maximum amount to be compensated by the University will correspond to the amount of credits in which the student has enrolled in the 2024-25 academic year. However, the amount of aid for Degrees will in no case exceed the amount of the public second registration prices corresponding to a complete course of studies completed, and for Masters, €2.100.

Is this aid incompatible with other scholarships?

The Aids can be:

1. Tuition Aid

The grant will be used to cover all or part of the student's tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year.

This tuition assistance is incompatible with obtaining the Ministry of Education tuition grant for the 2024-2025 academic year.

1. Complementary Study Aids

These grants are intended to cover other student needs that directly or indirectly contribute to facilitating their access to or continuation of their studies. The supplementary study grants will cover various education-related expenses, such as the purchase of bibliographic and technical materials, and/or the student's accommodation expenses during the course, away from home. The fixed amount is €350.

These complementary study grants will be compatible with obtaining a tuition scholarship from the Ministry of Education for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Socioeconomic aid is incompatible with other public or private scholarships or aid with the same purpose for the 2024-25 academic year, including the Ministry of Education Scholarship, except for those that may be granted by the university as complementary aid to this program. In no case will the sum of these aids exceed the amount of credits for which the student has enrolled in the 2024-25 academic year.

Can I apply for this Grant if I have applied for the MEC Scholarship?

You can apply for complementary study grants that are compatible with obtaining a tuition scholarship from the Ministry of Education for the 2024-2025 academic year.

You can apply for tuition assistance if your application has been denied or if your appeal is pending. If, once the MEC scholarship application process has been resolved, you are granted the scholarship, you will have to renounce one of the grants, informing the Degrees, Scholarships and Student Aid Service in writing through the following link: Student Help Box

How do you access the application platform?

It is accessed through this application form: https://gestion4.urjc.es/programasayudas/login  

How are grants awarded?

Once all applications with a score of 10 to 0 have been assessed according to the evaluation criteria established in this call (economic situation, greater personal and family vulnerability, better academic performance), the University will publish a single list of beneficiaries ranked from highest to lowest score. In the event of an equal score, applications will be prioritized based on the lowest per capita family income. If the scores are again equal, the next criterion will be accreditation of gender-based violence status, in accordance with Article 31 of Law 5/2005, of December 20, on the Comprehensive Law against Gender-Based Violence of the Community of Madrid.

If any funds remain, they will be distributed as supplementary aid to the previous aid among the beneficiaries, starting with those who obtain the highest scores according to the established scale, and until the available budget is exhausted.

In case of resignation, the order of points obtained according to the Scale will be scrupulously followed, as it is a competitive concurrence procedure.

Do I have to submit all the documentation requested in the call (form)?

Yes, all the requested documentation must be presented, even if it is assumed that the university can access it by consulting another institution. In addition, at any time during the procedure, the applicant may be required to provide supporting documents deemed appropriate.

Can the application be modified once submitted?

Yes, by accessing the application again under "My Applications" and then "Edit," but only while the application is in the "Save Draft" status. This allows you to add documentation while the application period is open.

When faced with a problem or technical doubt with the platform, where to go?

Submit it to the Degree, Scholarships and Student Aid Service through the Student Help Box

What email accounts are used to contact applicants during the procedure?

Only institutional mail will be used ()

Can you apply for the Help while registered in another autonomous community other than the Community of Madrid?

Yes, this aid is for all those enrolled in official URJC programmes, whether or not they are registered in the Community of Madrid.

What is considered an independent student?

An independent student is one who does not live with their parents or depend financially on them, who owns or leases their habitual residence and has sufficient “own” financial resources. In this case, the computable members can be: The applicant who would be the main breadwinner, the spouse or person who is united by a similar relationship. The children if any and who live in the same address.

Applicants who claim family and economic independence, regardless of their marital status, must reliably prove at the discretion of the Evaluation Commission that they have sufficient financial means of their own, as well as the ownership or rental of their habitual residence. For these purposes, they will present a summary certificate of the annual personal income tax return or a certificate of charges, for themselves and for the relatives with whom they live in the year 2023. In relation to the address, the applicant must present a rental contract in which the applicant appears as a tenant. date December 31, 2023, or copy of the acquisition deed, Real Estate Tax receipt or simple note from the Property Registry in the case of ownership. In cases where the independent applicant has formed his own family unit (spouse or partner and children), he will include his members in his application and therefore will present the summary certification of the income tax return or certificate of imputations of they.

How is the family economic situation certified?

Summary certificate of the annual declaration of the IRPF corresponding to the exercise 2023 (Model 100) or failing that, certificate of charges (https://www.agenciatributaria.gob.es/AEAT.sede/tramitacion/G306.shtml) of all eligible members of the family unit over 16 years of age (including the applicant, even if they have never worked) provided they are not listed as a descendant, ascendant, or spouse on the tax return of another member of the family unit. Income exempt from taxation must be certified by the corresponding paying entity. A certificate showing any income received from unemployment, disability, subsidies, or non-contributory benefits must also be submitted, if any member of the family unit has received them.

What is an imputation certificate?

It is the document that provides the tax information of people who have not filed an income tax return because they are not required by law to do so or because they have not worked.

How to get a certificate of imputations?

It is requested at the offices of the Tax Agency or online, which is much faster and the electronic certificate is not needed to be able to do it, just some personal data, the mobile phone and we will obtain the document needed on our computer. To do this, click on the following address of the Tax Agency: https://www.agenciatributaria.gob.es/AEAT.sede/tramitacion/G306.shtml

If this document is not available during the application submission or correction period, it must be uploaded to the application receipt. Student Help Box  alleging this cause of delay in the application or correction period.

Which applicants have to present the Official Academic Certificate showing the credits enrolled and the grades obtained in the 2023-24 academic year?

The applicant, only in case of having studied at another University in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Where is the information on the documentation to be corrected?

Applicants will find information on the documentation to be corrected by entering the application platform, (https://gestion4.urjc.es/programasayudas/index) in “My Requests” in the “Processor's Observations” section and must be submitted ONLY ONLINE, uploading it to the platform during the correction period or if you are unable to do so due to technical problems, you can transfer your query through the Student Help Box, in the other scholarships section (collaboration or socioeconomic) or through any of the means contemplated in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1.

What is the Memory of the Supervening Cause?

It is an explanation written by the applicant, briefly explaining the cause that has caused, in fiscal year 2024, a drastic and demonstrable decrease in family income compared to that of fiscal year 2023, which has produced the situation of economic difficulty for the student. or for the family unit, so that the Evaluation Commission can consider it.

What documentation must I submit to justify the causes of vulnerability?

Applicants who allege a situation of personal and family risk and vulnerability must present the following documentation, depending on the alleged circumstance:

Are there dates for the different phases of the procedure?

There are no established deadlines or dates, it depends on the volume of requests that are submitted.

What can be done with the application within the application submission period?

• Cancel and create a new request
• Save Draft: Allows you to add documentation while the application period lasts
• Finalize: The application is complete and cannot be modified. The application receipt will be sent to the student's email.

The maximum resolution and notification period will be six months, in accordance with the provisions of Article 25.4 of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Subsidies.

Can the adjudication resolution be claimed?

Yes, against the resolution that puts an end to the administrative procedure, an appeal for reconsideration (administrative route) or contentious-administrative appeal (judicial route) can be filed.