Scholarship Program Elisa Acuña

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

This scholarship program is a component of the larger national scholarship program Benito Juárez, which is led by the Coordinación Nacional de Becas para el Bienestar Benito Juárez (CNBBBJ). The program aims to guarantee inclusive, equitable, and quality education to students at all educational levels. The Elisa Acuña scholarship is specifically created to support students, recent graduates and teachers from tertiary public institutions. It also privileges gender equity and does not discrminate on physical ableness, economic, social or cultural backgrounds. Also, one of the program's specific objectives is to contribute to the access, permanence and completion of basic education for girls and adolescents in vulnerable context, aggravated by pregnancy and early motherhood.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mexico

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Mexico

Activity URL

https://becasbenitojuarez.net/becas-elisa-acuna/

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Coordinación Nacional de Becas para el Bienestar Benito Juárez (CNBBBJ), National Autonomous University of Mexico
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Not changed
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Post-secondary
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
Skills
  • Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting areas
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Other community members - female, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Tertiary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Reducing economic barriers
  • Addressing cost of school supplies
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
  • Vouchers/grants
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms