Academic requirements for Spain's general study grant 2026-2027
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Pick your case, your field and the credits you enrolled in and passed: the calculator says whether you meet the requirement and which percentage applies to you.
Example, not your result yet· change a figure to see yours
Your academic requirement
90%
Call, arts. 24 and 26: Social Sciences and Law requires 90% of credits enrolled.
| Result | Meets it |
| Percentage required | 90% |
| Field base | 90% |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Figures re-read in the BOE and the call on 8 November 2026
Besides income and wealth, Spain's general study grant requires a minimum academic performance, set by the call of 23 March 2026 in its articles 21 to 36. In the first year of a degree you need a university entry grade of 5, worked out as 0.6 times the upper secondary average plus 0.4 times the entrance exam grade. From the second year on, what counts is the share of credits passed out of those enrolled the year before: 90% in Arts and Humanities and in Social Sciences and Law, 80% in Health Sciences and 65% in Sciences and in Engineering and Architecture. Students enrolling in more than 60 credits get a reduction for exceptional performance. For a master's, the first year needs 5 in the qualifying studies and the second year requires everything passed. In upper secondary and vocational training, from year two you must pass all subjects but one or 85% of the hours. Recognised credits do not count.
Degrees: each field's percentage
For the second and later years of a degree, article 24 of the call requires a share of the credits enrolled in your last studies to have been passed. Article 26 lowers it for anyone enrolled in more than 60: the third column shows the 72-credit case.
| Field | With 60 credits | With 72 credits |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities | 90% | 88% |
| Sciences | 65% | 63% |
| Social Sciences and Law | 90% | 88% |
| Health Sciences | 80% | 78% |
| Engineering and Architecture | 65% | 63% |
Example: in Law, out of 60 credits enrolled you must pass 54. With 48 passed, the requirement is not met and the grant is refused on academic grounds, even with income in threshold 1. A student who was part-time and beats the percentage can only get the tuition waiver.
Do you meet the percentage?
Example, not your result yet· change a figure to see yours
Your academic requirement
90%
| Result | Meets it |
| Percentage required | 90% |
| Field base | 90% |
First year and master's degrees
In the first year of a degree there are no previous credits: the entry grade is checked and must reach 5.00. Through upper secondary it is 0.6 times the upper secondary average plus 0.4 times the entrance exam, counting only the core and compulsory track subjects. Through other routes, the grade of the qualifying test or course. The grade calculator does the sum. For a master's, the first year needs an average of 5.00 in the qualifying studies, multiplied by 1.17 if they were technical, and the second year requires every first-year credit passed: details under the master's grant.
Upper secondary and vocational training
The first year of bachillerato needs a 5.00 in the last year of compulsory secondary school and no repeating; the first year of higher VET needs 5.00 in the second year of bachillerato or the access test. From year two you must pass all subjects but one, or 85% of the hours if the course runs by modules. Repeating a year means no grant unless every earlier year is fully passed. The upper secondary and VET page goes into it.
Meeting the requirement to get the grant is not enough to keep it: at the end of the year you must pass a minimum, or repayment is demanded.