Income thresholds for Spain's general study grant 2026-2027
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Enter how many members your household counts and its 2025 income: the calculator shows which threshold you reach and how much room is left before the next one.
Example, not your result yet· change a figure to see yours
Your threshold for a household of 4
Threshold 2
You get a grant, but without the €1,700 income-linked amount, which only reaches threshold 1. You have €8,242 of headroom: with more income you would move to threshold 3 and lose the residence amount and the variable amount.
| Threshold 1 | €22,107 |
| Threshold 2 | €38,242 |
| Threshold 3 | €40,773 |
Being exactly on the threshold counts as not exceeding it. The income is 2025 income, not this year's.
| People | Threshold 1 | Threshold 2 | Threshold 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €8,843 | €13,898 | €14,818 |
| 2 | €13,264 | €23,724 | €25,293 |
| 3 | €17,685 | €32,201 | €34,332 |
| 4 | €22,107 | €38,242 | €40,773 |
| 5 | €25,644 | €42,743 | €45,572 |
| 6 | €29,181 | €46,142 | €49,196 |
| 7 | €32,718 | €49,503 | €52,780 |
| 8 | €36,255 | €52,850 | €56,348 |
| Each extra member | +€3,536 | +€3,340 | +€3,561 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Figures re-read in the BOE and the call on 8 November 2026
Spain's general state study grant for 2026-2027 works with three family income thresholds, set by article 8 of Royal Decree 179/2026 of 11 March, published in the Official Gazette (BOE) on 12 March 2026. For a four-member household they are €22,107, €38,242 and €40,773 of family income for the year 2025. Staying within threshold 1 opens the fixed income-linked amount of €1,700 on top of everything else; up to threshold 2 you keep the residence amount and the variable amount; up to threshold 3 only the tuition waiver, the basic grant and the excellence amount remain. Above threshold 3 there is no component at all. The figure compared is not a salary or the bottom line of the tax return: it is family income for grant purposes, after its own deductions. Being exactly on a threshold counts as not exceeding it. The full table is below and the calculator checks your case.
The 2026-2027 threshold table
These are the limits applied by the Ministry of Education's call in its article 19, taken from article 8 of Royal Decree 179/2026. All figures are euros of family income for 2025.
| Members | Threshold 1 | Threshold 2 | Threshold 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €8,843 | €13,898 | €14,818 |
| 2 | €13,264 | €23,724 | €25,293 |
| 3 | €17,685 | €32,201 | €34,332 |
| 4 | €22,107 | €38,242 | €40,773 |
| 5 | €25,644 | €42,743 | €45,572 |
| 6 | €29,181 | €46,142 | €49,196 |
| 7 | €32,718 | €49,503 | €52,780 |
| 8 | €36,255 | €52,850 | €56,348 |
| Each extra member | +€3,536 | +€3,340 | +€3,561 |
What each threshold gives access to
The thresholds decide not just whether there is a grant but which parts make it up. Threshold 1 is the only one that gives the fixed income-linked amount of €1,700. Up to threshold 2 you can get the residence amount of €2,700 if you study far from home, and you share in the variable amount. Up to threshold 3 you keep the tuition waiver for university students, the basic grant of €300 below university level and the academic excellence amount. The breakdown by studies is on the grant amounts page.
An example with three members: a family income of €17,685 sits in threshold 1; one euro more and it moves to threshold 2, losing the income-linked amount. That is why it pays to work out family income for grant purposes properly before writing anything off.
Another case: a household of five, €500 under threshold 2
Example, not your result yet· change a figure to see yours
Your threshold for a household of 5
Threshold 2
| Threshold 1 | €25,644 |
| Threshold 2 | €42,743 |
| Threshold 3 | €45,572 |
The income that is compared
The figure set against the table is family income for grant purposes, not total pay. It starts from each member's general and savings tax base, takes off the tax due on the return and then applies the deductions: half of the income of siblings or grandparents, large family status, disability, siblings at university away from home, orphanhood or single-parent family. Many households who think they are above threshold 2 drop below it after the deductions. The family income calculator does the sums.
There is a second filter besides income: family wealth. Even with income inside threshold 1, the grant is refused if the family's property, savings income or business turnover exceed the limits in article 11 of the Royal Decree.
Households of more than eight
From the eighth member on, each additional person adds €3,536 to threshold 1, €3,340 to threshold 2 and €3,561 to threshold 3. The calculator applies that increase automatically if you enter nine members or more.