Grant for an official master's degree 2026-2027
Independent site: not the Ministry of Education
The simulator is set to master's: say whether it is year one or two, enter your qualifying average and family income to see the grant components.
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Your estimated grant 2026-2027
Free tuition + €60
Yes, you would get a grant. Guaranteed money: €60, the minimum of the variable amount. The rest of the variable amount is shared out at the end of the year and nobody can predict it to the euro. At threshold 2 there is no €1,700 income-linked amount: it only reaches threshold 1. Free tuition is not money in your account: the university does not charge you for first-time credits.
| Tuition waiver | First-time credits free |
| Variable amount (guaranteed minimum) | €60 + share-out |
| Threshold reached (1 is the best) | Threshold 2 |
Indicative estimate using the BOE figures of 12 March 2026. Only the Ministry's decision awards the grant.
| Threshold | Maximum income | What it gives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €17,685 | Everything: €1,700 income-linked, residence, excellence, variable amount and free tuition |
| 2 | €32,201 | Residence, excellence, variable amount and free tuition (basic grant only below university level) |
| 3 | €34,332 | Free tuition and excellence (basic grant only below university level) |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Figures re-read in the BOE and the call on 8 November 2026
Official university master's degrees are covered by the general grant with the same components as a degree: tuition waiver up to threshold 3, €1,700 income-linked up to threshold 1, €2,700 for residence up to threshold 2, excellence and the variable amount. What changes is the academic requirement, in article 29 of the call. Year one needs an average of 5 in the qualifying studies; if they were technical, that average is multiplied by 1.17. Year two needs a 5 average in year one and every credit enrolled in passed, with no exception. For excellence, the qualifying grade is multiplied by its field's coefficient. If you are admitted to the master's before finishing your degree, you can still get the grant provided you hold the degree by 31 December 2026 (article 28.7). For a couple without children, threshold 2 is €23,724.
The components for a master's
Article 4 of Royal Decree 179/2026 treats master's degrees and degrees alike on amounts. With full, in-person enrolment, threshold 1 gives €1,700 income-linked; up to threshold 2, €2,700 if you live away and the variable amount; up to threshold 3, tuition and excellence. Full enrolment for a master's is 60 credits in the year (article 28.1); 30 to 59 credits is part-time, and all must be passed to get the grant again.
| Threshold (2 members) | Maximum income | Components with full enrolment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €13,264 | Tuition, €1,700, residence, excellence, variable |
| 2 | €23,724 | Tuition, residence, excellence, variable |
| 3 | €25,293 | Tuition and excellence |
Master's after an engineering degree
Example, not your result yet· change a figure to see yours
Your estimated grant 2026-2027
No grant
| Reason | Family income is above threshold 3: no grant component at all. |
| Threshold reached (1 is the best) | Above threshold 3 |
The qualifying grade and the technical coefficient
For year one, the average of the qualifying studies must reach 5.00. If those studies were technical, article 29.1 of the call multiplies the average by 1.17: a 4.50 from an engineering degree becomes 5.265 and passes. For first-year master's excellence, the field coefficient applies: 1.17 in engineering and architecture, 1.11 in sciences and 1.05 in health. The grade calculator does the sum.
Year two: everything passed
If your master's lasts two years, the year-two grant needs a 5.00 average in year one and every first-year credit passed. There is no field percentage as for degrees. Plan your first-year enrolment accordingly: enrol in what you can pass. Degree percentages are under academic requirements.
Deadlines if you are finishing your degree
You apply in the general window, even before you have a place on the master's. Anyone entering the master's with the degree unfinished must hold it by 31 December 2026 at the latest. And nobody may already hold, on 30 September 2026, a qualification at the master's level or higher, except degrees and older titles placed at MECES level 3. The tuition waiver page explains which credits are covered, and the residence grant page when it is paid.
One more rule: if the university caps the credits you can take and you study them in one semester, at weekends or with fewer than 300 teaching hours, you get tuition, the minimum variable amount and half of the other components (article 28.2.b).