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Peru's Pronabec plans 20,000 scholarships in 2027, mostly for labour-market priority fields

Peru's national scholarship programme plans to award 20,000 scholarships in 2027. The education minister said 90% will target programmes linked to labour-market needs in sectors such as mining, agriculture and high technology.

By Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor
Wide view of a Peruvian legislative chamber with ornate wood-panelled walls, a Peruvian flag, and lawmakers raising hands to vote at a curved table.
Photo: Congreso de la República del Perú from Lima, Perú / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Pronabec, Peru's national scholarships and educational credit programme under the Ministry of Education, said it plans to award 20,000 scholarships during 2027 to widen access to higher education.

According to Pronabec, Education Minister José Antonio Chang said 90% of the scholarships will go to programmes meeting Peruvian labour-market needs, chiefly in fishing, agriculture, mining, high technology, and port and airport infrastructure.

The agency said the total spans its various competitions, including Beca 18, Beca Hijos de Docentes and Beca Tec, covering undergraduate, continuing and postgraduate study in Peru and abroad.

Pronabec said 6,000 of the 20,000 scholarships belong to the Beca 18-2027 call.

Why it matters

The announcement ties most of the planned 2027 scholarships to named economic sectors, but the announcement does not specify which programmes or institutions will qualify.

Editor’s view

Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor

The 20,000 figure is presented as a projection rather than a confirmed allocation. the announcement does not give a budget, a breakdown between domestic and overseas study, or a split between university and technical education, so the effect on individual providers cannot yet be assessed from this evidence.

What to watch

  • Details and timing of the Beca 18-2027 call, which accounts for 6,000 scholarships.
  • Which specific programmes will be classed as meeting labour-market needs under the 90% target.