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