ACA grants

Grants for university students from affiliated centers (ACA grants) are announced in December and January of each year, and can be applied for by students who are already enrolled in the current academic year. 

These grants are managed by the University and Research Grants Management Agency (AGAUR).

The application period for the 25/26 academic year is from December 4, 2025 to January 19, 2026 at 14 p.m.

These grants aim to help cover part of the university tuition fees for students who are taking official undergraduate studies at the affiliated educational centres specified in the call, which includes TecnoCampus. 

They are compatible with the general scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Professional Training for the same academic year. 

This call is funded by the Directorate General of Universities (DGU) of the Department of Research and Universities and managed by the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR).

 

The call for ACA grants for the 2025/2026 academic year has been approved and you can consult it in the "Regulations and reference documentation" section of this same page. 

The call will be open from December 4, 2025, until 14 p.m. on January 19, 2026.

 

The amount of the grant will be established as a lump sum to help cover part of the university tuition costs of students who are taking official undergraduate studies at the affiliated centers specified in the call.

To establish the amounts of the grants, the prices set by the current Decree that sets the prices of academic services at Catalan public universities and the Open University of Catalonia are taken into account. For this reason, the amount of grants awarded may vary between different centers and studies.

The amount of aid you can obtain will depend on the calculation formula detailed in the regulations, and the number of grants awarded.

Students enrolled in official undergraduate university studies at one of the affiliated centers specified in the call, including TecnoCampus. Students must meet the academic and financial requirements detailed in the call.

Excluded from these grants are students undertaking or coming from the following studies/tracks:

  • Master's, postgraduate, specialization courses and own degrees recognized by universities.
  • Access route established for over 25, 40 and 45 years old.
  • University graduates (or other equivalent studies) or who meet the legal requirements for the issuance of a degree, bachelor's degree, engineering or architecture degree or other equivalent degrees.
  • Students who have passed all the subjects provided for in the corresponding study plan and for whom only the final thesis is pending, at the beginning of the course that foresees the call. 

You can check the requirements here link to the AGAUR website. 

Call for the 2025/2026 academic year: The application period will begin on December 4, 2025 and will end at 14:00 p.m. (Barcelona local time) on January 19, 2026.

The application must be submitted electronically, through the portal gencat procedures from the corporate headquarters of the Generalitat de Catalunya. To send the form you must identify yourself and sign digitally.

This procedure can only be done online and has a specific form which you must use. If you use the generic request by mistake, it will be considered that you have not submitted the form.

See detailed information in this link from the AGAUR website

You must submit documentation in certain cases specified in the call (you must attach it to the application form). 

You can consult the information in this link to the AGAUR website. 

 

You can consult detailed information about the monitoring and resolution of the request at AGAUR website.

The maximum deadline for resolving applications is six months from the publication of the call in the DOGC.

Grant resolutions and agreements are published Electronic board of the Administration of the Generalitat of Catalonia without prejudice to the fact that other electronic means may be used additionally. This publication replaces individual communication and has the same effects.

 

You can file an appeal, but only if you truly believe that you meet the requirements or that the decision was wrong. You must file it through the procedure associated with an AGAUR file.

The payment of the grant is made directly to the beneficiary, by bank transfer, once the award resolution has been published and once the payment of the tuition fee for a minimum amount equivalent to the grant has been accredited.