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Mexico to Extend Rita Cetina Scholarship to All Public Primary Students in 2026

The expansion follows a presidential directive, raising the Becas para el Bienestar reach to more than 21 million students.

A partir del ciclo escolar 2026, todas las familias con hijos en primarias públicas de México serán beneficiarias de la Beca Universal Rita Cetina.
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Overview

  • SEP chief Mario Delgado announced the change during a visit to the Tomás Garrido Canabal primary school in Dos Montes, Tabasco, with Governor Javier May present.
  • Each eligible family receives 1,900 pesos every two months, with an additional 700 pesos for each extra secondary student in the same household.
  • SEP estimates more than 12 million primary pupils will be added to the program once it opens to public primary schools in 2026.
  • The announcement coincided with supervision and inaugurations of education projects in Tabasco, as SEP highlighted 545 million pesos for La Escuela es Nuestra benefiting 116 upper-secondary and 1,590 basic-education schools.
  • Current secondary enrollment remains digital via the Llave MX portal using CURP, ID and proof of address, with a national Facebook Live briefing scheduled for September 29 at 20:00 to explain the process.