Castilla y León announces 150,000 euros for "Aula Empresa" in subsidized vocational training (FP)

The Department of Education of the Regional Government of Castilla y León has announced grants, on a competitive basis, for the development of projects under the Aula Empresa Castilla y León program in the Community’s educational centers that provide vocational training cycles under a subsidized agreement during the 2026/2027 academic year. The call is published via an extract of the Order of August 19, 2026, included in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León number 169, dated September 1, 2026, with identifier BDNS 926416.

The credit allocated to finance the selected projects amounts to 150,000 euros, and the maximum grantable amount per project is 6,000 euros. In the case of joint projects, each collaborating center may also receive an individual allocation of up to 3,000 euros.

Beneficiaries and Purpose

Beneficiaries may be educational centers in the Community that provide basic, intermediate, or higher-level vocational training cycles under a subsidized agreement. In joint projects, participating centers will be considered beneficiaries as associated members of the coordinating educational center, committing to execute all or part of the subsidized activities in the name and on behalf of the applicant, in accordance with Article 11.3 of the General Subsidies Law 38/2003, of November 17.

The purpose of the call is to finance projects that develop one of the lines of the Aula Empresa Castilla y León program:

• Learning to entrepreneur.
• Research, Development, and Innovation (R&D+i).
• Learning from companies.

Regulatory Bases and Deadline

The regulatory bases of the call are contained in Order EDU/433/2019, of May 2, published in the Official Gazette of Castilla y León number 89, dated May 13. The deadline for submitting applications will be ten business days starting from the day following the publication of the order’s extract in the official gazette.

Each application must be accompanied by a project that develops one of the program lines, as well as an economic budget. The full text of the call can be consulted in the National Subsidies Database and on the electronic office of the Administration of the Community of Castilla y León, using the identifier BDNS 926416.

Signature and Processing

The order, signed in Valladolid on August 19, 2026, by the Minister of Education, María Pardo Álvarez, is published in accordance with the provisions of Articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of the General Subsidies Law 38/2003, of November 17.

The call for applications strengthens the link between subsidized vocational training centers and the region’s business fabric, allowing students and companies to collaborate on entrepreneurship, innovation, and learning projects within the productive environment. With a budget of 150,000 euros and an application window of just ten business days, interested centers must submit their projects promptly to apply for these grants for the 2026/2027 academic year.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla y León, no. 169, September 1, 2026, section I.C (Grants), pgs. 32-33 (official reference: BOCYL-D-01092026-169-9).