Fuente Palmera announces grants of up to 400 euros for studies

The Fuente Palmera City Council has announced Social Aid for Disadvantaged Families to support Education 2026, with a maximum individual amount of 400 euros. The measure was approved by Mayoral Resolution on September 17, 2026, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba number 187, dated September 28, 2026, with the reference BOP-A-2026-3248.

Regulatory Framework and Official Publication

The call is published under articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies, and is registered in the National Subsidies Database with the identifier 931130, where the full text of the call can be consulted. The City Council thus exercises the municipal competence set out in article 25.2.e) of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the Bases of Local Regime, regarding immediate assistance to people in a situation or at risk of social exclusion.

The announcement was signed in Fuente Palmera on September 24, 2026, by the Mayor-President, Francisco Javier Ruiz Moro, and occupies pages 14026 and 14027 of the provincial gazette, within the Local Administration section.

Who Can Apply

The recipients are households with sons and daughters enrolled during the year 2026 in educational programs located outside the Colony of Fuente Palmera. Specifically:

• Families with sons and daughters enrolled in Undergraduate or Postgraduate degrees at public universities.
• Families with sons and daughters enrolled in Intermediate and Higher Vocational Training cycles at public or semi-private (concertados) educational centers.
• In both cases, the studies must be pursued outside the Colony of Fuente Palmera.
• Expenses must have occurred and been paid during the year 2026 and before the publication of these subsidy guidelines.

Covered Expenses and Amount

The aid is intended to offset the extraordinary cost derived from the acquisition of materials, rent, or tuition fees. The eligible concepts for 2026 are:

• Tuition fees, books, and materials necessary for study.
• Accommodation expenses.
• Public transport expenses.

The maximum individual amount may not exceed 400 euros, as established by the summary of the call.

Stated Objective and Consultation of Guidelines

The City Council defines the measure as an educational support action whose purpose is to prevent young people belonging to family units with insufficient economic resources from dropping out of the educational system. The full regulatory guidelines can be consulted on the electronic office of the Fuente Palmera City Council, accessible through its notice board.

This call for applications joins other municipal initiatives in the Guadalquivir Middle Valley region aimed at reducing the cost of the academic year for families with fewer resources, in a context where university and Vocational Training studies force many young people from the town to travel outside the municipality.

For households in Fuente Palmera with children studying elsewhere, the call provides direct relief for expenses such as tuition, accommodation, or public transport—precisely the costs that weigh most when the educational offer is not provided within the town itself. The aid, limited to 400 euros per beneficiary, reinforces the municipal commitment to the continuity of studies and to equal opportunities among the youth of the municipality.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba, no. 187, September 28, 2026, section VI - Local Administration, pág. 14026-14027 (official reference: BOP-A-2026-3248).