Millions of higher education students require support to be able to continue their studies, however, in 2024 they must tell you bye to the Elisa Acuña Scholarshipsince after some uncertainty it has been officially announced that suspend he pay for students of university.
It should be remembered that the suspension of this economic support was announced at the end of 2023, so this generated protests from students and social organizations. Despite this, there was some expectation that the program could be activated. Finally, the federal government indicated that it has not been able to continue with the program due to budget cuts in the education sector.
It is argued that the government is prioritizing other social programs, such as the Benito Juárez Scholarships, which also provides financial support to students of university in 2024. However, that suspend he pay of the Elisa Acuña Scholarship It affects thousands of low-income students who depended on it to continue their higher education.
It is worth mentioning that the amount provided varied according to each educational institution, and it even reached the point where the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) absorbed said expense in order to continue supporting the students. students.
“The University, with its own resources, the UNAM Foundation and donations, is able to maintain all the support considered in the Elisa Acuña Scholarship Program and cover the amount assigned for each of them, notwithstanding that in “In the 2023 Federation Expenditure Budget, no resources were allocated for said Program,” it was indicated.
Given this, it is feared that the suspension of the Elisa Acuña Scholarship could cause a decrease in school enrollment in public universities, which is why it has been proposed that the government reallocate resources from other programs to finance this scholarshipThe possibility of seeking alternative financing, such as donations from companies or individuals, has been raised, but this plan has not been finalized.