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Of the total scholarships processed, 63.5 percent correspond to high school and professional training students; 25 percent to university studies; 9.5 percent for students with support needs and the rest for studies at the Official School of Languages, Conservatory of Music and Arts. The Councilor for Youth of the City of Lorca, José Ángel Ponce, has reported on the management of the scholarships of the Ministry of Education carried out by InformaJoven. Ponce explained that "the InformaJoven offices with which the Lorca Youth Council has helped to process 648 scholarships from the Ministry of Education, popularly known as MEC scholarships, of different educational levels for the current 2020/2021 academic year". The mayor has detailed that "of the total scholarships processed, 63.5 percent correspond to students enrolled in non-compulsory levels: bachelor's degree and vocational training in middle and higher grade and 25 percent correspond to students and students who are studying at the university.

of which 72 percent take their first course in the university context ". "On the other hand, 9.5 percent of the scholarships processed have been intended for students in need of various types of school support and the rest of the scholarships processed have corresponded to studies to be carried out at the Official School of Languages, School of Arts and The Conservatory of Music ". Ponce Díaz has indicated that "the minimum amount of MEC scholarships for non-university studies for the 2020/2021 academic year is 300 euros as a basic scholarship plus a supplement for the academic record and in the university environment the payment of the registration fee." "It should be noted that, coupled with the application for scholarships in the university field, 74 pre-registrations have been requested from different university districts, Andalusia and Valencia being the most numerous, apart from the single university district in the Region of Murcia for the University of Murcia and its different extensions such as the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and the San Javier and Lorca campuses ". The Councilor for Health has revealed that "in addition, with regard to other services related to educational issues, InformaJoven offices have helped to fill out 47 pre-registration applications for professional training, both intermediate and higher level and have been processed 102 applications for grants for the acquisition of compulsory education books ". "The advice of the technicians of the Youth Council has benefited more than 600 families from Lorca and, by 2 percent, also families from neighboring municipalities such as Águilas, Huércal-Overa, Puerto Lumbreras, Totana and Mazarrón, as well as students Lorca residents in Valencia and Madrid ". José Ángel Ponce recalled that "the municipal network of youth information centers currently has two offices dependent on the Youth Council of the Lorca City Council, the so-called InformaJoven-LCU, located in building A of the Lorca University Campus and the Informajoven-CDL office located in the city's Local Development Center ".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca