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University of Guadalajara awards Benito Juárez scholarships to 95 students

9/8/2026

Summary

Story summary

University of Guadalajara awarded 95 high-school students 3,200 pesos each through the Benito Juárez Welfare Scholarship.
Director General César Antonio Barba Delgadillo said roughly 160 students qualify and registration will reopen soon.
Barba Delgadillo urged recipients to use the funds for books, transport, food and other study needs.
Rector Ricardo Villanueva Lomelí graduated 900 students from the fifth JOBS-SEMS English cohort at Teatro Diana.

History

Historical Context

In 2005, under President Vicente Fox, Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education launched the Benito Juárez Scholarship, a program named after president Benito Juárez, granting aid to low-income students. The inaugural rollout funded 1.5 million recipients, each receiving 2,500 pesos for textbooks, transport, and meals, according to SEP data. Today, the University of Guadalajara’s Benito Juárez Welfare Scholarship mirrors that model, awarding 95 scholars 3,200 pesos each, as Director César Antonio Barba Delgadillo announced. Such continuity reinforces federal-local collaboration, expands higher-education access, and signals Mexico’s ongoing commitment to reduce socioeconomic barriers for students.

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Story summary

University of Guadalajara awarded 95 high-school students 3,200 pesos each through the Benito Juárez Welfare Scholarship.
Director General César Antonio Barba Delgadillo said roughly 160 students qualify and registration will reopen soon.
Barba Delgadillo urged recipients to use the funds for books, transport, food and other study needs.
Rector Ricardo Villanueva Lomelí graduated 900 students from the fifth JOBS-SEMS English cohort at Teatro Diana.

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