Matrícula de Honor Scholarships (awarded for outstanding academic achievement)

Those students who begin their university studies having achieved an average grade of matrícula de honor (the highest possible grade) in Bachillerato (pre-university studies) will be able to undertake the first year of their studies at the University free of charge. This is only applicable to those students who undertook Bachillerato in the academic year prior to admission to the University and who achieved a grade of matrícula de honor for that year. Therefore, it is not applicable for students from other admission pathways, such as transfers, those subject to credit recognition, etc. These Matrícula de Honor Scholarships are also only available to students who have completed Bachillerato within the Spanish education system. Those who have undertaken analogous studies within other education systems are not eligible as there is no direct equivalent of the grade known as matrícula de honor.

Students who attain a grade of matrícula de honor (the highest possible grade) for a given course will automatically be exempted from the tuition fees corresponding to the equivalent number of ECTS credits for the following academic year. For example, if a CEU UCH student achieves a matrícula de honor grade for a nine-credit course, then he or she will receive a discount corresponding to nine ECTS credits for the following year. If he or she achieves a matrícula de honor grade in several courses, corresponding to 36 ECTS credits, then he or she will receive a discount corresponding to the cost of 36 credits the following year. A complete study-year at the University typically consists of 60 ECTS credits. This kind of Matrícula de Honor Scholarship is available to all enrolled students at the University and it may be linked to other types of scholarships, such as those that form part of the CEU Merit Programme.