One of the initiatives of the Spanish Banking Association (AEB) is to promote and encourage university training and research in all areas of financial activity and knowledge. That is why the Spanish Banking Association, through the Spanish Banking Foundation for Financial Studies (FEBEF) offers grants and other study assistance aids (class 2012-2013) for students and former undergraduate and graduate students of the University School of Financial Studies (CUNEF).

GRANTS FOR NEW UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

These grants are available for new students to CUNEF and their aim is to reward and motivate academic achievement and to facilitate the access to a CUNEF university training specialized in finance. Grants will be awarded according to the students' high school record bearing in mind each candidate's economic and family situation.

• Grants for Excellence, which include CUNEF tuition fees and financial assistance of €3,000, for accommodation and maintenance for students who have been admitted to CUNEF as undergraduate degree students and who can accredit a previous grade in PAU (the school year prior to university) that is among the top twenty in the country.
• Partial grants for up to a maximum of 80% of the academic fees, targeted at candidates who are undergraduate students admitted to degree studies at CUNEF who can demonstrate an average grade of 11.9 or higher out of 14 in the Spanish university entrance examinations

GRANTS FOR REGISTERED CUNEF STUDENTS

 Grants based upon academic record: These grants are directed at CUNEF students who have obtained an average of at least 80/100 for each subject of the Degree in Administration and Business Management (Spanish or Bilingual Program); or at least 70/100 for students of the double major in Administration and Business Management and Corporate Law. These are partial grants of up to 30% maximum of the CUNEF tuition. These grants are given without considering the applicant's family or economic background.

Participation and Leadership Grants: These grants are aimed at financing CUNEF students' university studies through programs in which the student participates as a collaborating assistant for some positions organized by the Center (library, professional careers, international relations,...). Students are awarded these grants to cover up to 30% of the CUNEF tuition, without taking into account the applicant's family or economic background.

Grants for Financing University Studies: These grants are directed at CUNEF students with a satisfactory student record (70/100 or more for students registered for the Degree in Administration and Business Management -Spanish or Bilingual Program- and 65/100 or more for students in the double major program of Administration and Business Management and Corporate Law). These grants cover between 30% and 80% of the CUNEF tuition depending on each candidate's specific economic and family background.

Grants for Training and Collaboration: Directed at senior year students who have passed all the subjects with an average student record of at least 70/100, who are interested in working as research assistants in programs proposed by the Center. These grants cover up to 50% of the CUNEF tuition and do not take into account the candidate's economic or family background. To obtain this grant, the academic record, knowledge of foreign languages, work attitude, etc. will be considered as well as the approval of the candidate by the teacher in charge of the research.

Financial aid for international mobility: These grants cover travel expenses and are directed at CUNEF participants in one of the international options or exchanges that the Center has established with other universities and collaborating entities. The amount of these grants depends on the destination and type of collaboration existing between the two institutions.
  

• Partial grants up to 80% of the tuition for candidates admitted to the CUNEF undergraduate program with an average of at least 85/100 during the first two years of high school.
• Partial grants up to 50% of the tuition for candidates admitted to the CUNEF undergraduate program with an average of at least 70/100 during the first two years of high school.