849 students from Degree at the University of Navarra are currently studying at programs of study thanks to a scholarship or a credit convertible into scholarship from group Banco Popular. These undergraduates benefit from two types of grants: the Alumni Scholarships and the Credits for Academic Excellence, both of which are granted to people without economic resources and with good academic transcript . 

The CEO of Banco Popular, Francisco Gómez Martín, visited the University of Navarra to see the new projects of the academic center and some of the students who are studying with the aid provided by the bank. Accompanied by President Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero, they visited the Museum and the research center Médica Aplicada (CIMA).

Pioneer program

The Credit for Excellence Program, a specific and pioneering program of the University of Navarra and Banco Popular, grants educational credits to good students without resources to finance their educational expenses during their stay at campus.

The initiative aims to achieve academic excellence at student body, which can convert up to 75% of the amount of the credit plus interest into scholarship , depending on the grade obtained during that course. In the 2009-2010 academic year, when the program was launched, 102 credits were granted and currently there are 756, with an average amount converted into scholarship per student of 3,149 euros.

In addition, the Alumni ScholarshipsThe University of Na varra's own aid program, Education , aims to provide access to the program offered by the University to students with limited financial resources so that through their studies, work and research they can contribute to the improvement of our society in the future.

For the last six years, Banco Popular has been allocating an important financial aid each year to defray some of the costs of the Program. Specifically, in this academic year 2014-2015 the entity has financed 93 of the 283 Alumni Scholarships granted by the academic center, with an average amount of 7,614 euros. The economic financial aid is awarded according to the economic status of applicant, covering part or all of the costs of enrollment and accommodation.