- Guatemalans aged 11-24 in educación media (básico or diversificado)
- At a public or MINEDUC-authorized private school
- In poverty or extreme poverty
- Not already on another State scholarship of the same kind
Mi Beca Segura is an older name. In its 2017 call the Ministerio de Desarrollo Social (MIDES) called its secondary-school scholarship Mi Beca Segura Educación Media; MIDES now runs it as the Beca Social Educación Media, part of its Mi Beca Social program. It is a conditional cash transfer for students aged 11 to 24 in educación media — run by MIDES, not MINEDUC.
Quick summary: look for Beca Social Educación Media (MIDES). Guatemalans 11-24 in poverty or extreme poverty, studying educación media at a public or MINEDUC-authorized private school. Keep it with 80% attendance and by passing the year. Apply at a MIDES departmental delegation during the call; the 2026 call closed 13 March 2026. MIDES publishes no fixed amount.
Correction (24 September 2026): Mi Beca Segura is MIDES’s former name for its secondary-school scholarship, now the Beca Social Educación Media, for ages 11-24 in educación media, with no amount published. This page previously described it as a MINEDUC program paying Q300 a month for 10 months to pre-primary, primary and básico students, enrolled through the school, paid by mobile banking and regulated by Government Agreement 56-2024; we found no source for any of that and removed it. See our corrections policy.
What changed in the name
| 2017 call | Today | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Mi Beca Segura Educación Media | Beca Social Educación Media (Mi Beca Social program) |
| Run by | MIDES | MIDES |
| Ages | 11 to 24 | 11 to 24 |
| Level | Educación media | Educación media |
| Type | Conditional cash transfers | Conditional cash transfers |
Sources: MIDES, Convocan a estudiantes para participar en “Mi Beca Segura Educación Media” 2017; MIDES, Programa Beca Social (both read 24 September 2026).
Who qualifies
From MIDES’s program page (read 24 September 2026):
- Guatemalan, aged 11 to 24
- Studying at the educación media level at a public school or a MINEDUC-authorized private school
- In poverty or extreme poverty, urban or rural
- Not already receiving another State scholarship or social program of the same kind
It does not cover pre-primary or primary.
What you must keep doing
- At least 80% attendance during the school year
- Pass the school year while in the program
- Hand in the required documents within the program’s deadline
- Update your data at least once a year
How to apply
- Watch for MIDES’s call. In 2026 it closed on 13 March (AGN, 3 March 2026).
- Go to your MIDES departmental delegation, which gives guidance on the application.
- Bring what the call asks for; the 2026 call listed a photocopy of the certificate of the last grade passed and proof of enrolment in educación media.
Full details: Secondary-school scholarships — MIDES Beca Social Educación Media.
For complaints about a public school, MINEDUC’s line is 1503 (quejas, consultas o denuncias).
Related procedures
- Secondary-school scholarships — MIDES Beca Social Educación Media — the full program page
- MINEDUC Hub — Education Procedures — every Ministry of Education procedure
- School Records Certificate MINEDUC — for enrollment and other procedures
- MINEDUC Public School Enrollment — free enrollment
- Guatemala DPI ID — ID for the guardian