“The Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson promotes the holistic professional and human development of young people”
The recognition of academic excellence aims to encourage the dedication and determination of students to achieve the highest standards in their education and in their professional and human development. With this goal in mind, the Foundation is pleased to announce a new edition of the “María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Degree Scholarships” as part of its 2025–2026 Training Programme. Conceived as an “ongoing commitment”, the scholarships are designed to cover the academic journey of young Asturian students who wish to undertake a university degree and have demonstrated outstanding academic performance.
The purpose of this latest call is to establish the rules under which the Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson will award scholarships for the academic year 2025–2026. Third-cycle studies—understood as postgraduate and doctoral programmes, master’s degrees, specialisation courses and non-official programmes—are not eligible for these scholarships.
This is a competitive scholarship programme. Compliance with the requirements set out in the Scholarship Rules grants access to the evaluation process for a limited number of scholarships to be awarded to the winning candidates selected from all the applications submitted. It does not guarantee automatic access to a scholarship. The evaluation of applications is endorsed by an academic committee formed specifically by the Foundation and tailored to each call, in line with the academic profile of the applicants. Evaluations are conducted in accordance with the established excellence criteria for the different areas of study.
As recognition of academic excellence, the scholarships aim to boost students’ talents and encourage their dedication and determination to achieve the highest standards in their education and in their professional and human development by expanding the training and academic opportunities of each recipient in line with their personal circumstances.
The scholarships are conceived as a means of providing financial aid to cover the expenses stemming from UNIVERSITY STUDIES. At the Foundation’s discretion, they may also cover EXTRA-CURRICULAR activities, such as musical, artistic and foreign language training, enrolment in university extension programmes, attendance at courses abroad, conferences, lectures, etc., that complete a scholar’s education and contribute to the excellence of their holistic professional and human development. These scholarships are intended for face-to-face, full-time studies that require recipients’ complete dedication.
Submission of applications from 1 to 31 October 2025 (inclusive).
Candidates may wish to consult the FAQs document, which contains a selection of the questions most frequently asked by applicants in previous editions.
PREMIO RUBÉN PEREA MOLLEDA
IN MEMORIAM
Rubén Perea Molleda (Gijón, Asturias, 8 April 1994–1 April 2020) was a Cristina Masaveu Peterson excellence scholar in the 8th and 9th editions of the programme (2015–2017) until completion of his Joint Degree in Law and Business Administration and Management at the University of Oviedo. He passed away on 1 April 2020 after a fierce battle against illness in which he once again demonstrated his determination to achieve increasingly high, noble and admirable goals. His exceptional charisma, composure and strength have become a source of inspiration and a guiding light for our institution. In his memory, the Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson has created the Rubén Perea Molleda Prize to preserve the mark he left and the values he espoused throughout his life.
In his memory, the Fundación María Cristina Masaveu Peterson has created an honorary distinction, known as the Rubén Perea Molleda Prize, that is granted to the most outstanding scholar in the social-legal area of study in each edition of the programme in order to preserve the mark he left and the values he espoused throughout his life.
Rubén Perea Molleda Prize 2022 | Elisa Alonso Herrero | Fifth year of the Joint Degree in International Studies and Economics at the Carlos III University in Madrid
Rubén Perea Molleda Prize w023 | Paz Covián Palacio | Fifth year of the Joint Degree in Economics and Law (Bilingual) at the Carlos III University in Madrid, with attendance at University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom under the aegis of the Erasmus Mobility Programme
Rubén Perea Molleda Prize 2024 | Alejandro Trénor Guisasola | Fifth year of the Joint Degree in Business Administration and Management and Law at the University of Oviedo. Prize for the best academic record for this degree
MARÍA CRISTINA MASAVEU PETERSON SCHOLARSHIPS
Since it was launched in 2008, the María Cristina Masaveu Degree Scholarship Programme has awarded 523 scholarships.
YEAR APPLICATIONS SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
2008/09 60 10
2009/10 44 18
2010/11 58 21
2011/12 37 20
2012/13 124 17
2013/14 84 32
2014/15 56 25
2015/16 73 34
2016/17 100 44
2017/18 76 37
2018/19 89 36
2019/20 71 36
2020/21 48 39
2021/22 85 37
2022/23 93 37
2023/24 97 40
2024/25 94 40