My Scholarship to Start: Here's what you need to know about the new card for the 2025-2026 academic year.

MEXICO CITY (apro).— The Mexico City government, through the Educational Welfare Trust ( Fibien ), will implement a change in the delivery of financial support for the purchase of school supplies and uniforms for the 2025-2026 school year. Students entering secondary school in public schools will receive a new card exclusively for this benefit.

This process is part of a restructuring of the distribution of educational social support in the capital. The measure distinguishes between the monthly support for the "Well-being for Girls and Boys, My Scholarship to Start" program and the annual payment for "Uniforms and School Supplies."

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Who will receive the new card and why?

The new card is intended only for secondary school students enrolled in Mexico City's public education system for the 2025-2026 school year.

This change is due to the fact that high school students no longer receive monthly financial support through the "Mi Beca para Empezar" (My Scholarship to Start) . Starting in early 2025, these students were incorporated into the "Benito Juárez Universal Scholarship for Upper Secondary Education Students" (known as the Rita Cetina Scholarship at the elementary level), which is administered by the federal government.

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However, the annual support for the purchase of uniforms and school supplies, a program run by the city government, remains in place for all levels of basic education, including secondary school. To facilitate the administration of this specific resource, Fibien decided to create a new card for students at this level.

The Educational Welfare Trust reported on July 7, 2025, that re-carding will begin in August to ensure that beneficiaries receive the corresponding deposit for the 2025-2026 School Uniforms and Supplies program.

What will happen to preschool and primary school students?

Preschool, elementary, and Multiple Care Center (CAM) students will continue to receive both the monthly "My Scholarship to Start" program and the annual payment for supplies and uniforms. There will be no card changes for them; deposits will continue to be made on the same card they have been using until now.

Registration and data update procedures to qualify for both benefits for the 2025-2026 school year ended on June 30, 2025, according to the dates established in the call for applications. To complete the process, guardians must have an active Llave CDMX account.

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What are the amounts of support for supplies and uniforms?

Support for the purchase of school supplies and uniforms is delivered in a single payment at the beginning of the school year.[1] According to the information reported for the most recent period, the established amounts vary by educational level:

• Preschool and CAM Preschool: 970 pesos.
• Primary and CAM Primary: 1,100 pesos.
• Secondary and CAM Secondary: 1,180 pesos.
• CAM Laboral: 1,150 pesos.

These funds cannot be withdrawn in cash and must be used at merchants affiliated with the program , either using the physical card or through the "Get More" mobile app.

Although registration for new beneficiaries has already closed, the Educational Welfare Trust has announced that the new cards for high school students will be delivered in early August 2025.

Parents and guardians have been instructed to monitor Fibien's official social media channels for dates, times, and drop-off locations, which will be organized at the schools themselves or at nearby locations.

The Operating Rules of the "Well-being for Girls and Boys, My Scholarship to Start" program for fiscal year 2025, published in the Official Gazette of Mexico City, establish all the guidelines and requirements for accessing these supports. The program's main objective is to improve the enrollment of families with children in public schools and encourage their continued enrollment.