When does the delivery of the cards start?
During these beginning of the year holidays, in some public schools there are already notices with the dates to collect the card for those who completed the procedure in September 2025, for first-year high school students. In some it is specified that delivery starts on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Given this, it is important to keep an eye on your team since in the next few days the schedule will be shared, since the delivery is gradual and the dates will be different for each team.
What documents should I bring to collect the card?
The National Coordination of Scholarships for Benito Juárez Welfare details that in the case of the Rita Cetina Gutiérrez scholarship For secondary school students, the mother, father or guardian must bring the following documents with their information to the delivery of Welfare cards:
- Official identification (original and copy)
- birth certificate
- CURP
- Proof of address.
You must also bring these student documents:
The information posters include the name of the school, location of delivery, address, date and time in which the card will be delivered to the people who carried out the procedure who must come with official identification so that the Nation’s servers can verify their identity.
Rita Cetina Scholarship
Regarding this program, the head of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), Mario Delgado Carrilloreported that during the 2024–2025 school year, this scholarship reached 8 million 864 thousand 448 beneficiaries; This increase of 58.2% was possible thanks to a historic investment of 75 billion pesos that allowed expanding coverage in initial, preschool, primary and secondary education.
The number of beneficiary families went from 4 million 181 thousand 353 to 7 million 41 thousand 356, which represents an increase of 68.7%; “This growth demonstrates that the program not only promotes education, but also contributes to the well-being of households throughout the country,” the educational agency detailed in a statement.
