A total of 16 students from the various faculties of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa were rewarded by Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) with the Caixa Mais Mundo Award, 7th edition (2024/25). The ceremony, which took place on 8 April at Culturgest in Lisbon, was attended by the Pro-Rector of Católica, Isabel Braga da Cruz.

The prizes, worth €1,500.00 and €1,000.00 each, were awarded in various categories, including Merit Awards for the best undergraduate students, Scholarships for needy students and a Merit Award for students of PALOP nationality. João Marinho Carvalho Matos was the student from Católica Porto Business School, distinguished with the prize.

At this ceremony, the following were honoured by Caixa Geral de Depósitos: Ana Clara Azevedo Teixeira Escudeiro Aires, Daniela Osório Scoppie Forbes Bessa, Matilde Lucas Queirós, Simone Ferreira Pinto, students at the Porto School of the Faculty of Law at Católica. Diana Teresa Gonçalves Monteiro, Madalena Pereira Coelho de Mendes Cardoso and Maria Ferreira Borges attending the School of Arts were also honoured.

Students from the Faculty of Human Sciences, Diogo Smith Rodrigues Brito Vaz, Francisco Maria de Azevedo Ferreira and Ivan Muntyan, and students from the Institute for Political Studies, Emma Cotignola Varone and Karina da Costa Pereira Bastos were also recognised.

Joana Ferreira Ribeiro, studying at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Maria de Sousa Ruivo Batista, a student at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, and Beatriz Maria Monteiro Tavares Fernandes, attending the Nursing School, also received the Caixa Mais Mundo Award.

The Caixa Mais Mundo Prize aims to widen access to opportunities for all young people who wish to study in higher education, recognising the academic merit of students who have finished secondary school and encouraging them to continue their studies at higher education institutions.

The selection process was coordinated nationally by the Social Responsibility Office of the Universidade Católica.