The European Comission, along with the Member States, created a Policy for the Integration of Persons with Special Needs, which seeks to provide equal opportunities, namely, in the field of education.
Within the Erasmus+ Programme, Universidade de Lisboa guarantees equal access and opportunities for participants from all origins.
Candidates with Special Needs intending on participating in the Erasmus Programme, regardless of a possible Erasmus grant, have the right for an additional support grant , whose value depends on the level of disability.
This additional support for participants with special needs aims at covering additional costs directly related to the participation in mobility activities. People accompanying participants with special needs have the right to benefit from a contribution based on actual costs.
The candidates must inform the International Relations/ERASMUS Office at their School of their special needs and of their intention to apply for an Erasmus mobility and its respective additional support grant.
The International Relations/ERASMUS Office at the School will provide assistance throughout the process of application for the additional support grants and will inform the host institution of a participant with special needs, in order to assure that the institution is fit to accept the application. This correspondence (e-mail) must be included in the application, as an attachment.
Eligible
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide defines individuals with special needs as a “potential participant whose individual physical, mental or health-related condition is such that his/her participation in the project / mobility Action would not be possible without extra financial support.“
It is a broad concept. It depends on the presentation of objective evidence attesting to the type and/or level of disability (physical, mental or health-related) as an obstacle to the participation in Erasmus mobility activities.
Grant
Amount
Grants are based on real costs and meant to cover 100% of eligible expenses.
The amount granted is based on the budget presented by the candidate.
For disabilities of up to 50%, the grant can be 3 times as much as the amount of the monthly grant on the prevailing Erasmus Table.
For disabilities from 50% onward, the grant can be 6 times as much as the amount of the monthly grant on the prevailing Erasmus Table.
Real Costs
The additional support grants for special needs students are based on real costs, which means that the participants must keep all the payment and expense documents as proof, and must turn them in at the International Relations/ERASMUS Office of the School. The School will send these documents over to the Rector’s Office within 30 days of the participant’s return.
Should the confirmed expenses prove to be of lower amount than that of the grant, students must return the surplus amount / will not receive the difference. Should the expenses go over the grant amount, there will not be any compensation.
Payment
The additional support grants for special needs students will be paid as follows:
The maximum amount of funding must not exceed 60.000 € per participant.
Eligible costs: Check your Application Form.
Application:
In order to carry out your application to the Additional Support Grant, you must contact your School’s International Relations/ERASMUS Office, as they will assist you with the required documentation and filling in your application form.
It is recommended that the application be sent to the Rector’s Office at least 65 days prior to the student’s departure for the mobility period.
In order to submit the application, the following documents must be presented:
Check-List:
Before the mobility:
During the mobility:
After the mobility:
ECHE [1]
Mobilidade de estudantes para [2]estudos [2]
Mobilidade de estudantes para estágio [3]
Mobilidade de recém-graduados para estágio [4]
Mobilidade de docentes para missões de ensino [5]
Mobilidade de pessoal para formação [6]
Política Linguística [7]
Estudantes Bolseiros da Ação Social [8]
ECTS [9]
Acordos Interinstitucionais [10]
Consórcio Erasmus Al Sud [11]
Contactos [12]
Links
[1] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/carta-erasmus-para-instituicoes-de-ensino-superior-eche/
[2] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/mobilidade-de-estudantes-para-estudos/
[3] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/mobilidade-de-estudantes-para-estagio/
[4] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/mobilidade-de-recem-graduados-para-estagio/
[5] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/mobilidade-de-docentes-para-missoes-de-ensino/
[6] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/mobilidade-de-pessoal-para-formacao/
[7] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/politica-linguistica/
[8] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/estudantes-bolseiros-da-acao-social/
[9] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/ects/
[10] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/acordos-interinstitucionais/
[11] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/consorcio-erasmus-al-sud/
[12] http://www.ulisboa.pt/home-page/mobilidade/mobilidade-internacional/erasmus_mais_2014-2020/contactos_/