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Additional financial support for students and staff with disabilities or long-term illnesses participating in the Erasmus+ program
Budapest Metropolitan University and Tempus Public Foundation are inviting applications for additional support for students or staff with disabilities or long-term illnesses studying/working in higher education who have won an Erasmus+ mobility scholarship.
Eligible for:
- for participants who are already eligible for equal opportunities support on other grounds, for example a student who is supported because of economic barriers, or a staff member who is disabled or has a long-term illness.
- or, if a disability or long-term illness causes extra costs in the host country significantly exceeding €250 a month.
The aim of the additional support is to provide equal opportunities in the field of higher education for outgoing participants with special needs in the Erasmus+ program.
Who can apply?
Students and institutional staff who have been awarded an Erasmus+ grant under the Erasmus+ programme are eligible to apply if they have a long-term illness or disability and their condition is proven to cause additional costs of living abroad compared to the average cost of living abroad (e.g. for Erasmus+ participants with visual impairment, mobility impairment, hearing impairment, diabetes, food intolerance or other medical conditions).
What is additional support applyable for ?
Additional support may be requested for additional mobility-related costs that remove obstacles to participation in the programme: these are clearly identifiable, specific costs directly linked to relocation, travel, stay abroad and long-term illness or disability.
The Erasmus+ participant cannot finance the eligible costs from any other source and would not be able to participate in the mobility without the additional support.
Please note: In the category "with health issues", you can also apply for the Equal Opportunities Grant if the expected cost does not significantly exceed EUR 250 per month, for any health, psychological, learning disability, etc.
In such cases, no itemised claim or itemised bill is required, only a medical or other document proving the need (psychology report, etc.).
What costs are not eligible?
The purpose of the additional support is not to support the usual costs related to the participant’s everyday life (e.g., meals, daily necessities, medicine). Therefore costs that would be incurred in Hungary without mobility are eligible only if they represent a significant additional cost over and above the costs incurred in Hungary. This must be supported in detail when you apply.
How to apply
To apply, submit the appropriate application form completed in full.
Medical history summary or GP/specialist certificate to support and validate the medical history summary, confirming the existence of the disease or disability.
In the case of a chronic illness, proof of the existence of the illness must be provided by an outpatient form, a final report or a certificate issued by a specialist.
This document contains the diagnosis of the illness or disability, the name and address of the doctor who issued the document, the doctor's signature, and stamp. The information on the doctor's stamp must be legible.
If the applicant downloads a certificate proving the existence of an illness or disability from the EESZT (Unified Health Service Space) or another source available on the Internet, it must be certified (stamped and signed) by the applicant's general practitioner or doctor.
The submission of a laboratory or imaging diagnostic report is not necessary and such reports cannot be accepted on their own, without a diagnosis by a clinical specialist (internist, gastroenterologist, allergist, orthopaedic specialist, etc.), even if they are stamped by a specialist with a degree of clinical laboratory examination. A diagnosis or certificate issued by a general practitioner is sufficient.
In the case of a long-standing chronic illness that cannot be cured according to current scientific knowledge, if the applicant is only applying for additional support to maintain his/her diet, it is sufficient to submit an older medical document if it meets the criteria listed above.
- In the case of a request for special dietary support, the attached medical report must include information on the diet or the need for the diet must be clearly indicated by the diagnosis. The additional costs of maintaining the diet must be supported by information on prices in the country of destination. Without this information, the amount of aid claimed cannot be considered sufficiently substantiated.
- In the case of claims for medical expenses, travel home, laboratory and/or specialist tests abroad, medical treatment abroad, a document from the treating doctor (general practitioner or the competent specialist), issued not more than three months previously, stating the diagnosis of the illness, furthermore:
- in case the support is requested for medicines: usage and their dosage (your GP may prescribe up to 3-6 months' worth of medicines if justified.);
- if the applicant is requesting the additional support for follow-up examinations or travel home for treatment in Hungary: precise information on the need, reason and frequency of travel;
- in the case of requesting the additional support for a laboratory and/or specialist examination abroad, a specific proposal for a medical treatment.
The application must be submitted electronically to the coordinator of the sending institution (outgoing.erasmus@metropolitan.hu).
Documents to be submitted:
- A digital version of the application form (xlsx file) completed in full.
- A signed, scanned PDF version of the application form.
- The scanned version of the compulsory attachment(s)
Applications are only valid when being submitted using the application form provided, together with the required attachments.
Documents to hand in
Documents to hand in can be found on Coospace
- A digital version of the application form (xlsx file) completed in full.
- A signed, scanned PDF version of the application form.
- The scanned version of the compulsory attachment(s)
Applications are only valid when being submitted using the application form provided, together with the required attachments.
Application deadline
As with applications for study mobility and traineeship mobility, there are two application periods. The start and end dates of the application periods are determined by the Tempus Public Foundation. The spring period is for autumn mobility and the autumn period is for spring mobility. Applications can be submitted for both study and traineeship mobility. The International Coordination Office will publish the periods in the METU Newsletter and in a Neptun message.
Evaluation of applications, decision-making
The formal assessment of the applications is carried out by the sending higher education institution, while the content is assessed by independent medical experts appointed by Tempus Public Foundation. The medical experts will make a recommendation on the eligibility of the additional financial support application based on the medical history summary.
Late submission of missing documents is not possible. The Board of Trustees of Tempus Public Foundation decides on the applications and the amount of the support, there is no possibility of appeal against the decision of the Board of Trustees of Tempus Public Foundation.
Amount of the grant
Based on the summary of the medical history, the medical experts will make a recommendation on the eligibility for the additional financial support, assessed from the point of view of mobility. Applicants should note that the additional support does not always cover all additional costs incurred during mobility.
For student mobility, an itemised list of costs is not necessary to apply for additional support of up to 250 euros, nor is a list of purchased items certified by invoices required at the end of the mobility.
For participants already eligible for "equal opportunities support" under other criteria (e.g. a student supported due to economic hardship, or a staff member living with a disability or long-term illness), only the amount exceeding €250 needs to be accounted for in detail and supported by invoices.
- In all cases of mobility of higher education staff, an itemised list of the items requested is required at the time of application and the outgoing staff member must provide invoices to prove the use of the full amount of the additional support awarded at the end of the mobility.
Please note that the additional grant may not always cover all additional costs incurred during mobility!
Use of support, settlement
For staff mobility and for student mobility where the additional financial support awarded exceeds 250 euros per month, the additional support can only be used for the costs requested in the application and approved by the Board of Trustees of Tempus Public Foundation. Proof of use must be provided with an itemised list supported by invoices by the participant at the end of the mobility.
The additional support will be transferred by the sending higher education institution to the supported applicant.
For further information, contact your institution’s Erasmus+ coordinator or Tempus Public Foundation (ka131@tpf.hu).