International Exchange

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Financial assistance

Depending on the budget, grants will be awarded to students from their own centres and the FUAB Training School, who have obtained a place within the framework of the UAB Exchange Programme. The financial funds may come from the UAB or the Erasmus+ Programme. A maximum of one grant per person will be awarded. In order to encourage the largest number of participants in this programme to enjoy funding, grants awarded from UAB funds, Erasmus funds and specific grants for stays in Asia will be incompatible with each other and with other grants of equal or greater amount of which the UAB may be aware of. In the case of receiving two grants that are incompatible, students must renounce one of them in writing.

The decision to award places for the destination of the call does not necessarily imply the granting of an economic aid, which will depend on the approval of the budgets allocated to the programs by the different institutions involved. The grants will be awarded according to the same criteria used during the selection process until they cover all the available funds. In all cases, the grants will be awarded in order of the participation mark obtained in the mobility call.

In accordance with Article 174 of the Academic Regulations of the UAB, students who have completed an exchange stay with the UAB Exchange Programme in previous calls cannot once again enjoy a grant in the same program.

Below you will find more detailed information on each of the grants.

UAB GRANT:

The UAB has its own budget line for scholarships for students from its own centres and those affiliated to the FUAB Training School. These grants will be awarded on an ex-officio basis to students with an assigned place. The amounts of these grants will depend on the period of stay at the host university:

  • Full course stay: 1,200€
  • One-semester stay: €750
  • Stays equal to or less than 3 months: 500 €

How to pay for UAB grants: 

The grant will be paid by bank transfer in two payments: to access the first payment, of 80% of the total of the grant, it will be necessary in the Personal Area of the SIA 1) to have completed the banking data section, 2) to attach the digitally signed commitment document, 3) to attach the document accrediting the coverage of a medical and civil liability insurance 4) to attach the Declaration of responsibility for the trip signed digitally and 5) attach. All these steps are essential to receive the payment.

The second payment will be the remaining 20%, it will be made upon the return of the students and once the certificate of stay has been attached to the Personal Area of the SIA.

 

ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME GRANTS FOR STAYS IN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES

Erasmus+ UAB KA171 and UAB KA131: The grants will be awarded according to the selection criteria established in the call (participation mark), based on the available budget and the students requesting support for inclusion and the strategic importance for the UAB of the agreement with the host university. For the academic year 2024/25, universities in the following countries are considered to be of strategic importance to the UAB: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Republic of Korea, Egypt, United States of America, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Chile, China and China Taipei (Taiwan).

Erasmus+ A4U KA171: These grants are managed by the Alianza 4 Universidades consortium, for stays in Russia, South Africa, Iran, Indonesia and Vietnam. More information about destinations and deadlines here.

How to pay for Erasmus+ UAB Programme: 

The beneficiary students will receive the grant from the Erasmus+ program by bank transfer in two payments: the first, after leaving, for an approximate amount of 70% of the total awarded. To access the first payment, it will be necessary in the Personal Area of the SIA 1) to have completed the banking data section, 2) to attach the digitally signed grant agreement, 3) to attach the document accrediting the coverage of a medical and civil liability insurance 4) to attach the Digitally Signed Trip Responsibility Declaration and 5) to attach the arrival certificate. All these steps are essential to receive the payment.

The second payment, with the remaining amount, will be made when the students have returned and completed the following procedures: 1) attached to the SIA Personal Area the certificate of stay signed by the host university (where the start and end dates of the stay must also be clearly stated: DD, MM and AAAA) and 2) completed the report on the stay you will receive by email to your institutional address.

SANTANDER GRANT FOR NON-ERASMUS MOBILITIES:

Banco Santander offers 92 scholarships of .1,500 each for the 2025/26 academic year for students who have a place assigned within the framework of the UAB Exchange Programme. This scholarship is incompatible with the rest of the grants for stays of this program. The UAB will award these scholarships to students from its own centres and the FUABformació School in order of participation grade until covering all available funds. The grant can be applied for until 30 April 2025.

GENERAL INFORMATION of the grants managed by the UAB (UAB grant and Erasmus+ UAB grants):

In order to guarantee the agility in the payment of the grants, it is recommended that you attach a “Certificate of ownership of the bank account” to the Personal Area of the SIA.

Students who have not submitted the required documentation on the date informed at the time of the grant, will be given the grant for renouncement and therefore will be required to refund the amount paid to them.

Students who, on 30 November of the course following the stay, have not submitted the required documentation, will be given the grant for renouncement and, therefore, will be required to refund the amount paid to them.

The granting of any of these grants will be subject to the fulfilment of the requirements by the students.

SPECIFIC GRANTS FOR STAYS IN ASIA (incompatible with the help of the UAB and with the Erasmus+ grants):

  • Japan: JASSO: 80,000yens/month or 669€/month; MEXT (N2 Japanese) 117,000 yens/month or 979€/month
  • South Korea: DUO: €1,000/month (only 4 months); Global Korea Scholarship: €388/month (only 4 months)
  • China (Rep. Popular of): You will find information on the SEPIE website: Spanish Agency for the Internationalization of Education, http://sepie.es/internacionalizacion/convocatorias.html 

To learn about the specificities of these grants for stays in Asia, you can contact: uab.exchange.programme@uab.cat

 

COMPLEMENTARY GRANTS FOR BOTH ERASMUS+ PROGRAMMES AND UAB Exchange Programme

MOBINT AID

The Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) announces grants for international mobility every year (MOINTINT call). In previous calls, the amount was €200 per month with a maximum of 6 months.*

More information in Aid for international mobility. 

Interested persons must apply directly to AGAUR within the deadlines established by the agency itself.

 

OTHER COMPLEMENTARY AIDS

There are other grants that grant Countries, Autonomous Communities, Regional Councils, Foundations, etc. These grants are compatible with the rest of the aforementioned grants.

 




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