The EU Commission wishes to
promote both inclusion and sustainability in the Erasmus+ programme. This is
currently presented in the following 3 options for extra funding.
Deadline to apply for Green
Travel, Fewer Opportunities and Inclusion Support is 3 January 2025 for
stays taking place in the spring semester of 2025.
Green Travel
The EU Commission has made it
possible for students to apply for a higher travel grant. In order to qualify
for “Green Travel” the student must travel sustainably e.g. by bus, train,
car-pooling or bike at least 50 % of the return trip both to and from the
destination.
Students wishing to apply for the top-up should send an email to erasmus@dtu.dk as soon as possible so
that the solemn declaration can be uploaded before January 3rd.
Documentation: You will be asked to
sign a solemn declaration before your stay and to upload travel documentation
after your stay.
Fewer opportunities top-up
When you applied to study
abroad, we asked you if you have any special needs.
The Erasmus+ programme is
highly focused on inclusion, and on students with special needs and/or fewer
opportunities. For some students in this category there will be an option for a
“Fewer Opportunities Top-Up Grant” - an additional 250 Euro/month (8,33
Euro/day) on top of the ordinary Erasmus grant.
These are the Erasmus+
categories of students with special needs and/or fewer opportunities:
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Category
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Documentation
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Students with disabilities,
chronic illness, or conditions requiring treatment
(both physical and mental conditions)
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Medical Certificate
(lægeerklæring),
SPS documentation or similar.
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Students with a civic duty
or personnel of the reserve (borgerligt ombud eller indkaldt til tjeneste i
reserven), who needs to return to Denmark to take care of their duties during
their exchange.
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Summons (indkaldelse)
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Care takers or resource
persons (parents, adoptive parents, care takers for a diseased family member,
mentor or support person). Bringing your child with you is not a
pre-requisite.
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Paternity/maternity
certificate, adoption certificate or similar
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Please note: EU guidelines for
the fewer opportunities top-up are subject to change.
Funding cannot be guaranteed and changes to the above criteria may occur.
Deadline to apply for the top-up is 3 January 2025 for stays taking
place in the spring semester of 2025.
Students who wish to apply for
the Fewer Opportunities Top-Up should send an email to erasmus@dtu.dk as soon as possible. We
will then add a new “action” to your Erasmus+ application so that you can
upload the required documentation before the deadline.
Special needs/Inclusion
Support
The Office of International
Education can apply for extra Erasmus+ funding for students with special needs
(physical or mental disability). The Danish support services, such as
”Specialpædagogisk Støtte (SPS)” or assistance provided according to ”Lov om
Social Service” are well developed and it is often possible to bring this
support while going on exchange abroad.
In general, Erasmus+ special needs funding can only be obtained when used to
cover expenses that are supported according to the Danish social services but
where it is impossible to bring this support abroad. In some cases, however,
support can be given to students with physical or mental disability who do not
receive support for SPS or “Lov om Social Service” given that the disability –
according to a concrete and individual assessment – makes the support necessary
for carrying out the Erasmus+ exchange.
In some cases, additional help to existing SPS or LSS can be given if the
exchange abroad results in increased expenses.
Examples of this could be:
- Extra expenses covering a personal helper travelling with the student
- Extra expenses covering medical treatment abroad
- Extra expenses due to special accommodation needs
Are you a student with special needs?
If you believe, you fall under the above-mentioned categories, please
contact erasmus@dtu.dk with a short description
of your situation and what expenses you have, so we can guide you on what to
do. Please contact us as soon as possible so you can prepare your
application and supporting documents before the deadline January 3rd 2025. We
will then, in cooperation with DTU’s SSP-team, check if you could be eligible
for the extra support and apply to the Danish National Erasmus+ Agency.
Please note that this process can take time, so contact us early – preferably
as soon as possible after your nomination to the stay abroad.