Institutions Are Invited to Submit Applications on Behalf of Such Students/Teachers
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ERASMUS MOBILITY STUDENTS/TEACHERS WITH SEVERE DISABILITY OR EXCEPTIONAL SPECIAL NEEDS 2008-09
To help support students/teachers with severe disabilities or exceptional special needs who wish to take part in an ERASMUS exchange and who might otherwise be prevented from doing so.
Institutions are invited to submit applications on behalf of such students/teachers.
To be eligible for the additional funding strict criteria will need to be met:
– The student/teacher must have an officially recognised severe disability and/or exceptional special needs. – The application must be supported by a medical certificate and any other objective evidence necessary testifying to the scale of the disability or special need and the difficulty which it presents to the mobility of the student/teacher, i.e., the ability to participate in the exchange, not simply difficulty with physical mobility. – The application should therefore contain a descriptive account of the individual circumstances relevant to each case and: - a detailed cost estimate of the special requirements; - a medical certificate and other appropriate supporting documentation; - for students, full details of other financial support or support in kind, e.g. care assistant; - an estimate of the total complementary sum requested; - Institutions should also provide evidence that the host institution is aware of the disability or special need and has indicated that it can provide appropriate facilities and support and that buildings/lecture theatres/library are all accessible in the context of the disability or special needs of the student/teacher.
A standard form to be completed for this purpose is attached (one for students, one for teachers).
Nota bene :Additional guidance on support for mobile students with special needs is available in the guide Studying Abroad (Volume 1 : Checklist of needs for students with disabilities; Volume 2 : European guide for students with disabilities). This guide is available on the European Commission 's server on the net at http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/erasmus/disable_en.html Useful indications on accessibility and the support facilities for disabled students in HE institutions (HEAG - Higher Education Accessibility Guide) are given on the site of the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education Agency at http://www.european-agency.org
It is planned to inform applicants of the outcome of their application by June 2007. Student application form
To be submitted by the institution to the Erasmus National Agency
STUDENTS WITH SEVERE DISABILITY OR EXCEPTIONAL SPECIAL NEEDS 2008-09
Please complete this form and send to the address below: CIMO / Erasmus PL 343 00531 Helsinki
THE PERSON SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION
SURNAME......
FIRST NAME......
POSITION......
INSTITUTION......
I certify that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and accurate
SIGNATURE...... [On behalf of the institution]
DATE......
THE STUDENT
SURNAME......
FIRST NAME......
HOME INSTITUTION......
ERASMUS CODE OF HOME INSTITUTION......
NAME OF HOST INSTITUTION......
ERASMUS CODE OF HOST INSTITUTION...... SUBJECT OF STUDY
LENGTH OF STAY (months)......
DATES OF STAY ......
I certify that the information given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge, true and accurate
SIGNATURE......
[Student] DATE......
1. Please describe the disability or exceptional special need.
- nature of the disability ...... - degree of physical mobility ...... - do you need a permanent helper? ...... - do you only need temporary help? ...... - what kind of medical follow-up do you need...... (physiotherapy, medical check-up, etc.)? - do you need specific didactical material? ......
. in Braille ...... recording of the lectures ...... enlarged photocopies ...... other ......
2. Please indicate the amount of extra grant you request in Euro (Please provide a detailed cost estimate of the additional need required when abroad using the attached form)......
3. Do you benefit from other funding or help in kind on top of the Erasmus grant? Please provide detailed information...... - Will you keep this financial support when you go abroad? …………………………………………………………………………………………… If not, which kind of help will be withdrawn and what would be the impact on your budget?...... 4. Please list the verification enclosed with this application : - invalidity card (certified photocopy) : …………………. - medical certificate (original and not more than three month old): ……………… - other : …………………..
5. Have you checked beforehand with the person in charge of disabled students in the host institution that the latter is able to cope with your needs? Please provide evidence that the host institution is aware of your needs and has accepted your coming as an Erasmus student (copy of the letter from host institution).
NB: useful guidance is provided for that purpose by the Checklist for disabled students wishing to study abroad available on the European Commission 's Website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/ckecklis/en.txt
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DETAILED COST ESTIMATE OF THE ADDITIONAL NEED REQUIRED
Amount requested
-Coach . during travel (in and out) : …………………. . for moving in and out : ………………….
-(for physically handicapped) Special transportation . from home to the host institution : …………………. . locally during the Erasmus period : ………………….
-Accommodation (in case an adapted room is not available on the university campus) : …………………
-Helper : ………………….. . during the day (how many hours a day) : ………………….. . during the night : …………………..
-Care assistant : …………………..
-Medical follow-up : …………………. (physiotherapy, medical check-up *), etc..)
-Special didactical material : ………………….. (in Braille, enlarged photocopies, recordings, etc.)
-Other : …………………
______*) this medical check-up should take place in the host country.