This is to inform you that staff in the study Abroad and Exchange Office will not be available during the dates below:

We ask that you do not send emails to our personal email addresses, only use the emails given below for correspondence whilst we are away.

Melanie Hall: Will be out of the office from 22 May returning on Monday 9 June 2014

Vicky Davison: Will be out of the office from 22 May returning on Monday 2 June 2014

Sue Green: Will be out of the office from 24 May returning on Tuesday 18 June 2014

For those students out on their European year abroad : We have not yet had a response from the European Commission regarding the interim report for the Erasmus Grant 13-14. If a response is received before Sue Green leaves the University you will be informed of the outcome of this report. It is however likely that this information will not be received until Sue Green’s return.

Please ensure that you continue to send your departure forms and all documentation to ensure that you retain your eligibility for the erasmus grant already paid to you. Send this to email [email protected] and a member of staff will ensure that you receive a receipt within 3 working days.

For those students going on the European Year abroad in 14-15 : We ask that you ensure that you have completed your application for study if you are going to a University during the 1st semester, if you have difficulty whilst Vicky and Sue are aware you should contact the international office at the location you are going to in the first instance please, these are the staff best placed to deal with any issued you have. If you need anything signing off this can be done by your home departmental coordinators or they can be brought to the Dennison Centre and staff who are authorised to sign (see below) will deal with your paperwork.

For those students who are handing in their erasmus grant forms for study or placement in 14-15 : This can be handed in at the reception area in the Dennison Centre. You will be given a receipt for the packs, the packs will then be checked when we return. Once the deadline for the grant application on line has ended (currently 1 July 2014) and the outcome of the funding is known you will receive the notification of the grant payable to you and a fully scanned copy of all documentation will be sent. Remember the email to use is Send this to email [email protected] You may also send the documentation to [email protected] if you are off campus when documents are completed.

For partners and students who may be applying to Hull for study in 14-15 : The deadline for the applications to reach the office is 31 May 2014, please continue to send the applications for students wishing to study with us from September 2014 to [email protected]. A member of staff will ensure that a receipt email is sent to the student and Vicky will deal with the applications on her return. Late applications will not be accepted and cannot be processed without the permission of Sue Green, so any student who does not complete their applications will need to wait for a response until her return.

Dennison Centre Opening times: 10 – 4 p.m. during term time and 11 – 1 p.m. during vacation

Members of staff in the office during the above absences are: Jay Fincham and Raluca Nechita