Description of the project

Description of the project

• The Erasmus+ Programme
• The MERGING VOICES 2022
• Scholarships
• Financial Support

 

The Erasmus+ Programme

As per the definition provided by the EACEA (European Education and Culture Executive Agency), “Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. It has an estimated budget of €26.2 billion. This is nearly double the funding compared to its predecessor programme (2014-2020).

The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life.

It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The programme also:

• supports the European Pillar of Social Rights
• implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027
• develops the European dimension in sport

 

The MERGING VOICES 2022

The Merging Voices (MV) is composed by four Portuguese Institutions: NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA), Universidade do Porto (UP), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) and Universidade do Algarve (UAlg).

The 6th Merging Voices project (2022-2025) aims to follow the guidelines of the previous editions, cementing the cooperation with the Partner Higher Education Institutions, while providing students with fewer opportunities to study in Portugal.

Through 25 scholarships, it will support mobility of students and academic staff in Europe and in 6 Partner Countries:

The MV 2022 aims to:

• continue the (inter)national cooperation of the involved institutions and contributing to the fulfilment of each HEIs’ internationalization mission;
• continue increasing the visibility and international recognition of the quality of the training provided by the Portuguese HEIs outside the European borders and vice-versa;
• continue providing one life opportunities to the students with new mobility that can contribute to their personal and academic growth, besides the standard mobility destinations;
• improve students’ knowledge and enhancing their capacities and skills, with an alternative experience outside the EU, thus positively contributing to their employability in the near future;
• continue cooperating beyond the European borders and providing the staff, academic and administrative, with formative mobility experience full of awareness and better understanding of the partner HEIs.

These objectives will be reached through mobility of students and academic staff. Mobility will continue to play a decisive role in the internationalization strategy of the institutions, and the new Merging Voices aims to reinforce it.

 

MV 2022 Scholarships:

The available scholarships for the 2^nd call are:

Country	Partner Higher Education Institution	Incoming Mobility		Outgoing Mobility
		SMS	Staff	SMS	Staff
Angola	Universidade Agostinho Neto	SMS 1 *3 months	STA 1*7 days	SMS 1 *3 months (PhD only)	-
Cameroon	University of Douala	SMS 1 *3 months	-	-	-
Kenya	Aga Khan University	SMS 1 *3 months	STA 1*7 days	-	-
Mozambique	Universidade Lúrio	SMS 1 *3 months	STA 1*7 days	-	-
Seychelles	University of Seychelles	-	-	-	-
Tanzania	Univiersity of Dar Es Salaam	SMS 1 *3 months	STA 1*7 days	-	-

 

Financial Support

Travel

Travel distances	Amount
Between 100 and 499 km	180 EUR per participant
Between 500 and 1999 km	275 EUR per participant
Between 2000 and 2999 km	360 EUR per participant
Between 3000 and 3999 km	530 EUR per participant
Between 4000 and 7999 km	820 EUR per participant
8000 km or more	1500 EUR per participant

Important Information:: the "travel distance" represents the linear distance between the city where the university of origin and the city where the host university are located. This is calculated automatically by a website indicated by the European Commission and cannot be subject to any change. The financial support allocated to the "travel distance" is the maximum allowed by the Erasmus+ Programme and is intended to contribute to the round trip back between the home and host institutions. In the event that the assigned value is insufficient to pay for the desired trip, the scholarhip holder must find another source of funding.

 

Stay

STUDENTS mobility (Studies - SMS)	Mobility periods: up to 6 months Origin Host Country Monthly allowance Eligible Partner Countries Portugal (Programme Country – Group 2) 850 EUR / month Programme Country Partner Country 700 EUR / month
STAFF mobility (Academic Staff- STA)	Mobility periods: 5 days The per diem amount for Staff: - From the programme countries to the partner countries: 180 EUR - From the partner countries to the programme countries: 160 EUR
STAFF mobility (Administrative Staff - STT)

 

Insurance

Every selected applicant will receive a reimbursement for a health, accident and travel insurance valid during the entire mobility period (up to 25€ for the staff IN/OUT; up to 150€ for the students IN/OUT).