[Staff + All Degree] Alianza 4 Universidades – Erasmus+ Grants 2021 Exchange Program, Spain

Alliance 4 Universities has been awarded funds under Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme (Action KA107). Through these funds, students and staff from non-European partner universities (see Call for details) and from A4U universities have the opportunity to participate in mobility schemes.

Who can apply?
The calls are open to Bachelor, Master and PhD students and staff from the participating universities (details can be found in the Calls below).

How long can the mobility be?

For Bachelor, Master and PhD students the mobility can be from 3 to 5 months long. For staff, 7 days are covered by the grant: 5 days for teaching (or training, or both) and 2 days for travel.

Benefit:
A fixed monthly (for students) or daily (for staff) allowance and a travel quota to cover the travel expenses, which will vary depending on the distance between the sending country and Spain.

How to apply:

Read carefully the relevant call for applications.
Check the applicants’ guide (below) for step-by-step instructions on how to complete the application.
Check participating universities factsheets below for their course/research offer, available services and contact details.
Complete the online application form in your category of mobility, attaching the requested documents. Applicants are strongly advised to submit their applications well before the deadline so that their applications can be checked and omissions adddressed if any.

Download:

Applicants’ guides:

for staff, PhD, Bachelor and Master students
Table of equivalence of B2 level in English to other English certificates
Fields of education codes to be used in learning and mobility agreements
Erasmus+ programme guide

Participating universities’ factsheets:

Spain: Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universitat Pompeu Fabra en Barcelona
Russia: Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Higher School of Economics, Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH), Moscow Power Engineering Institute, North-West Institute of Management branch of RANEPA (St. Petersburg), Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Southern Federal University, RANEPA (Moscow)
South Africa: University of the Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town , University of the Free State, University of the Western Cape
Iran: Amirkabir University of Technology, University of Tehran, Allameh Tabataba’i University
Indonesia: Airlangga University, Bandung Institute of Technology, BINUS University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Indonesia, Telkom University
Vietnam: Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Hanoi (HANU), RMIT Vietnam
Thailand: Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Thammasat University, Khon Kaen Uinversity
Malaysia: University of Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia
India: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Delhi, Indian Institute of Science of Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology of Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Symbiosis International University in Pune, St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai
Namibia: University of Namibia (UNAM), Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)
Botswana: University of Botswana (UB), Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Botswana Accountancy College (BAC)

How to Apply:

Application for mobility of Bachelor students

Application Form
Transcript of Records
Learning Agreement (fill in the 1st page only. Those who apply for mobility to Spain should have their learning agreement signed by the sending institution and the applicant. Those who apply for mobility from Spain to Russia should have their learning agreement signed by both sending and receiving institutions and the applicant. Signatures can be scanned.)
Letter of support provided by the sending university, indicating the average mark for the applicant’s transcript of records, and confirming that the applicant’s level of English is at least B2.
Recommendation letter in Spanish or in English, to be sent directly by the referee to coordinacion@a-4u.eu with “Recommendation letter” in the subject line before 9 April 2021).
– Motivation letter

Application for mobility of Master students

Application Form
Transcript of Records for both the Bachelor degree and Master courses already taken.
Learning Agreement (fill in the 1st page only. Those who apply for mobility to Spain should have their learning agreement signed by the sending institution and the applicant. Those who apply for mobility from Spain to Russia should have their learning agreement signed by both sending and receiving institutions and the applicant. Signatures can be scanned.)
Letter of support provided by the sending university, indicating the average mark for each of the applicant’s transcripts of records, and confirming that the applicant’s level of English is at least B2.
Recommendation letter in Spanish or in English, to be sent directly by the referee to coordinacion@a-4u.eu with “Recommendation letter” in the subject line, before 9 April 2021.
Motivation letter

Application for mobility of PhD students

Application Form
Learning Agreement for PhD students (Fill in the first 2 pages only. Only proposals signed by both sending and receiving institutions and the applicant will be accepted. Signatures can be scanned)
Learning agreement for traineeship for those who apply for this type of mobility. See also the explanatory note.
CV
Recommendation letter in English or Spanish, to be sent directly by the referee to coordinacion@a-4u.eu, with “Recommendation letter” in the subject field before 12 March 2021.