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Travel grants from the Strategic Funding from LiU
The Strategy Group for Internationalisation at LiU, SAINT, is announcing travel grants for initiatives that contribute to the realisation of the LiU internationalisation strategy.
Who can apply?
All LiU employees, including PhD students, teachers and technical/administrative staff, can apply for this travel grant.
What can I apply for?
You can apply for:
- Trips to establish university networks
- Trips to consortia meetings to establish Joint Master Programmes
- Other trips that are meant to increase the international mobility
The main principle in the selection of grantees is that the trip should contribute to the realisation of the internationalisation strategy. In short , the LiU internationalisation strategy aims to:
- Strengthen the relationship with selected universities
- Increase the international mobility among students and staff with 50%
- Develop five new Joint Master Programmes
- Reduce organisational and financial obstacles for teachers who want to travel abroad
- Increase the number of courses taught in English and other languages in order to promote internationalisation at home
- Offer capacity building in teaching in other languages than the mother tounge
- Keep on working with the reception of incoming students, teachers and other guests
- Develop STARS (the Study Abroad Report System) as a quality evaluation instrument.
Applicants who are going to places outside of the European Union are prioritised since the other applicants are able to look for funding through the Erasmus programme for staff. Travels that are eligible for Erasmus grants for teaching assignments, staff training or preparatory visits cannot receive SAINT funding. The travel grant is 8 000 SEK per trip, at most 16 000 SEK per network/Joint Master Programme (that is to say funding for at most two persons per trip). It is up to the applicant to look for funding through other sources, e.g. the Erasmus funding mentioned above. SAINT grants can be complemented with Faculty grants.
How do I apply?
The next deadline is March 1st 2013. Retroactive applications are given the lowest priority in competition with visits that have not yet taken place. The application should be filled out in a correct and complete manner as well as signed by your closest executive or his/her equivalent. Incomplete applications are not taken into consideration. The application should be at the International Office on or before the deadline. (Address: Aiste Mickeviciute, International Office, Building D, Campus Valla). Please mark your e-mail or envelope “ Travel grant from Strategic Funding from LiU”.
Selection and results
All applications received during an application period will be collected and ranked by the Faculty concerned. Applications from employees within the central administration will be ranked by the Director of International Relations. The rankings are then coordinated and the applications are approved in relation to the available mobility funds. You will receive an email (to the address that you specified in the application) regarding whether or not your application has been successful.
After your trip
Together with the selection results, you will also receive an evaluation form. Upon your return, submit your evaluation to Aiste Mickeviciute, International Office, Building D. After that, the grant will be paid to the cost centre and project number that you stated in your application.
Contact person
If you have any questions regarding the travel grant, please contact Aiste Mickeviciute, International Office.
Page responsible:
helena.iacobaeus@liu.se
Last updated: Fri Jan 11 13:26:35 CET 2013
