Description of the project

 

The Erasmus+ Programme

The Erasmus+ programme aims to boost skills and employability, as well as modernising Education, Training, and Youth work.
Erasmus+ supports transnational partnerships among Education, Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills gaps we are facing in Europe.

It also supports national efforts to modernise Education, Training, and Youth systems.

Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the fields of Education, Training, Youth and Sport. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for cooperation across the Education, Training, Youth, and Sport sectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules.

 

The MOBILE 23

The MOBILE 23 Project, approved in August 2023 and financially supported by the European Commission through the 2021-2027 Erasmus+ Programme, is Coordinated by the University of Porto and aims at fostering the mutual enrichment and a better understanding between Portugal and specifically 17* partner countries, through student, academic and administrative staff mobility.

Within the 3 years of duration of the project, 93 scholarships will be granted to students and staff from the different programme and partner institutions.

Before the start of any activity it will be signed an Inter-Institutional Agreement between the University of Porto and each one of the 39 partner institutions from the 17 countries:

  • Region 3: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco,
  • Region 5: South Korea, China, Macau, Vietnam, Japan, India, Thailand
  • Region 9: Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Senegal, São Tomé e Príncipe
  • Region 12: United States, Canada

 

Places on offer

There are 93 scholarships available:

 

Country Students Staff
INCOMING OUTGOING INCOMING OUTGOING
(to U.Porto) (from U.Porto) (to U.Porto) (from U.Porto)
Algeria 3*   2 2
Egypt 3*   2 2
Jordan 3*   2 2
Morocco 3*   2 2
TOTAL Region 3: 12   8 8
South Korea   1 1 1
Japan 1 1 1 1
Macao     1 1
China     1 1
India 1   2 1
Thailand 1   1 1
Vietnam 1   2 1
TOTAL Region 5: 4 2 9 7
Cabo Verde 4   4 4
Mozambique 4   4 4
São Tomé e Principe 2   2 2
Senegal 2   2 2
TOTAL Region 9: 12   12 12
Canada   1 1 1
United States   1 1 2
TOTAL Region 12:   2 2 3

* 2 out of the 3 are available only for students with Fewer Opportunities – read the document “Fewer Opportunities - Erasmus + criteria”
- Cornell University is only available in the field of Biology and Computer Sciences
- U. California Santa Barbara is only available in the field of Humanities (Portuguese Studies)
- U.Porto students applying to TUFS (Japan) have to contact inbound@tufs.ac.jp and follow TUFS's
application procedures until March 15th 2024 (for entries in Fall 2024) before applying to Mobile23.

 

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 scholarship holder must find another sources of funding.

 

Subsistence

STUDENTS mobility
(Studies - SMS)		 Mobility periods: 3/4/5 months*
Origin Host Country Monthly allowance

Partner Countries

Portugal

850 EUR / month
Portugal Partner Country 700 EUR / month
STAFF mobility
(Academic Staff- STA)

Mobility periods: 5 days (excluding the travel 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)

*depends on the concerned partner country: Asia (IN/OUT): 3 months | South-med and Sub-Saharan Africa (IN): 4 months
| Canada and USA (OUT): 5 months

 

Vulnerable Participants

The Erasmus+ programme foresees a top-up grant of 250 EUR per month for students with fewer opportunities according to the Erasmus + Programme Guide.
In this call there are 8 scholarships (2 per country) for students from region 3 (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco) that will benefit from this top-up.

These participants should be in a particularly vulnerable situation for social, economic and political reasons. The criteria* for this call are the following (in no specific order):

  • Barriers linked to discrimination
  • Barriers linked to education and training systems
  • Cultural differences
  • Disabilities
  • Geographical barriers
  • Social barriers
  • Economic barriers
  • Health problems

*Please check the list and conditions covered in the Erasmus + Guide available at the home page downloads.

 

Insurance

Every selected applicant will receive a health, accident and travel insurance valid during the entire mobility period provided by the University of Porto.

 

 

 

EACEA - Privacy Statement

If candidates/applicants are selected (proposed for a scholarship/fellowship, put on the reserve list or enrolled on a self-paying basis) their data may be used for the purposes of evaluating the programmes, efficiently manage the projects, and producing statistics. Data could be made available to the EACEA, the European Commission, the European External Action Service staff, as well as to other stakeholders of the Erasmus+ programme, such as Erasmus+ National Agencies, National Erasmus+ Offices, the Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association and the Erasmus+ Students and Alumni Alliance.