The „Participants with fewer opportunities” criterion applies to:
- Participants with disabilities, holding a valid certificate of disability,
- Participants from disadvantaged social backgrounds, entitled to the MUB’s social scholarship from the financial support fund, following the Regulations on material assistance, at the time of applying for mobility,
- students, graduates, and doctoral students with children under the age of 8,
- persons with the right to asylum or refugee status.
Group of people | Criteria, upon which the University shall qualify the participants: |
people with disabilities | decision on the degree of disability. |
people from unfavourable backgrounds | Universities’ decision on granting a social scholarship, or a group of students who meet the criteria defined by the Rector’s Order. |
students, graduates, and doctoral students with children under the age of 8 | statement confirmed by the child's birth certificate (birth certificate available for inspection by the university) |
| persons with the right to asylum or refugee status | statement confirming the right to asylum/refugee status (documents available for inspection by the university) |
Additional funding:
- long-term mobility for study or traineeship: additional support for a participant meeting the definition of "person with fewer opportunities: 250 EUR/month
- short-term mobility for study or traineeship up to 14 days: additional support for a participant meeting the definition of "person with fewer opportunities: 100 EUR/mobility,
- short-term mobility for studying or traineeship from 15 to 30 days: additional support for a participant meeting the definition of "person with fewer opportunities": 150 EUR/mobility,
Lump sum for travel costs:
Lump sum for travel costs applies to mobilites of students and graduates, who meet the "participants with fewer opportunities" criteria.
EC’s “Distance Calculator” is a tool used to calculate the distance, which is necessary to determine the travel allowance rates. The calculator is available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en
To check the travel allowance options, enter Białystok as the place of departure and the destination where the traineeship/studies will take place into the Distance Calculator.
Distance | Lump sum for travel costs | „Green travel” |
From 10 to 99 km | 28 EUR per participant | 56 EUR per participant |
From 100 to 499 km | 211 EUR per participant | 285 EUR per participant |
From 500 to 1999 km | 309 EUR per participant | 417 EUR per participant |
From 2000 to 2999 km | 395 EUR per participant | 535 EUR per participant |
From 3000 to 3999 km | 580 EUR per participant | 785 EUR per participant |
From 4000 to 7999 km | 1188 EUR per participant | 1188 EUR per participant |
8000 km or more | 1735 EUR per participant | 1735 EUR per participant |


