Medical University of Bialystok. Erasmus+ for people with fewer opportunities.
  • Updated 17.02.2026 by Dział Współpracy Międzynarodowej

    Erasmus+ for people with fewer opportunities

    The „Participants with fewer opportunities” criterion applies to:

    1. Participants with disabilities, holding a valid certificate of disability,
    2. 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,
    3. students, graduates, and doctoral students with children under the age of 8,
    4. 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.
    For graduates / post-docs – decisions taken in the final year of studying will be taken into account.

    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 statusstatement confirming the right to asylum/refugee status (documents available for inspection by the university)

     

    Additional funding:

    1. long-term mobility for study or traineeship: additional support for a participant meeting the definition of "person with fewer opportunities: 250 EUR/month
    2. 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,
    3. 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