Teaching at a Partner Institution

Teachers and PhD students who are employed at Mid Sweden University can apply for mobility grants for teaching at a partner institution within Erasmus+. Teaching includes lecturing, seminars, individual tutoring and examinations. The mobility should last at least two days (not including travel days) and include at least 8 teaching hours per week. 

The EU Commission's agenda for higher education gives special priority to increase the quality of higher education. For this reason, there is an opportunity to apply for grants for visits which focus specifically on the development of new pedagogical methods and development of course syllabi. 

Criteria
Applications are currently accepted on a rolling basis. The ambition is to divide the grants between our two faculties as evenly as possible. Mobilites are usually limited to a maximum of 2 weeks per applicant to allow more participants. In case of more applications than available grants, priority is given to first time applicants. Beyond this, priority is given to mobilities that: 

• aims to develop new course material (according to priority above)
• aims to further confirm or broaden contacts and collaborations between departments and faculties
• aims to prepare for future collaborations/projects

How to apply 
Fill in the word document Grant/Mobility Agreement (open the word document and save a copy to your own computer desktop) fill it out in Word. The application has to be written in English and signed by the teacher, department head and contact person at the host institution. Scanned/digital signatures are ok. Send the application to the International Relations Office in good time before the mobility.

Payment of mobility grants 
The home department at Mid Sweden University covers all costs initially. The mobility grant is paid to the home department after the mobility is completed. When the International Relations Office has received all required documents and the EU-survey evaluation has been handed in online, there will be a transfer of funding to the home department. The grant amount is determined by country of stay, number of days at the host institution, and distance to the host institution, all in accordance with principles defined by the EU Commission. Please note that the grants rarely cover all expenses. 

Mobility grant amounts for Erasmus+ mobilities
Calculator for travel grants

After the mobility 
The following documents have to be sent to the International Relations Office: 

• Certificate of attendance, signed by the host institution
• Copy of travel costs (forward pdf/e-mail from travel agency)
• Copy of your expense report from Primula/Egenrapporteringssystem
• Fill in the EU-survey (link will be sent out via e-mail)
• Share your experience with others (e.g. travel reports, interviews, photos)

Send your documents via e-mail or internal mail to

International Relations Office
Maria Fredlund
Campus Östersund

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