ERASMUS+ Call for Application

Call for Applications to the Erasmus+ Mobility Grant to Poznań University of Technology (PUT)

FIU Global is pleased to announce the call for applications for two (2) Erasmus+ mobilities with our European partner Poznań University of Technology (PUT), Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

The two mobilities for 2023-2024 which were awarded by the European Commission and the Polish national agency to PUT for FIU faculty and staff to travel to PUT can be for either teaching mobility or training mobility.

When applying, please ensure to specify which type of mobility (teaching OR training) you are applying to. Note that a teaching mobility will require eight (8) hours of speaking/teaching engagements, such as workshop, guest lecture, meeting with Ph.D. students, or the like to be planned by the applicant in coordination with PUT. Also, for the teaching mobility, per the Erasmus+ Inter-Institutional Agreement between FIU and PUT, the subjects are limited to those offered within PUT's faculties (Chemical Technology, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering and Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Technical Physics, Civil and Transport Engineering, Computing and Telecommunications, Control, Robotics and Electrical Engineering, Architecture).

Conversely, for the training mobility, it would not be limited to any particular subject or discipline, and this could involve several active or passive engagements depending on the plan submitted by the applicant. For faculty applicants, teaching mobilities are strongly recommended; for staff applicants, training mobilities are recommended. In general, teaching mobilities are preferred and may receive priority.

The Erasmus+ mobility grant (whether teaching or training) is awarded for seven (7) days out of which a minimum of five (5) days must be on-sight at PUT, and two (2) days are slotted for travel (arrival/departure).

With your application, please outline your anticipated travel dates, as well. Travel has to be completed prior to July 31st, 2024 (07/31/2024) for this round of Erasmus+ mobility grants. Teaching mobilities are only possible during semesters, i.e. prior to June 15th, 2024 for AY 23-24.

In terms of eligibility, the applicant has to be a full-time FIU employee (no citizenship requirement). For teaching mobilities, only full-time faculty members (non-tenure-track, tenured, tenure-track) are eligible.

For the training mobility grant, any full-time FIU employee is eligible (administrative personnel, staff, faculty). Part-time employees, students, or adjunct faculty are not eligible for this Erasmus+ mobility grant.

Due Dates for Erasmus+ Mobilities 2023-2024 (no extensions can be granted):

Eramsus+ mobility selected participants
March 22ndCall for Applications published
April 3rd (0:00 AM EDT)Application submissions open (first day application submission is possible)
April 11th (5:00 PM EDT)Application submissions deadline (last day application submission is possible)*
April 15thFinal results of the selection committee with be communicated

Please submit your application to the Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator, Lukas Danner, via email to LDanner@fiu.edu, including:

(1) A completed and signed (wet/ink signature) staff application form, which can be downloaded here

(2) An up-to-date curriculum vitae

(3) A motivation letter which contains three sections: (a) personal/professional motivation, (b) proposed mobility program, (c) benefits to FIU

(*The Selection Committee will meet in the following days after April 11th, 2024, to consider all applications received by April 11th, 2024, 5:00PM EDT. Please understand that applications received after the deadline will not be able to be considered.)

What to Know Before Applying

  • Selection Criteria

    (1) Proposed mobility program (60%)

    (2) Motivation letter (40%)

  • Grant Funds

     Erasmus+ Mobility grant will provide funds of up to EUR 2,480 to assist with the travel expenses associated with the mobility. Out of the EUR 2,480, USD 1,500 are allotted for airfare and EUR 980 for a daily subsistence grant (EUR 140 per day; EUR 980 for a seven day trip). PUT will assist with the dispersion of the grant which will be done in cash, once the traveler has arrived in Poznań.

  • More information about Erasmus+ Mobilities and the Erasmus+ Program

    The general objective of the Programme is to support, through lifelong learning, the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, quality jobs and social cohesion, to driving innovation, and to strengthening European identity and active citizenship. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for building a European Education Area, supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training, with its underlying sectoral agendas. In addition, it is key in advancing youth policy cooperation under the European Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport.

  • Resources on Erasmus
    For more information, please visit Erasmus Objectives and Erasmus Structure.