The University of Jaén is aware of the dramatic current situation in Palestine and the difficulties Palestinian university students from partner universities face when traveling to or from their home countries. This includes students currently on mobility programs at the University of Jaén during the 2024/25 academic year or those planning mobility for the 2025/2026 academic year. Sensitive to this urgent humanitarian situation, the University, through its Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization, has decided to launch a call for supplementary travel grants for students from Palestinian universities.

1. Objectives

• To assist Palestinian students affected by the war situation who are on mobility programs at the University of Jaén during the 2024/2025 and 2025/26 academic years.

2. Beneficiaries

• Students who are undertaking studies at the University of Jaén during the 2024/25 and 2025/2026 academic years as part of a mobility program and who come from Palestinian universities.

3. Grants

A maximum of 10 grants will be awarded, each with a maximum amount of 1000 euros, depending on prior funding (within the framework of mobility programs) or travel needs expressed by each student.

4. Requirements

Palestinian university students wishing to apply for this scholarship must:

a) Have undertaken or be currently undertaking studies during the 2024/2025 and 2025/26 academic years at the University of Jaén as part of a mobility program.

b) Have their stay and/or travel affected by the conflict situation in the region (flight cancellations, associated cost increases) or lack funding from mobility programs under bilateral agreements.

5. Application

Interested individuals must submit an application via email including their full name and a brief explanation of the situation, in addition to attaching the following documentation:

• Justification of travel and/or stay incidents or lack of mobility program funding.

• Where applicable, supporting documentation for additional costs incurred due to the reported incidents.

The application period will begin on the day this call is published and will remain open until the assigned budget is exhausted.

All documentation, along with the application, must be sent in a single PDF file to the International Relations Office of the University of Jaén (talento [arroba] ujaen [punto] es).