UOC scholarships for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons

In the case of expert diplomas and open courses, the teaching language is Spanish or English, depending on the programme. In the case of professional courses, programming courses and the preparatory course for university access over 25, the teaching language is only Spanish. The language of instruction for language courses will depend on the course selected.

 

The scholarship is for the first semester of the 2024/2025 academic year. This semester starts in September or October 2024, depending on the programme.

The individual amount of the scholarship is equivalent to one hundred per cent [100%]  of the cost of enrolling for the expert diploma, language course, open course, professional course, programming course and preparatory course for university access over 25 of the UOC.

This scholarship will not cover the amount payable in the event of second or subsequent enrolments for the same credit, nor can it be accumulated with other discounts that the UOC has agreed to apply to certain population groups. This scholarship can only be used for the academic semester to which these rules refer and, therefore, may not be postponed, deferred or split for subsequent semesters.

 

Applicants who wish to obtain one of the enrolment scholarships offered in the rules must:

1) Fill in the UOC's scholarship application form.

2) Send the completed form to the email address global_access@uoc.edu with the following specifications:

To submit an application for an expert diploma, open course, professional course, programming course or preparatory course for university access over 25:

• Subject of the message: Scholarships for refugees + Full name + indicate the course for which you are applying: expert diploma / open course / professional course / programming course / preparatory course for university access over 25
• ·Attach the following documentation in a single document, certifying that the applicant satisfies the requirements to apply for this call for scholarships:

1. ID document on the date of submitting the application (supply one of the indicated documents):

a) A receipt confirming submission of the application for international protection (white paper or white card).

b) Document certifying status as applicant for international protection (red card).

c) Document that legally acknowledges the applicant's refugee, international protection, subsidiary protection or stateless person status.

d) Saharan national identity document.

2. Letter of recommendation from an NGO or organization that offers support to people who are refugees, asylum seekers or stateless persons, which is dated after the date of publication of this call for scholarships.

3. Sworn statement certifying a situation of financial hardship that renders the applicant unable to pay the course's enrolment fees. See Appendix 2 for a sample text of the sworn statement for this call.

4. Covering letter of at least 350 words in which the applicant indicates the aspects specified in Appendix 3 of this call for scholarships.

5. Information for applicants who choose an expert diploma, open course, professional course, programming course or preparatory course for university access over 25 taught in Spanish:

a) If the applicant comes from a country or geographic area where Spanish is the official language or the applicant's level of Spanish is equivalent to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): they will not have to certify their level of knowledge of the language. The aforementioned documentation should be sent in a single document to the email address global_access@uoc.edu

b) If the applicant does NOT come from a country or geographic area where Spanish is the official language or the applicant's level of Spanish is NOT equivalent to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): they must certify it by taking the following Spanish level test: https://www.cervantes.to/es/test_inicial.html

They must send a screenshot of the test result to the email address global_access@uoc.edu together with the required documentation cited above in a single document.

6.  Information for applicants who choose an expert diploma or open course taught in English (all other programmes are taught in Spanish): 

a)If the applicant comes from a country or geographic area where English is the official language or the applicant's level of English is equivalent to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): they will not have to certify their level of knowledge of the language. The aforementioned documentation should be sent in a single document to the email address global_access@uoc.edu

b) If the applicant does NOT come from a country or geographic area where English is the official language or the applicant's level of English is NOT equivalent to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): they must certify it by taking the following English level test: https://cv.uoc.edu/app/placementTest2/index.php?lang=es

They must send a screenshot of the test result to the email address global_access@uoc.edu together with the required documentation cited above in a single document.

7. In a complementary and non-compulsory manner, if the applicant wishes to supply other additional documentation of interest related to their application (non-relevant documents will not be accepted), they can attach it to the rest of the required information. Examples are: university degree certificates, course diplomas, volunteering certificates, letters of recommendation with a date subsequent to the publication of this call for scholarships, or their curriculum vitae. All of the submitted documents may be written in Spanish, Catalan, English or French. If the applicant supplies additional non-compulsory documentation, they must explain why this is relevant to their application in the covering letter.

This documentation must be submitted together with the documentation cited above.

To submit an application for language courses:

• Subject of the message: Scholarships for refugees + Full name + languages

• Attach the following documentation in a single document, certifying that the applicant satisfies the requirements to apply for this call for scholarships:

1. ID document (supply one of the following three documents):

a) A receipt confirming submission of the application for international protection (white paper or white card).

b) Document certifying status as applicant for international protection (red card).

c) Document that legally acknowledges the applicant's refugee, international protection, subsidiary protection or stateless person status.

d) Saharan national identity document.

2. Letter of recommendation from an NGO or organization that offers support to people who are refugees, asylum seekers or stateless persons, which is dated after the date of publication of this call for scholarships.

3. Sworn statement certifying a situation of financial hardship that renders the applicant unable to pay the course's enrolment fees. See Appendix 2 for a sample text of the sworn statement for this call.

4. Covering letter of at least 350 words in which the applicant indicates the aspects specified in Appendix 3 of this call for scholarships.

5. If the applicant selects initial levels A1 or A1.1, it will not be necessary to provide documentation certifying their level of knowledge of the language. If the applicant selects a level above A1 or A1.1, they must send a screenshot of the level test in the chosen language to identify at which level they will be enrolled if they are granted a scholarship:

• English level test: https://cv.uoc.edu/app/placementTest2/index.php?lang=es

A screenshot of the test result must be sent together with the aforementioned certification documentation to the email address global_access@uoc.edu in a single document.

6. In a complementary and non-compulsory manner, if the applicant wishes to supply other additional documentation of interest related to their application (non-relevant documents will not be accepted), they can attach it to the rest of the required information. Examples are: university degree certificates, course diplomas, volunteering certificates, letters of recommendation with a date subsequent to the publication of this call for scholarships, or their curriculum vitae. All of the submitted documents may be written in Spanish, Catalan, English or French. If the applicant supplies additional non-compulsory documentation, they must explain why this is relevant to their application in the covering letter.

This documentation must be submitted together with the documentation cited above.

 

• 05 June 2024: deadline for submitting applications
• 28 June 2024: publication of the provisional list of selected candidates on the UOC's e-TABLON noticeboard.
• 29 to 30 June 2024: period for appeals.
• 04 July 2024: publication of the definitive list of selected candidates on the UOC's e-TABLON noticeboard.
• 05 to 21 July 2024: enrolment period.

Rules of the call