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Blanquerna's Grants

Blanquerna-URL is a non profit organisation which receives no public money as required by law. Nevertheless, one part of its income is allocated to provide subsidies in various forms.

Blanquerna-URL allocates some money to provide subsidies for first time students in one of the degrees taught of the Blanquerna Schools. These subsidies help to pay for part of the course. Students who receive such subsidies may renew them each academic year as long as they fulfil the established criteria. This subsidy gives a discount on the monthly payments that students must pay from October. This subsidy does not cover the cost charged at enrolment.

Blanquerna-URL subsidies are compatible with other grants or public and/or private subsidies, unless otherwise stated.

Application process

1. Students will be able to get an application form from the Student Information Desk (SIOE Servei d’Informació i Orientació a l’Estudiant), at the secretary’s office of the premises where they will be studying or from the webpage of Fundació Blanquerna (PDF Format).Application form.

2. The application form may be handed in at the SIOE or at the secretary’s office within the dates which will be made public on the notice board of each teaching centre.

3. All students are recommended to ask for an interview in order to evaluate the circumstances of each case. The interview can be arranged when you hand in your application form. If you do not ask for an appointment, the Grants and Economic Help department may ask for more documentation and will contact the prospective students for a final assessment interview.

4. The Economic Subsidy Commission will evaluate all applications and decide which students will receive economic help. Each student will receive the final decision by e-mail and ordinary mail in the first half of October. The decision will be irrevocable. In the event that a student should need to add further information after the interview, they should fill in an application form and send it to the SAE commission through the SIOE or the school secretary’s office before 11th October 2018.

Note: Applications outside the deadline will not be accepted

Economic help

Economic, social and academic criteria are applied to decide who will receive economic help. In the assessment of the situation, a few aspects are taken into consideration: income of the family unit, number of family members, health and work stability related issues, possible external back-up, academic results, etc.

Renewal of economic help

In order to renew the economic help received from Fundació Blanquerna, students should obtain more than 80% of the credits they enrolled for the previous academic year and the circumstances for which the grant was given initially remain unchanged.

  1. Students will receive a letter stating place and deadline to hand in the renewal application form. The form will be available at the SIOE, at the secretary’s office of the relevant centre and at the webpage of Fundació Blanquerna (PDF format):application form.
  2. The financial help commission will determine whether to renew the subsidy after looking into each application. Students will be informed of the outcome in writing and via e-mail during the first half of October.
  3. Should students require any clarification of the outcome, an application form should be sent to the Servei d’Ajuts Econòmics (Economic help service) either through the SIOE or the centre’s secretary office before 11th October 2018.
     

Special Economic Help

Fundació Blanquerna also offers special one off subsidies for students in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th levels whose family is experiencing financial difficulties to the point that they may not be able to continue their studies. At any time in the academic year, students in these circumstances can contact the Servei d’Ajuts Econòmics. This can be done directly or via SIOE or the secretary’s office of the centre where they are studying.

Students will be asked to fill in a form and address it to the Servei d’Ajuts Econòmics to be handed in at the centre of study explaining the reasons for their request. There will be an interview, and once the situation has been assessed by the relevant commission, the student will be informed of the outcome by mail.

Note: this type of subsidy is subject to the type of difficult situation that the student may be going through. This economic help will translate into a discount in the monthly payments as from the date of a favourable decision and until the end of the academic year. This subsidy is not renewable

Criteria for the assessment of the subsidy

  1. Students must be studying one of the degrees taught in the university centres of Fundació Blanquerna.
  2. The income of any family member should not exceed 14,000 € a year.
  3. The application form should be properly filled in with the relevant documentation enclosed.

Note:The fact that students follow the previously mentioned points does not guarantee a grant from Fundació Blanquerna.

Documentation that must be produced in all cases:

  1. Properly filled-in application form.
  2. One passport-size photograph.
  3. Complete photocopy of the Inland Revenue Returns for 2017. If the family is exempt from completing Inland Revenue Returns, students should present a certificate with the work history summary, income tax paid and a certificate of income and taxes of all actively working family members. In the case of separation or divorce where custody is shared by the parents, students should present a photocopy of both parties’ Inland Revenue Returns.
  4. Photocopy of the last two payslips of the student and active family members (father, mother, brothers, sisters, partner, etc.)
  5. Certificate of family income from unemployment benefit and pensions.
  6. Photocopy of the final decision of unemployment benefit or other type of subsidy
  7. Residence certificate with the name of all family members living in the same household.
  8. Full photocopy of separation or divorce settlement.
  9. Any other documentation that may provide clarification of the circumstances declared in the application form.

Note: Aplications accompanied by incomplete documentation will be disregarded.