Financial Support

Participation in the Energy Transition Academy: Circular Economy & Life Cycle Thinking is supported by the NAWA SPINAKER programme. Selected international participants who successfully pass the recruitment procedure may receive financial support for travel, accommodation, subsistence and participation in the on-site part of the summer school in Gliwice, Poland.

Financial support is granted as lump-sum support. This means that the amount is fixed and depends on the participant’s country/distance group, not on the actual price of tickets or accommodation.

For information purposes, approximate amounts in EUR are also provided below. The conversion is based on an indicative exchange rate of 1 EUR ≈ 4.30 PLN. The actual EUR value may vary depending on the exchange rate at the time of payment or currency exchange.

What support is available?

1. Travel support

Participants travelling to Poland may receive a lump-sum contribution for travel costs. The travel support is intended to cover travel to Poland and return travel to the participant’s country of residence.

The planned travel support is:

Group 4 countries: 3,000 PLN — approximately 700 EUR per participant

Group 6 countries: 6,500 PLN — approximately 1,510 EUR per participant

The amount is not calculated on the basis of the actual ticket price. If the actual travel cost is lower than the lump-sum amount, the participant keeps the lump-sum support. If the actual travel cost is higher, the difference is covered by the participant.

2. Accommodation and subsistence support

Selected international participants will receive support related to their stay in Poland during the on-site part of the programme.

The planned support is calculated for 7 days of stay:

300 PLN per day × 7 days = 2,100 PLN
approximately 490 EUR per participant

This support is intended to help cover accommodation and living costs during the stay in Gliwice.

3. Scholarship

Selected international participants may also receive a scholarship for the period of participation in the on-site programme.

The planned scholarship is calculated for 7 days of stay: 75 PLN per day × 7 days = 525 PLN means approximately 120 EUR per participant

The scholarship is intended to support the participant’s living expenses during the programme.

Total planned support per participant

Participants from Group 4 countries

Travel support: 3,000 PLN — approx. 700 EUR
Accommodation and subsistence support: 2,100 PLN — approx. 490 EUR
Scholarship: 525 PLN — approx. 120 EUR

Total planned support: 5,625 PLN — approximately 1,310 EUR

Participants from Group 6 countries

Travel support: 6,500 PLN — approx. 1,510 EUR
Accommodation and subsistence support: 2,100 PLN — approx. 490 EUR
Scholarship: 525 PLN — approx. 120 EUR

Total planned support: 9,125 PLN — approximately 2,120 EUR

How will the support be paid?

Financial support will be paid as lump-sum support, not as reimbursement of actual expenses. Participants do not need to document the full value of expenses in order to calculate the support amount. However, participants may be required to provide documents confirming their participation and travel, such as:

signed participant agreement,
confirmation of arrival and attendance,
boarding passes, tickets or other travel confirmations,
bank account details,
required declarations and project documents.

The support will be paid by bank transfer, in accordance with the rules and schedule specified by the organisers and the participant agreement.

Important conditions

Financial support is linked to actual participation in the programme. Participants are expected to:

take part in the online component,
arrive in Gliwice for the on-site summer school,
attend the required classes, workshops and activities,
sign attendance lists and required project documents,
complete the required learning tasks and evaluation activities.

If a participant resigns, does not attend the programme, does not complete the required activities or fails to provide the required documents, the financial support may be reduced, withheld or subject to return, in accordance with the participant agreement and NAWA rules.

Completion of the summer school

To successfully complete the summer school and receive a certificate with micro-credentials, participants must complete both parts of the programme: the online component and the on-site component in Gliwice.

Participants must attend the required cla

What are Group 4 and Group 6 countries?

The terms Group 4 and Group 6 refer to country groups defined by NAWA for the purpose of calculating lump-sum travel support. They are administrative categories used only to determine the amount of travel support for international mobility to and from Poland. They do not refer to the quality of the application, academic level or priority of the participant.

In this project, travel support is planned for participants from Group 4 and Group 6 countries.

Group 4 includes includes countries located at a medium distance from Poland, among others:

Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Spain, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Group 6 includes includes long-distance countries, where travel to Poland, among others:

China, Japan, South Korea, India-Pacific and Southeast Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Africa and many countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

The final travel group will be assigned by the organisers according to the NAWA classification and the participant’s country of residence/departure. If you are not sure which group applies to your country, please contact the organisers before submitting your application.