University of Coimbra (Coimbra/Portugal) - PASEP - Programme to support students with the costs of food, accommodation and tuition.

General Description

The PASEP is a support program developed by University of Coimbra for their students, enabling them, by performing some supervised activities, to obtain additional individual social support in order to bridge the their financial needs, in this way preventing school dropouts early and encouraging students to acquire new skills and by contact with the work actually also potentiate their employability prospects and academic success. Social support to give to students is done in three ways. These are: By assigning passwords meal valid for units supply of SASUC, through a contribution, which can become total costs accommodation in the homes of SASUC and/or through a contribution of up to the total in fees payable by students in the course in which they are enrolled.

Requirements

Among the candidates will be given priority economically disadvantaged students, the yield calculated in accordance with the criteria used in the Social Support Fund of SASUC, considering a minimum threshold of 50% utilization of ECTS in which he was enrolled in the previous year and being lumped in income scholarships of social action in higher education, and other social support provided by the university or other entities.