DISCOUNTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS

Check the availability to benefit from the discounts offered by the UPC School in the first option of the drop-down menu, where you will find the general discount policy. If you are seeking personal financing, select one of the following options. Grants are payments that do not have to be paid back and are intended to cover all or part of the costs of your studies or research. Loans, however, are funds that are awarded under the condition that the amount is returned: financial aid of this type means that the capital outlay must be paid back and, depending on the loan arrangement, will be subject to variable interest rates. Select the benefits option if you are looking for information on the training leave that companies may grant to individual employees who wish to undergo training during working hours.

• DISCOUNTS
  • UPC Alumni
    5% applicable only for MAs, if you are an alumnus of UPC, are a member of UPC Alumni and studied during the last two editions.
  • Students and alumni of the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya
    10% for postgraduate and Masters’ programmes and 5% for continued training.
    
    * To apply a discount to alumni, the previously completed programme (activity of origin) will be taken into account, applying a 10% discount for the next activity; this discount will be 5% for continued training courses.
    
    * For programmes offered on a modular basis, students who have only completed the course partially in the academic year or consequent years will not receive this discount.
  • UPC Alumni Premium
    10% for Masters’ and postgraduate courses; and continued training courses.
  • Disabled persons
    5% if the level of disability is rated higher than 33% (upon submitting a certificate from the Catalan Institute of Care and Social Services (ICASS) or equivalent) 5%
    10% if the level of disability is rated 65% or above (upon submitting a certificate from the Catalan Institute of Care and Social Services (ICASS) or equivalent) 10%
• GRANTS
  • FUNDACIÓN CAROLINA
    Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC)

    Objectives:

    The promotion of cultural and scientific cooperation between Spain and Latin America, encouraging professional exchange.

    Beneficiaries:

    Spanish and Latin American professionals and specialists proving their need to travel to Spain or Latin America to complete their training.

    Documentation:

    • Being a national of a member state of the Ibero-American Community of Nations.
    • Having a quality academic or professional curriculum.
    • A letter of admission from the academic centre or institute. This letter shall only be sent to the Carolina Foundation once candidates are selected for the scholarship.

    Type of grant:

    Lifelong learning.

    Application period:

    Check

    Further information:

    Fundación Carolina
  • MAEC-AECID
    Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC)

    Objectives:

    Contribute to higher training and professional development.

    Beneficiaries:

    Young foreigners with a higher university degree and, for some programmes, last-year university students. Applicants shall not be older than 35 at the start of the programme.

    Documentation:

    • A certified copy of ID or any other legal document proving identity.
    • A certified copy of personal academic qualifications and university degree, issued by a University or Centre.
    • A copy of the letter or communication of acceptance from the Centre where the activity will be pursued.

    Type of grant:

    INFORMATION ON THE MAEC-AECID SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2012-2013
    The notice for these scholarships for foreigners has not yet been published. We recommend all interested persons to check this page regularly for any update.
    Application period: Unknown
    

    Further information:

    http://www.aecid.es
  • REINA SOFIA
    Spanish Ministry of Labour and Immigration (MTIN)

    Objectives:

    Offer Spanish citizens living abroad without sufficient economic resources the possibility of pursuing university or postgraduate studies.

    Beneficiaries:

    Spanish citizens who can prove they have been living abroad for at least 5 years with insufficient economic resources.

    Documentation:

    • A certified copy of the beneficiary’s valid passport or national identity document.
    • The beneficiary’s consular registration certificate.
    • A certified copy of the family record book.
    • Document providing evidence of the family unit’s income and capital.
    • A certified transcript for the last two years studied and documents of evidence proving that the applicant has successfully passed the Spanish procedure to access university.
    • For third-cycle study applications, a legalized university degree and memo explaining completed and pending studies.
    • Any evidence of having received recognized aid from public or private entities with this same purpose, mentioning amounts received.
    • Documents providing evidence of the duration of third-cycle studies, MA or PHD, indicating the number of teaching hours.

    Type of grant:

    Scholarship for first or second-cycle university degree courses, or MA, PHD and third-cycle university courses.

    Application period:

    Check

    Further information:

    Spanish Ministry of Labour and Immigration (MTIN)
• LOANS
  • PRÉSTEC ESTUDIS (UNNIM)
    Unnim

    Objectives:

    Unnim study loans is a programme to help finance registration fees for MAs, Postgraduate studies and lifelong Learning programmes at the UPC, offering very advantageous conditions adapted to the duration of the studies.

    Beneficiaries:

    People under the age of 30 interested in studying a postgraduate programme at the UPC.

    Conditions:

    PRÉSTEC ESTUDIS (UNNIM)

    Further information:

    Préstec Estudis Unnim
  • PREPOST: PROGRAMME OF STUDENT LOANS FOR POSTGRADUATE COURSES
    Catalan Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR -PREPOST)

    Objectives:

    Helping pay the tuition fees for PhD, MAs or Postgraduate courses through loans promoted by the Catalan University and Research Grants Management Agency (AGAUR), managed through some of the associated financial institutions.
    
    Optionally, and subject to conditions, there is also the possibility of obtaining a monthly compensatory study allocation for the duration of the study period.

    Beneficiaries:

    Persons with a university degree who can prove their admission to a university PhD, MA or Postgraduate programme.
    
    MAs and Postgraduate courses must be taught at a university or centre which is associated to a university.

    Documentation:

    • A photocopy of applicants’ Tax Identification Number (NIF), Foreigners’ Identification Number (NIE) or passport.
    • A standard model of acceptance to a postgraduate programme (or an equivalent original document issued by the university organizing the programme).
    • The original document and a certified copy of a university degree, or else a document proving it is being issued.
    • A census certificate in Catalonia (only for registrations in centres outside Catalonia).

    Type of grants:

    • Type A: only fees.
    • Type B: fees + monthly dispositions.

    Application period:

    30th June 2012

    Further information:

    Catalan Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR)
  • POSTGRADUATE LOAN (CAIXA D'ENGINYERS)
    Caixa D'Enginyers

    Purpose:

    The Postgraduate Loan from Caixa d'Enginyers is a programme to finance the tuition fees for MA's, postgraduate programmes and life-long learning courses.

    Beneficiaries:

    People wishing to take postgraduate studies.

    Further information:

    PRÉSTEC POSTGRAU (CAIXA D'ENGINYERS)
  • THE "LA CAIXA" LOANS
    The "la Caixa" loans that are most suitable for UPC programmes are as follows:

    Further information:

    THE "LA CAIXA" LOANS
• BENEFITS
  • INDIVIDUAL TRAINING LEAVE
    Benefits for employee training regulated by the Tripartita Foundation

    Objectives:

    Individual training permits are for workers to be able to pursue training activities recognized with an official certificate, with no cost for the company in which they work.
    
    An individual training permit it is a permit obtained by a worker from its company to pursue a training activity that is recognized with an official certificate.
    
    You will have up to 200 working hours per academic year to attend lectures and study so as to boost your personal and professional development.
    
    The number of hours for the permit given to the worker for training may be compensated by the company credited to their lifelong training scheme.
    
    The bonus cost will be the equivalent to an amount equal to the worker’s salary and the payments made to the Social Security ruing a period that does not exceed 200 working hours per person during the academic year.

    Beneficiaries:

    All workers paying contributions to the Social Security that have obtained the individual training permit from their company. If the permit is rejected, this will have to be justified based on organizational or productive factors.

    Requirements:

    • At least the part of training for which the permit is requested shall be in-class.
    • The training activities shall be accredited with an official certificate or title, as is the case of UPC courses leading to a university degree.
    • These activities will have the aim of developing or adapting to the technical-professional skills of workers as well as their personal development.

    Application period:

    Check

    Further information:

    www.fundaciontripartita.org

    http://www.pif-online.com/permisosformacion.php

Find out about the discounts you may be eligible for as a company if you register one of your workers in any of the UPC School training programmes, as well as the different financing options available for training for your company.

• DISCOUNTS
  • Companies registering employees
    5% for different academic years (as of the 3rd registration).
    For the same academic year:

    • Two registered employees, 10% 
    • Three registered employees, 12.5%
    • Four registered employees, 15%
    • Five or more registered employees, 20%
  • In-Company Training clients
    8% as of the first registration
• BENEFITS
  • FUNDACIÓN TRIPARTITA
    Objectives:

    Companies planning and managing training for their employees have a credit to co-finance training, which is available, upon completion of the training course, by applying bonuses to contributions to the Social Security.
    
    Companies granting individual training permits to workers that apply for training recognized by official accreditation or a university degree during working hours may benefit from a reduction in payments to the Social Security covering the salary cost of 200 working hours per worker.

    Beneficiaries:

    Any company contributing to the Social Security system which is up-to-date in its tax obligations and has working centres inside Spain.

    Requirements:

    • Fulfilling the duty of informing the legal representation of workers in accordance with article 16 of the TAS/2307/2007 Order.
    • Informing participants and the Fundació Tripartita before the start of the training activity.
    • Completing the training.
    • Communicating to the Fundació Tripartita the end of the training group or groups in the established way.
    • Training must be related to the company’s activities.

    Application period:

    Check

    Further information:

    Fundación Tripartita

    http://www.pif-online.com/permisosformacion.php