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2020-2021Comunidad de Madrid and

University TAs

Travel Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Monthly Stipend

Project Allowance

Grant payments

Travel allowance (roundtrip travel)

Travel Allowance

$ U.S. bank account € Spanish bank account

OR

Relocation allowance (200€)

Arrival and COVID-19 funds (1.000€)

All University TAs: First 3 months of your stipend

Madrid TAs: Commission stipend

First Payment

Travel allowance

First payment includes:

Commission stipend for 5 months (185€ per

month) = 925€ - 400€ = 525€

400€ withheld pending submission of

you Final Report in June

Relocation allowance = 200€

First Payment - CM TAs

Budget accordingly!

Remaining StipendPayments - CM TAs

Your school will pay you 1.115€/month

Beginning of June (before June 11)

Commission monthly payment (185€) + 1.115€ from

school = 1.300€/month

Must provide your school with bank details

Ask when you can be expect to be paid (25-30 or 1-5?)

From school 0.5 months* = 557,50€

*pending submission of final report

Remaining Stipend Payments -Madrid University and other TAs

First payment (3 months stipend) = 3.900€Relocation allowance (200€) and COVID payment (1.000€)

Beginning of April (before April 11)

Beginning of June (before June 11)

1.5 months

0.5 months*

*pending submission of final report

Budget accordingly!

Remaining Stipend Payments -UMA TAs

First payment (3 months stipend) = 3.000€Relocation allowance (200€) and COVID payment (1.000€)

Beginning of April (before April 11)

Beginning of June (before June 11)

1.5 months

0.5 months*

*pending submission of final report

Budget accordingly!

Restrictions and recommendations from Spanish health authorities

Satisfactory academic professional standards

Communication and contact with the Commission

Cultural ambassadors/Guest in Spain and your host institution

Final Reports

Grant responsibilities

General Responsibilities

Emails

Reading materials

Information

Instructions and deadlines

Grant responsibilities

Professionalism in Communications

Virtual office hours

Weekly

Monday and Friday (one of your days off)

From 12pm to 2pm

Send me an email to set up a call

Arrive on timeDoctor’s noteTAs cannot miss school daysDo not leave before June 11Communication

Grant responsibilities

Host Institution's policies

For CM:PCR Testing

School-by-school basisCertificado de Delitos deNaturaleza Sexual

Online Guide Instructions

Grant responsibilities

Host Institution's policies

Mentors

Very important role

Support Mentor-Commissioncommunication

Primary health insurance

MiSanitas app and website

Online Guide

Sanitas

Online Guide

COVID-19Specific considerations

Important dates

First day of the grant Check-in meetings End of Year event

January 11 February May

Proposed in Fulbright application

Changes might be accepted

Has to be pre-approved

Examples of successful side projects

Projects at school or host institution

Fulbright Side Project

General information

Fulbright Side Project

Approval process - Online guide

By February 1st - Side Project approval google form

By March 15th - Side Project update google form

By May 25th - Side Project final reflection google form

Project Allowance Funding Request google form

Up to 500€ (pre-approved expenses)

Folder system

Project Allowance

Project Allowance

Spanish classes (must be initiated by March 1st)

Academy

Receipts KeepKeepcalmcalmandandspeakspeakSpanishSpanish

Examples of non-admissable side

project-related expenses

Project Allowance

Examples of appropriate side project-

related expenses

Questions?