The SICUE program (Sistema de Intercambio entre Centros Universitarios de España) is a mobility program for students in the first and second years of their degree studies to allow them to take part in exchanges with other universities in Spain, gaining recognition for their studies at another institution and being able to put participation in the program on their CV in the future.
Students can apply to this program in the same way they would apply for an Erasmus grant. The only difference between the programs is that SICUE is for students wishing to study within the Spanish university system, while Erasmus gives students the opportunity to study overseas.
As we said above, the SICUE program involves the validation of academic credits earned at another Spanish university. And, to help students take part in the exchange program, they have the option to apply for a Séneca grant, which gives the student a certain amount of financial assistance if they meet a list of criteria.
This grant exists because the SICUE program itself does not offer students who wish to take part in it any financial assistance. To obtain the grant you must be a university student enrolled in a Spanish university, because the program was created by the Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas.
Students can apply for a grant for a minimum of half an academic year and up to a maximum of one full academic year.
The SICUE program stipulates that the exchange can take place once various criteria have been met:
The application period for this grant tends to open at the start of the calendar year. For example, this year, the application period is from 13 to 27 February 2023. Keeping these dates in mind, we’ll now explain to you how to apply for the grant.
To apply for the grant, students must submit their application to the university where they are currently studying, following that university’s procedures.
If the university doesn’t have a specific set of procedures, students interested in applying for this grant and to take part in the SICUE program can download an application form from the CRUE website, fill it in and hand it in to their university’s mobility office. Then an evaluating committee will check whether candidates meet the criteria to take part in the program and classify applications depending on their average scores.
The available places will be distributed according to the candidate’s scores and only the number of places stipulated in the bilateral agreements between universities will be assigned.
We hope this article has given you all the information you need to be able to apply for both the SICUE program and the Séneca grant.
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Mobility grants are issued to university students to facilitate their participation in academic mobility schemes at a national level, giving them the opportunity to study at other universities in Spain and overseas and allowing them to study for a degree outside their country of origin.
University grants are financial assistance grants for students which are funded by a body or institution. These monetary grants may be for undergraduate or postgraduate students and are issued to students who comply with a series of eligibility criteria.
