Basic grant
Aim
The basic grant is intended for minor forms of expenditure for the promotion of quality and professionalism of Dutch tuition at universities abroad. Examples include the procurement of teaching materials, reference works, literature, subscriptions to magazines, equipment and other material provisions. This grant can also be used to invite guest speakers, to pay for costs relating to staff education or to fund small-scale Dutch studies events. The basic grant is not intended to pay or top up the salaries of staff members or administrative staff. Neither can registration costs and/or travel expenses of seminars/colloquiums/refresher training activities organised by the Language Union for lecturers be paid from the basic grant.
Criteria
The grant will be awarded on application to Dutch studies departments with at least one lecturer of Dutch accredited by the Language Union.
Accreditation by the Language Union is granted if the lecturer fulfils the following conditions:
- a completed study at a university or college in linguistics, translation, literature or language proficiency in which extensive attention was given to Dutch studies;
- an appointment at a higher educational institution with a job description in which Dutch studies form a substantial element;
- the provision of a course in Dutch studies recognised within the curriculum of the institution and therefore forming part of a study programme.
Procedure
Dutch departments are invited to submit an application for a basic grant. Applications must be received by the General Secretariat of the Language Union no later than 1 December prior to the next budget year. The application form (Word document) can be downloaded here.
The application should be accompanied by the relevant educational details of the lecturer(s); the nature of the appointment and the contents of the teaching and/or research assignment; the status of the Dutch studies programme within the curriculum; a factual year report on the development of the department of Dutch studies and, when applicable, a brief expenditure report on the basic grant during the current year.
Departments of Dutch studies will be notified before the end of February with regard to the allocation of the basic grant for the calendar year concerned.
Finances
The basic grant amount is determined as follows:
for departments with one accredited lecturer; 1,500 per year;
for departments with a minimum of two accredited lecturers; 2,500 per year;
for departments with a minimum of four accredited lecturers; 3,500 per year;
for departments with a minimum of eight accredited lecturers (appointed for a minimum of 0.75 fte) with at least one person with the status of (associated) professor, a minimum of 150 students and a programme accredited by the national authorities; 5,000 per year.
A possible surplus up to a maximum of 50% of the basic grant received in any one year may be carried forward for additional expenditure in the following year.
Financial accountability and substantive reporting
The Language Union must receive a financial statement of the basic grant by 1 December. Not all records need to be included with this account. However, these documents should be stored for a period of five years by the department of Dutch to enable the Language Union to check the statement on a sample basis.
In addition to this financial statement, a substantive report is required on the development of the department of Dutch. Each October, the departments will receive a personal link to their digital report form.
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