Local salary top-up allowance for native speakers/lecturers
Aim
In providing a top-up allowance, the Language Union aims to enable departments of Dutch in countries where the financial and economic situation is substantially worse than in the Netherlands and Flanders to appoint a well qualified native speaker as a lecturer for a limited period. In the first instance, this form of support is geared to Central and Eastern European countries.
Criteria and conditions
The top-up allowance is awarded on application if:
- the department of Dutch meets the accreditation criteria as mentioned in paragraph 1.2 of this notice;
- the lecturer fulfils at least the 1st criterion mentioned under 1.2. The lecturers CV is preferably further augmented by additional academic qualifications such as a finished thesis;
- the department offers Dutch as a major subject and/or as an MA course;
- the lecturer is able to submit an official document of appointment.
The Language Union takes the view that local members of staff are the backbone of Dutch studies abroad. Native speakers/lecturers are able to reinforce a department of Dutch on a temporary basis. The top-up allowance will therefore be allocated for a maximum of three years to one and the same person. This period of three years will commence on 1 January 2008. Upon expiry of this three-year period the department can apply for a top-up allowance for another native speaker/lecturer if this person fulfils the abovementioned conditions.
A top-up allowance can be allocated to each department of Dutch for a maximum of one lecturer per year.
Procedure
The head of the department should apply for the top-up allowance before 1 December. The application form (Word document) can be downloaded from this website.
Finances
For a lecturer with a full-time appointment, the top-up allowance may be a maximum of 13,000 per year. In the case of a part-time appointment, the top-up allowance will be adjusted proportionally.
Financial accountability and substantive reporting
If the Dutch department where the person concerned works also receives a basic grant and gives account of this, no separate financial and substantive reporting of the top-up allowance is necessary. In all other cases, the Language Union should receive a financial statement of the top-up allowance by 1 December. In addition to this financial statement, a substantive report on the development of the department of Dutch is required.
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