The School Social Action Service is the service responsible for awarding scholarships, educational benefits and training incentives to higher education students, through the application of Regulations.

The objective of Ação Social Escola is that no student is excluded from higher education due to financial incapacity.

The main function of the SASE office is to ensure the management, implementation and support functionality for economically disadvantaged students.

Main Social Support

• Reduction of tuition fees under the UAL regulation
• Merit Scholarships
• disability grants
• Scholarships from DGES - General Directorate of Higher Education
• Santander Scholarships
• Table of Social Benefits and other tuition reductions approved by the founding entity of the Autonomous University for the academic year 2024/2025

Other Social Benefits

• Reduction of tuition fees for economically disadvantaged students, provided they have previously applied for a DGES scholarship and have not been awarded.
• International students whose socioeconomic situation changes throughout the academic year

Application deadlines:

International students – up to 15 days after registration

Others (students who applied for the DGES scholarship and did not receive support) – 15 days after the announcement of the final result

Table applied by SASE of UAL

Per capita income and respective reduction:

< 50% IAS (€509.26) – Economic situation not clarified

From 50% to 75% IAS (€509.26) – 20%

From 75% up to the IAS limit (€509.26) – 10%
> to IAS (€509.26) – Rejected due to income

MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Merit scholarships are awarded by Public and Private Higher Education establishments to students with exceptional achievement, regardless of their income, in accordance with the Regulations for Attributing Merit Scholarships to Students of Higher Education Institutions.

Academic year 2021/2022

Award-winning students:

Inês Gonçalves Saúde de Almeida – 2nd year of the 2nd cycle Information Engineering and Telecommunications – average 19.15

Vicente Maria Gorjão Henriques Ribeiro Mateus – 4th year of Integrated Master in Architecture – average 18.62

Rafael Henriques Flor – 1st year of the 1st cycle of Sports Management – average of 18.30

Bruno Miguel Lourenço Fernandes – 3rd year of the 1st cycle of Management Informatics – average 18:35

David Miguel Guerreiro Arco – 3rd year of the 1st cycle of Computer Engineering – average 17.73

Carlos Alexandre Soares Fonseca – 2nd year of the 2nd cycle of Psychology – average 17.75

Cláudiu Iulian Vancea – 3rd year of the 1st Management cycle – average 17.90

DISABILITY SCHOLARSHIP

The Government, through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, defined the “Inclusion for Knowledge” initiative as one of the legislature's goals, with the aim of promoting access to higher education and knowledge for citizens with special needs, considering that this In this way, the conditions are created for the exercise of the rights that are conferred on any member of a democratic and inclusive society.

In this sense, the regulation for the Attribution of Scholarships for Attendance in Higher Education for Students with Disabilities equal to or greater than 60% was approved, in accordance with which eligible students may request the granting of a scholarship corresponding to the value of the tuition fee. actually paid.

By application of the State Budget Law for 2020, this scholarship now corresponds to the value of the tuition fee actually paid, up to the limit of the maximum value of the tuition fee subsidy awarded by FCT, IP, for obtaining a doctorate degree in Portugal, currently set at €2750.

Application Deadlines:

According to the order from the Director-General of Higher Education available below, applications for the award of this scholarship can be submitted from June 25th, with a view to the following academic year, with the deadline for submission until May 31st of the year school to which they relate.

You can consult at www.dges.gov.pt/pt/pagina/bolsas-de-estudo-para-frequencia-de-estudantes-com-incapacidade

SCHOLARSHIP – DGES

In order to respond to the real needs of students, ensuring equity in the attribution of social benefits, we promote social action that favors access to higher education and increases success in attendance.

The scholarship is an annual financial benefit to contribute towards the costs of attending a course or carrying out a mandatory professional internship, awarded by the State, on a non-repayable basis, whenever the household in which the student is part of does not have an adequate minimum level of financial resources.

The scholarship is awarded for a full academic year, except for the exceptions provided.

The conditions for granting a scholarship are defined in the legislation currently in force, namely in the Regulations for Attributing Scholarships to Higher Education Students.

The Scholarship is intended for all students who are attending higher education.

All candidates who have access credentials (user code + password), even if they were not registered in the 2023 / 2024 academic year or earlier, can renew their application in their personal area. If you don't have them, you can recover them here. https://www.dges.gov.pt/wwwBeOn/?plid=373

New candidates, who do not have access credentials (have attended Higher Education, but have never applied for a scholarship), must go to the School Social Action Service – SASE of the Autonomous University from 25th JUNE, equipped with the their identification document (Citizen Card), to pre-register – receive the access credentials (user code + password) that will allow them to complete and subsequently submit the application for the current academic year.

Candidates entering higher education for the 1st time/1st year (including those who attended separate curricular units in previous years) may request access credentials (user code + password) after enrolling at the Autonomous University in the current year school.

Candidates who have requested a scholarship through the National Competition for Access to Higher Education (public), whether in the current academic year or in previous academic years, must IMMEDIATELY contact the School Social Action Service – SASE to request the transfer of the scholarship. application for a grant from public higher education to private higher education/Autonomous University.

SANTANDER SCHOLARSHIPS – University Support

The Santander University Support 2024/2025 scholarships are intended to support students with Portuguese nationality or temporary or permanent residence permit, enrolled at UAL and aim to contribute to financial stability that enhances better academic performance of beneficiaries enrolled in the 1st or 2nd cycle of studies (Bachelor's or Master's degree).

The number and scholarship to be awarded for the 2024/2025 academic year are a total of 14 with an annual value of €500.

You must access the link: www.bolsas-santander.com.pt

SANTANDER SCHOLARSHIPS – ERASMUS

To compete for the scholarship, students must be candidates for the Erasmus program at the Autonomous University, attend 1st cycle studies, with priority factors being to prove the economic situation of the Family Household.

You must access the link: https://app.santanderopenacademy.com/pt-BR/program/search?

FINALISTS SCHOLARSHIP – merit scholarship

The best student of each course taught at UAL, who has completed the 1st cycle of studies (Bachelor's degree), benefits from an annual scholarship.

MERIT-UAL SCHOLARSHIPS

The Merit-UAL Scholarship is a social and training initiative that aims to support, through the award of social merit scholarships, UAL students with financial difficulties by integrating them into training projects.

In this way, by actively participating in CEU/UAL initiatives and projects, the student promotes their personal development and through the acquisition of transversal skills in areas of activity within the academic community, particularly in areas related to administration and cultural support.

The Mérit-UAL program promotes a flexible and inclusive learning opportunity, to encourage the development of skills within the scope of active professional life and responsible citizenship, in line with the 2030 Agenda, and in particular with SDGs 4 and 8.

The program privileges the collaboration of UAL students in the following areas of activity:

the library;
b) Support for organizing exhibitions;
c) Support service for new candidates;
d) Support services for academic mobility;
e) Quality system management services;
f) Communication management services;
g) Editorial services;
h) General services

For more information, you should go to or contact SASE (School Social Action Services)

Contacts:

213177617
sase@autonoma.pt
sase@esesfm.pt

Schedule:

9:30am to 7:30pm Monday to Friday