on awarding hardship grants to students/doctoral students or members of their families in the same household due to a complete or partial loss of a source of income by students/doctoral students or members of their families in the same household, caused by restrictions on business operations of employers linked to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Pursuant to the Act of April 16, 2020 on relief measures due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 695), I hereby inform you as follows:
1. Beginning on April 18, 2020, and until the end of the period of limited or suspended operation of the university as specified by the minister competent for higher education and research, a student/doctoral student may apply for a hardship grant due to a complete or partial loss of a source of income by the student/doctoral student or a member of his/her family in the same household, caused by restrictions on business operations of employers linked to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
2. In the said period, the limit imposed on students/doctoral students to make a maximum of two claims for a hardship grant in an academic year shall not apply.
3. The amount of the hardship grant which a student/doctoral student may receive due to a complete or partial loss of a source of income caused by restrictions on business operations of employers linked to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus depends on the individual and well documented situation of the applicant, with the cap amount 1000zł.
4. A student/doctoral student shall submit an application for a hardship grant due to a complete or partial loss of a source of income to the Rector through the Sekcja Obsługi Świadczeń PŁ. Enclosed with the application form shall be a document issued by the employer confirming a reduction or loss of remuneration for the student/doctoral student or a member of his/her family in the same household caused by restrictions on business operations of employers linked to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
5. Students/doctoral students applying for a hardship grant shall submit their applications only by:
- signing the file (or each of the files) containing a scan or a photo of the original filled out and signed application and scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, representations, etc.) with a Trusted Profile using the tool available at: https://moj.gov.pl/uslugi/signer/upload?xFormsAppName=SIGNER
and next, sending thus generated XML files attached to an e-mail message from an individual email account in the TUL electronic mail system to res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl
or
- sending legible scans or photographs of the original paper copy of a filled out, and signed application along with scans or photographs of all required documents (certificates, declarations, etc.) attached to an e-mail message from an individual e-mail account in the TUL electronic mail system to res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl, followed by posting with Poczta Polska without undue delay a letter with the originals of the said documents addressed to: Sekcja Obsługi Świadczeń PŁ, ul. Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź
or
- sending to the ePUAP electronic inbox of Lodz University of Technology: /PolitLodz/SkrytkaESP a file (or files) with scans or photos of the original filled out and signed application and scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, declarations, etc.) signed with a qualified electronic signature or a Trusted Profile.
6. In specific situations, a student/PhD student may be requested by e-mail or by telephone to appear in person at the Sekcja Obsługi Świadczeń PŁ ul. Żeromskiego 116 in Łódź, Building A-33, Entrance E, 4th floor, in order to provide or explain details of the documentation. Information on the above matters can be obtained by e-mail: res@adm.p.lodz.pl and rss@adm.p.lodz.pl, and by phone: (42) 631 20 88; (42) 631 20 80; (42) 631 20 337.
7. In the period of limited or suspended operation of the university, hardship grants are awarded by the Rector. The provisions of the Code of Administrative Proceedings shall not apply. Complete applications are processed on an ongoing basis.
8. Applying for the hardship grant specified in Point 1 shall not preclude the possibility to apply for hardship grants due to other circumstances, under procedures previously established. Applying for a bursary due to an aggravated financial situation resulting from a complete loss of income by a student/doctoral student or a member of his/her family in the same household shall proceed based on the procedures currently in effect.
Dr hab. inż. Witold Pawłowski, prof. PŁ
Vice Rector for Student Affairs
Deputy Head of the Crisis Management Center