Employees, retired employees, and pensioners can apply for financial aid in the following cases:
- death of a family member (parent, parent in law, spouse, children),
- low average income,
- birth of a child,
- illness and high costs of treatment,
- unexpected misfortune
PhD students can apply for financial aid in the case of unexpected misfortune, birth of a child, death of a family member (spouse, child).
Documents for downloading:
- application for financial aid for employees (in Polish only),
- application for financial aid for PhD students and other eligible persons (in Polish only),
- application for financial aid for retired employees and pensioners (in Polish only),
- application for a financial aid for covering the funeral costs of an employee, retired employee, or pensioner (in Polish only).
Applications should be printed double-sided.
Employees Financial Aid and Loan Fund
Apart from the benefits available to all the employees, there is also a possibility to register at the Employee’s Financial Aid and Loan Fund (in Polish only). University employees who are members of the Employee’s Financial Aid and Loan Fund, can apply for interest-free loans, granted for a maximum of 20 monthly instalments. The Management Board of the EFALF may also grant quick loans, so-called “Chwilówki” – no guarantors needed, based on a certificate of permanent employment, issued by the Human Resources Office. The amount of the granted loan was set at 20% of the monthly gross pay.
Loan amounts at UW (in Polish only)
Declaration of joining the EFALF (in Polish only)
Application to withdraw surplus funds; in excess of 6,000 PLN (in Polish only)
Management Board’s decision dated: 05.03.2015 regarding funeral benefits (in Polish only)
Documents:
- Management Board’s decision dated May 29th, 2008 regarding the increase of loan limits (in Polish only),
- Management Board’s decision dated April 23rd, 2009 regarding the possibility of withdrawing part of the membership contributions (in Polish only),
- Management Board’s decision dated December 22nd, 2009 regarding the increase of non-returnable financial support in the case of the death of parents (in Polish only),
- Management Board’s decision dated July 21st, 2011 regarding the increase of non-returnable financial support in the case of the death of spouses, parents and children supported by parents (in Polish only),
- Management Board’s decision dated 5 March 2015 on funeral benefits (in Polish only).
Forms and applications:
- application for a short term loan – “chwilówki” (in Polish only),
- application for funeral benefits (in Polish only),
- application for a refund of the member’s contribution (in Polish only).
Applications should be printed double-sided.
Author of the English translation: CeNT UW.