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Παροχή δωρεάν σίτισης σε φοιτητές των ΑΕΙ
At a glance
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Description
This procedure concerns the terms, conditions and procedure for provision of free meals to HEI students. Beneficiaries: (a) active first-, second- and third-cycle students in Greek HEIs, provided that they do not already holds a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD, respectively; (b) students enrolled as visiting students in Greek HEIs as part of educational or research partnership programmes, whose home HEI is in Greece or abroad; (c) students enrolled as visiting students in Greek HEIs as part of educational or research partnership programmes, whose home HEI abroad is recognised as equivalent to a Greek institution; (d) students temporarily transferring from one Greek HEI to another in accordance with the statutes of the home institution; (e) foreign students granted scholarships by the Ministry of Education who are pursuing undergraduate studies at a Greek HEI.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Notes:
Students who wish to qualify for free meals and fulfil the conditions set out in the relevant ministerial decision must submit an application for free meals, together with supporting documents, within the deadline specified by the student cafeteria, or by the HEI itself if the HEI does not have a student cafeteria.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
‘Application for review or administrative appeal in accordance with Article 24 of Law 2690/1999. The person concerned may request either that the administrative authority issuing the act revoke or amend it (request for review), or that the authority with jurisdiction over the authority issuing the act annul it (administrative appeal). The administrative authority to which the relevant application is submitted must notify the applicant of its decision on the application within thirty (30) days, unless a different deadline is set under specific provisions.’
Other information
Official title
Provision of free meals to HEI students
Languages supported
Greek, English
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
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3
0
0
0
2
0
40151
No
1900800
1036800
Identification document
930985
1779
Supporting document
This procedure concerns the terms, conditions and procedure for provision of free meals to HEI students. Beneficiaries: (a) active first-, second- and third-cycle students in Greek HEIs, provided that they do not already holds a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD, respectively; (b) students enrolled as visiting students in Greek HEIs as part of educational or research partnership programmes, whose home HEI is in Greece or abroad; (c) students enrolled as visiting students in Greek HEIs as part of educational or research partnership programmes, whose home HEI abroad is recognised as equivalent to a Greek institution; (d) students temporarily transferring from one Greek HEI to another in accordance with the statutes of the home institution; (e) foreign students granted scholarships by the Ministry of Education who are pursuing undergraduate studies at a Greek HEI.
0.00
0.00
5
7
1
1 month
1
Financial
Unmarried students with annual family income not exceeding EUR 45 000 in the financial year prior to the application, in cases of single-child families. The above amount is increased by EUR 5 000 for each additional child. The above amount is further increased by EUR 3 000 if the sibling of the beneficiary student is also an active first-cycle student. If there is more than one such sibling, the above amount is increased by EUR 3 000 for each sibling.
No
No
2
Financial
Married students with annual family income not exceeding EUR 45 000 in the financial year prior to the application. In the case of multi-child families, the above amount is increased by EUR 5 000 for each minor child.
No
No
3
Financial
Students age 25 years or above whose annual personal income in the financial year prior to the application does not exceed EUR 25 000.
No
No
1
Two photographs of the applicant student
Photograph
No
8298
2
Recent civil status certificate
Certificate of marital status
No
3964
3
Copy of ID card
Digital copy of identity card
Copy of ID card
Relevant link:
https://id-copy.services.gov.gr/
Submission by:
Ex officio (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The search for the copy of the ID card will be carried out exclusively by the competent officials of the case-handling bodies through the use of the ‘Digital copy of identity card’ electronic service at https://id-copy.services.gov.gr/.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
1474
4
A document issued by a public authority or service, or a utility bill, showing the place of permanent residence
Proof of Residence
A document issued by a public authority or service, or a utility bill, showing the place of permanent residence
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
9347
5
A solemn declaration by the applicant, under Law 1599/1986, affirming the validity of the content of the submitted documents, in which the applicant confirms their permanent place of residence and states that they are aware of the consequences of submitting untrue declarations or inaccurate, false or forged documents
Solemn Declaration
No
7320
6
A certificate issued by the relevant Institution showing the student status of any siblings
Certificate
A certificate issued by the relevant Institution showing the student status of any siblings
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Required for siblings who are active first-cycle students.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Educational, Family
No
9703
7
A copy of the tax clearance certificate concerning the financial year prior to the application and showing the applicant’s family or personal income
Tax certificates
A copy of the tax clearance certificate concerning the financial year prior to the application and showing the applicant’s family or personal income
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
If the tax clearance certificate has not yet been issued, the applicant may submit the tax return for the relevant financial year.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7140
8
Certificate of unemployment benefits
Certificate
Certificate of unemployment benefits
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Required if case the student, their parent or their spouse is subject to the provision of the relevant JMD according to which ‘the amount of annual family or personal income shall not constitute a criterion for provision of free meals to students who receive unemployment benefits regardless of age, students aged 25 or younger with at least one parent on unemployment benefits, or students with a spouse on unemployment benefits’.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family, Labour
No
9703
9
Certificate of the Supreme Confederation of Multi-child Parents of Greece showing multi-child status of the student
Certification
No
8619
10
Copy of pension decision, validated by a public authority
Proof of Retirement
Copy of pension decision, validated by a public authority
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Required for students who are children of victims of terrorism and are aged 25 or younger.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Retirement
No
2435
11
Medical Committee certificate, as per the applicable disability certification system. If this certificate does not clarify the specific disability and refers only to 67% disability or above, an additional medical opinion issued by a state hospital, signed and sealed either by the director of a National Healthcare Service (ESY) clinic, of a laboratory of a university department, attesting that the disability certified by the Medical Committee entails severe mobility issues.
Certificate of disability
Medical Committee certificate, as per the applicable disability certification system. If this certificate does not clarify the specific disability and refers only to 67% disability or above, an additional medical opinion issued by a state hospital, signed and sealed either by the director of a National Healthcare Service (ESY) clinic, of a laboratory of a university department, attesting that the disability certified by the Medical Committee entails severe mobility issues.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Required for students with a parent, child or spouse who has mobility issues due to 67% disability or above.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Disability
No
1458
12
Student’s birth certificate
Birth certificate
Student’s birth certificate
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/oikogeneia/gennese/lexiarkhike-praxe-genneses
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Relevant Procedure:
Issue of a Birth Certificate
Notes:
Required in the following cases: (a) students who have lost one or both parents and are aged 25 years or younger; (b) students whose parent is a single mother with at least one non-acknowledged child age 25 years or younger; (c) students who are the children of victims of terrorism.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Family
No
9224
13
Death certificate of the deceased parent(s)
Death certificate
No
1701
Law
53
4009
2011
195
Α
Joint Ministerial Decision
Φ5/68535/Β3
2012
1965
Β
1
Application for free meals submitted
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Public Agency
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
Students who wish to qualify for free meals and fulfil the conditions set out in the relevant joint ministerial decision must submit an application for free meals, together with supporting documents, within the specified deadline.
No
No
2
Supporting documents checked
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Public Agency
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The application and supporting documents are checked by the competent service of the HEI.
No
No
3
Results posted
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Public Agency
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The names of the beneficiaries are posted on the noticeboard and/or website of each HEI.
No
No
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