The financial support received depends on the country where the volunteer is deployed. The stipend is intended to cover food, accommodation and local transport, as well as to provide some pocket money to the volunteer.

It is not a salary, and is calculated on a daily basis, from the start to the end date. It includes weekends, holidays and sick leave days.

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The contribution to travel costs is based on the distance from the volunteer’s home address to the host organisation’s address.

Please note that this is not a reimbursement of actual costs, but rather a lump sum. 

The lump sum is calculated indicating the linear distance of a one-way travel using the distance calculator tool of the European Commission.

The amount granted to participants based on this distance will support the round trip.

The amount is provided together with the financial support in two or three instalments, the first one being transfered about one week before deployment, and the rest throughout the experience.

Below you can find the detail of the amounts for each distance brackets. The linear travel distance is 

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Voluteers receive the finacial support, together with the contribution to travel costs, in two or three instalments, depending on the length of the volunteering experience.

For deployments up to 4 months (119 days), volunteers receive two instalments:

• 70% about one week before the start;
• 30% about two weeks before the end.

For deployments of 4 months (120 days) or more, volunteers receive three instalments:

• 40% about one week before the start;
• 40% around the middle of the experience;
• 20% about two weeks before the end.

Yes, you do. If your IVY experience is carried out in the same country where you are already living and you are not already fully covered with health, accident and liability insurance, we will supplement your existing insurance or create a new tailor-made one to make sure you are fully covered.

Your host organisation will provide you with tips and will help you look for accommodation. However, it is your own responsibility to find one.

Normally, volunteers are deployed for 35 hours per week, as IVY is a full-time activity, for a period of 2 to 6 months.

Volunteers are entitled to two consecutive free days per week (unless arranged differently in mutual agreement between the volunteer and the organisation, and explicitly stated in the volunteering agreement) and two days of holidays per month.

Vacation periods and weekly rest days must be agreed upon between the host organisation and the volunteer.

Possibly, depending on the tasks assigned to you by the host organisation.

Keep in mind that if you travel to participate in events or for meetings that are part of the project in your host organisation, travel and accommodation costs should be covered by the host organisation.

If the AEBR team invites you to join an event, we will cover travel and accommodation costs.
If possible, we encourage IVY volunteers to take part in extra activities to share your IVY experience and connect with other volunteers and EU experts.

If there is a justified need to do so, this is possible. Just get in touch with us.

However, is not possible to extend the deployment beyond 6 months.