Education Bonus WIR - Continuing Education in Retirement
One-time grant for seniors in Carinthia for continuing education in the post-employment phase. Funding of actual course costs up to a maximum of €100 per calendar year. Applications can be submitted at any time.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Creating incentives for pensioners living in Carinthia to complete post-retirement continuing education programs, promoting their mental and physical health, counteracting old-age poverty, and enabling new social contacts during the retirement phase.
Eligible expenses
- Course fees
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- proven completion of a further training measure at a Carinthian adult education institution with Ö-CERT
- main residence in Carinthia
- course costs must not be subsidized by another public authority
- proof of pension receipt
Documents required for application
- Confirmation of attendance at the further training
- Proof of pension receipt
- Registration certificate
- Original receipts of course costs (invoice and proof of payment)
Description
The WIR Education Bonus supports seniors living in Carinthia in their post-retirement phase with a one-time subsidy for further education. Private individuals with verifiable pension receipt and primary residence in Carinthia receive a 100% subsidy of course costs up to a maximum of €100 per calendar year. Only further education completed at a Carinthian adult education institution with Ö-CERT and whose course costs have not already been subsidized by other public bodies are eligible for funding. Applications can be submitted online at any time during the current calendar year; there is no fixed deadline, allowing both spontaneous and planned educational measures to be supported flexibly.
The funding program aims to strengthen mental and physical health in retirement and to counteract old-age poverty. Additionally, participation in further education offerings is intended to enable new social contacts. The prerequisite for granting the subsidy is the submission of the following documents: confirmation of attendance at the further education course, original receipts of course costs (invoice and proof of payment), proof of pension receipt, and a current registration certificate. After positive verification of the complete information, the subsidy will be transferred exclusively to the specified bank account. Department 13 – Society and Integration at the Office of the Carinthian State Government is responsible for the implementation and coordination of this funding and ensures confidential handling of all data.