9 Disruption cover

In the event of a disruption to a foreign stay due to:

• a relative’s serious injury or life-threatening illness;

• a relative’s death; or

• substantial damage to property;

• war, war-like civil disturbances, or natural disasters in the country of stay;

the scholarship holders necessary and reasonable additional costs for home travel as well as, where applicable, reasonable costs for a new outbound journey which is undertaken within the originally planned period for the stay abroad will be compensated.

Instructions

If a new outbound journey will not be undertaken within the originally planned period for the stay abroad, travel documents issued for the homeward journey shall be utilised. If necessary, rebooking may take place.

The insurance covers a maximum of two homeward journeys per relative. The relative’s serious injury must be authenticated by a medical certificate.

Definitions

“Relatives” includes:

• Spouse

• Registered partner

• Cohabitant registered at the same address as the scholarship holder

• Child(ren)

• Grandchild(ren)

• Sibling(s)

• Parents

• Maternal/paternal grandparents

• Step-parents1

• Step-daughter or step-son2

• Step-mother or step-father3

1) Parents of spouse, registered partner or cohabitant as referred to in the above.

2) Child’s spouse or registered partner or cohabitant of child as referred to in the above.

3) Parent’s spouse or registered partner or such common-law spouse of the parent as foreseen above.