National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic, Masters and PhD

The Government of the Slovak Republic approved the establishment of the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic for the support of the mobility of students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists in 2005. Scholarships within the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic are financed from the state budget of the Slovak Republic and from the European Union – NextGenerationEU in the framework of the Investment: „Support of internationalisation of the academic environment “Component: „Attracting and retaining talent” of the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic.

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of international students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists at higher education institutions and research organisations.

All academic fields and majors are available. No application fee is required.

Benefits:

The scholarship will cover almost most of your expenses, such as:

-Food, lodging during your stay;

-Monthly stipend:

400 € for Masters

734 € for PhD;

-Travel reimbursement of up to 1,000 €.

Eligible applicants

1. A) students who:

• are university students at universities outside Slovakia;
• are students of the second level of higher education (master’s students), or are students who at the time of application deadline have already completed at least 2.5 years of their university studies in the same study programme;
• will be on a study stay in Slovakia during their higher education outside Slovakia and will be accepted by a public, private or state university in Slovakia for academic mobility¹ to study in Slovakia.

All 3 conditions must be met. This category does not apply to doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent).

• Duration of a scholarship stay (students): 1 – 2 full semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or full 1 – 3 trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).

1. B) PhD students whose higher education or scientific training takes place outside Slovakia and who are accepted by a public, private or state university or a research institution in Slovakia eligible to carry out a doctoral study programme²(e.g. the Slovak Academy of Sciences) for an academic mobility¹ to study/conduct research/artistic stay in Slovakia.

• Duration of a scholarship stay (PhD students): 1 – 10 months.

1. C) international university teachers, researchers and artists who are invited to a teaching/research/artistic stay in Slovakia by an institution with a valid certificate of eligibility to carry out research and development, which is not a business company³and it has its seat in Slovakia.

• Duration of a scholarship stay (university teachers, researchers or artists): 1 – 10 months.

Required documents that must be attached to the online application for a study stay:

• curriculum vitae;
• motivation letter;
• detailed study programme (it is necessary to state the date of the beginning of the stay, duration of the stay, list of subjects that the applicant would like to study during his/her stay and number of credits that the applicant will gain for the respective subjects);
• two recommendation letters issued by the applicant’s university teachers
• confirmation issued by the applicant’s home university confirming that the applicant is a regular student of the respective university at the time of applying
• scan of the applicant’s bachelor’s diploma, diploma supplement and state examination certificate (if applicable);
• admission/invitation letter issued by the applicant’s host university in Slovakia indicating the period of stay.
• list of publications/artistic activities in required form (only for PhD applicants)

Application procedure

Scholarship applications are submitted online at www.scholarships.sk. Online application system is opened at least 6 weeks prior to the application deadline.

Online application system: https://granty.saia.sk/Pages/Login.aspx

Deadline: 30 April, 2023

More information:

Ondrej ARADSKÝ, programme administrator

e-mail: nsp-foreign@saia.sk

tel: +421-2-5930-4733 (direct line)

More information: https://www.scholarships.sk/en/main/programme-terms-and-conditions/foreign-applicants