The Faculty of
Social Sciences at Charles University through the support of the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and
Sport offers seven development scholarships for developing countries.
Applications for these scholarships are open to all students from developing
countries and/or countries.
Thanks to a generous
contribution from the Cze
ch Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Faculty
of Social Sciences is able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships
for students of all fee-based programs in academic year 2017/2018. Total of
seven scholarships are available, earmarked for students from developing
countries and/or countries going through a process of political and economic
transition.
Charles University
(CU) belongs among the oldest and largest universities in the world. It was
founded in 1348 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV as the first university to
the north of the Alps and to the east of Paris.
Applicants from
outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Course
Level: Scholarships are available
for pursuing bachelor’s studies or master’s studies programmes at Charles
University.
Study
Subject(s): Scholarships are
awarded to study any course offered by Charles University Faculty of
Social Sciences.
Scholarship
Award:
Under
the terms of this scholarship, students will receive a waiver of school fees
for their first semester of study, plus a one-off payment of 50 000 CZK (about
2050 EUR) as a contribution towards living costs.
School
fees for the second semester of study will not be waived.
Although
we would like to continue the scholarship scheme in school year 2018/19, this
is subject to our receiving further funding for future years. At present,
therefore, we cannot guarantee that similar scholarships will be available for
students’ second year of study.
Scholarship
can be taken in the
Czech Republic
Eligibility:
Applications
for these scholarships are open to all students from developing countries
and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition,
who are applying for study in one of our Bachelor’s studies or Master’s studies
programmes at Charles University Faculty of Social Sciences from academic year
2017/18.
Nationality: Students of developing
countries can apply for these scholarships.
List of
Countries: Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh, The Guinea,
Myanmar, Benin, Guinea-Bisau, Nepal, Burkina
Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep.,
Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Somalia, Liberia,
Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep,
Eritrea, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Albania, Indonesia,
Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe, Belize, Iraq, Senegal, Bhutan,
Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo, South Sudan, Cameroon, Lao PDR, Sri
Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall Islands, Swaziland,
Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.,
Syrian Arab Republic, Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep.,
Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador, Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan,
Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ghana, Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New
Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana, Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras,
Philippines, Zambia, Angola, Ecuador, Palau, Algeria, Gabon, Panama, American
Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep., Romania,
Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, Belarus,
Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa, Botswana,
Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bulgaria,
Lithuania, Suriname, Chile, Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Tunisia,
Colombia, Maldives, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico,
Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro and Uruguay
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: Applicants
must have their previous degree.
Test
Requirement: No
English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
How to
Apply:
Applications
for these scholarships are open to all students from developing countries
and/or countries going through a process of political and economic transition,
who are applying for study in one of our Bachelor’s studies or Master’s studies
programmes at FSV UK from academic year 2017/18.
Applications
must be made on the form that accompanies this announcement, and must include
the following documents: completed application form, motivation essay of no
more than 1000 words, explaining why they need a scholarship, and what they
hope to gain from their studies at Charles University and two letters of
recommendation from teachers, who know the student from their previous studies,
including confirmation of the student’s financial need
holders who are reapplying do not need to submit the two recommendation letters
or write the essay. Please include a cover note and one recommendation letter
from a Charles University academic who knows you from your studies with your
application.
Applications
should be sent to the Manager of the International Office (find the address
here). All documents submitted must be originals and written in the English
language, or accompanied by certified translations.
All scholarship applicants MUST also lodge an online application for their
selected study program and note the name of the programme on their application
for a scholarship. Without this their application for a scholarship will not be
considered.
The
deadline for scholarship applications is 30th April 2017. Students who will
have problems meeting this deadline due to inefficient or unreliable postal
services may, as a temporary measure, submit fax copies and/or scanned copies
by e-mail. However, originals must also be sent, and final decisions will not be
made until originals have been received.
Application
Deadline:
The deadline for scholarship applications is 30th April 2017.
