Czech Republic
Government offers scholarships for foreign students in the 2018-2019 academic
session. University/college students or graduates and PhD candidates
(exceptionally also for university researchers/teachers) are eligible to apply
for this scholarship. This is awarded to undertake study or research
program.
Czech Republic Government offers a number of
general and subject-specific funding schemes. The aim of the
scholarships is to attract the best and most motivated people to Czech
Republic.
One hundred and
sixty five years have passed in 2013 since the establishment of the Ministry of
Education, a central organ of state administration, which was founded by
Supreme Edict No. LXXI/34 Coll. of 23rd March 1848. The Ministry was headquartered
in Vienna, exerting its authority over the whole territory of the monarchy of
that time.
The Czech for
Foreigners Portal provides an overview and comprehensive information for
foreigners who are applying for permanent residence in the Czech Republic or
for Czech citizenship and will be taking the Czech Language Exam or Czech Life
and Institutions Exam.
Scholarship Description:
- Application
Deadline: The
closing dates for applications are set by the appropriate
authorities in the eligible countries; the deadlines differ in
individual countries but are usually fixed for the very beginning of the
calendar year in order to meet the subsequent schedule of admission
procedure. - Course
Level: Scholarships are available university/college
students or graduates and PhD candidates (exceptionally also for
university researchers/teachers) who wish to accomplish a study or
research stay at one of the eligible Czech public institutions of
higher education. - Study
Subject: Scholarships are awarded in all subjects
available at the eligible Czech public institutions of higher education. - Scholarship
Award: - For
the academic year 2018/2019, the scholarship amounts to CZK
9,000 per month for those who do not hold a Master’s degree or
equivalent and CZK 9,500 per month for holders of a Master’s
degree or equivalent. Scholarship-holders are exempted from tuition fees.
The scholarship has to be collected in person at the appropriate
department of the host university. Students from Albania, Bulgaria,
China, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Russia receive their
scholarships from the relevant authorities/agencies in their home
countries. Inexpensive accommodation at student dormitories is
offered as well as the possibility to take meals at student catering
facilities. Scholarship-holders reimburse the related board and lodging
expenses themselves. The applicants are requested to indicate in their
application form whether they wish to obtain lodging at a student
dormitory. - Medical
care for EU/EEA citizens who are properly insured in their home
countries is provided in compliance with the European Parliament and
Council (EC) Regulation No. 883/2004, as last amended, and its
implementing Regulation No. 987/2009, as amended by Regulation No.
465/2012 – detailed information is available on the website of
the Health Insurance Bureau. Please note that the expenses for
repatriation are not covered by the provisions of the aforementioned
European Regulations, and it is, therefore, advisable to obtain an
insurance policy to this end. As regards non-EU/EEA citizens,
the admitted applicants are required to arrange a medical
insurance policy for the period of their stay in the Czech Republic
to obtain their (long-term) visas/residence permits. Please consult
the consular section of the Czech Embassy in your country
to find out about detailed requirements applying to the minimum
scope of compulsory insurance policy. - Number
of Scholarships: Not Given - Nationality: Austria,
Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Germany, Greece, India, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, Portugal,
Slovakia , Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Albania, Bulgaria, China, Hungary,
Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Russia - Scholarship
can be taken in the Czech Republic
Eligibility
for the Scholarship:
- Eligible
Countries: Students from Austria, Bulgaria, Egypt,
Estonia, France, Germany, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Latvia,
Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia ,
Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Albania, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Lithuania,
Poland, Romania and Russia can apply for these Czech Republic government
scholarships. - Entrance
Requirements: - Scholarships
of this type are designed for university/college students or
graduates and Ph.D. candidates(exceptionally for university
researchers/teachers) who wish to undertake study or research
visits to one of the Czech public institutions of higher education. - The
scholarships are not intended for summer language courses; a separate
notification of scholarships for participation in the Summer Schools of
Slavonic Studies is published at
http://www.msmt.cz/eu-and-international-affairs/summer-schools-of-slavonic-studies. - 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.
Application
Procedure:
applicants should indicate the preferred period of scholarship in their
application form.
How to Apply: The MEYS reserves the right
to change the requested term of scholarship and/or place any applicant onto a course
and/or higher education institution different from those indicated in his/her
scholarship application form if admission to the course requested by the
applicant is not possible.
And the following required attachments which are also submitted
in duplicate unless the respective bilateral exchange programme
stipulates otherwise: A. for a study/research stay up to 30 days- curriculum
vitae; - list
of publications (if applicable).
for a study/research stay exceeding 30 days
- curriculum
vitae; - list
of publications (if applicable); - medical
certificate (only for non-EU/EEA nationals); - two
letters of recommendation from academic supervisors or employer; - photocopy
of diploma (if applicable); - certified
transcript(s) of records.
documents must be written in or translated into Czech, English, French or
German.
arts and performing arts students/graduates are moreover required to
attach a sample of their artistic work, e.g. photographs, video/audio
recording of a musical performance etc.
application dossiers and/or inadequately completed application forms will not
be processed.
and further information can be provided by the Czech Embassies in
eligible countries and/or the appropriate authories implementing the exchange
programme concerned (please see above the list of eligible countries).
Why did
students choose to study in the Czech Republic?
