Government of the Slovak Republic National Scholarship Programme

Applications
are invited for National Scholarship Programme for foreign applicants. The
scholarship supports study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of foreign
students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers, and artists at higher
education institutions and research organizations in Slovakia.

The
National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSP) supports also
mobility of students and PhD students studying at Slovak higher education
institutions.

In
2005, the National Scholarship Programme for the Support of Mobility of
University Students, PhD Students, University Teachers, Researchers and Artists
was established by the approval of the Government of the Slovak Republic.

Scholarship Description:

Application
Deadline: October 30, 2018
Course
Level: Scholarship supports study/research/teaching/artistic
mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers,
researchers and artists at universities and research organisations in
Slovakia.
Study
Subject: Scholarships are awarded in all
subjects offered by the universities and research organisations in
Slovakia.
Scholarship
Award: The scholarship is intended to
cover international scholarship holders’ living costs, i.e. the costs
related t+o staying in Slovakia (food, accommodation, etc.), during their
study, research/artistic or teaching stay at universities and in research
organisations3 in Slovakia. The scholarship holder can ask
for assistance concerning accommodation and formalities related to
entering and staying in the territory of the Slovak Republic either
his/her host institution, or he/she can handle all the necessities
him-/herself.

a) University student	350 €
b) PhD student	580 €
c) University teacher/researcher/artist:
o without PhD degree (or its equivalent) and less than 4 years of work experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist	580 €
o with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and less than 10 years of work experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist	850 €
o with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and more than 10 years of work experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist	1,000 €

Note:

To
determine the monthly scholarship amount (in case of university teachers,
researchers and artists) with regard to their work experience, only work
experience until the day of the application deadline is taken into
consideration.
PhD
studies are considered as work experience (max. 6 years of PhD studies
can be considered as work experience).

Number
of Scholarships: Not given
Nationality:
International students
Scholarship
can be taken in the Slovak Republic

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

Eligible
Countries: Citizens of any country in the world
(except the citizens of Slovakia) can apply for a scholarship stay in
Slovakia in the framework of the NSP.
Entrance
Requirements: Eligible
applicants for a scholarship in the framework of the NSP: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 who will be accepted by a public, private or state
university in Slovakia for an 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 semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10
months) or 1 – 3 trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into
trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).

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 in Slovakia.

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

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 company3 and
it has its headquarters in Slovakia.

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

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:

How
to Apply: Online application system is opened at
least 6 weeks prior to the application deadline. Applications can be
filled in only in case that the online application system has already been
opened.

Note: Applicants
are recommended not to submit their applications at the last moment. Number of
operations executed within the last minutes prior to the application deadline
may have an influence on the reaction time of the application system. Please,
keep that in mind, in order not to miss the application deadline.

Applicants
must fill in their online applications and upload all the required attachments
in required format to their online application.

Students (eligible
applicants under the category A) are allowed to submit (fill in) applications
and the required attachments in Slovak or English language
only (documents written in other languages must be officially translated
into Slovak or English language – translation can be certified by the same
institution that issued the respective document).

Other
applicants (eligible applicants under the categories B) and C) are allowed
to submit (fill in) applications in the following languages:

Slovak
language – in this case, all attached documents must be
in Slovak or English language only;
English
language – in this case, all attached documents must be
in Slovak or English language only;
Russian
language – in this case, all attached documents must be
in Slovak, English or Russian language only.

If
the documents are issued in other than aforementioned languages, these
documents must be officially translated into one of the aforementioned
languages (translation can be certified by the same institution that issued the
respective document).

Once
the application is filled in and all the required documents are attached to the
application, the applicant must submit the application by clicking the “SEND”
button. It is also necessary to deliver original of the
admission/invitation letter to SAIA, n. o., in Bratislava (SAIA, n. o.,
Sasinkova 10, 812 20 Bratislava 1). This document must be delivered5 at
latest on the 3rd working day after the application deadline
until 12 p.m. (when determining the working days, legal status in Slovakia
is taken into consideration).

[5]
Please, note that the original of the document must be physically delivered to
SAIA within the set deadline; it is not enough just to send the document within
the respective time period.

Note: Applicant
must receive at least a scan or a copy of his/her admission/invitation letter
issued by his/her host institution in Slovakia, since he/she must attach it to
his/her online application. Without attached scan to the online application,
the applicant cannot submit his/her online application, i.e. his/her
application will not be further reviewed.

Required documents that must be
attached to online application for a study stay in case
of international students (eligible applicants under the category A):

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 applicant’s university teachers (the
document must be issued on headed paper of the respective university, it
must be signed by the person who issued the document, and it must contain
position and contact details of the person who issued the document);
recommendation letters cannot be older than 3 months on the day of the
application deadline;
Confirmation
issued by the applicant’s home university confirming that the applicant is
a regular student of the respective university – the confirmation must
contain information on the expected date of the completion of applicant’s
studies; confirmation cannot be older than 3 months on the day of the
application deadline;
Scan
of applicant’s bachelor’s diploma, diploma supplement and state
examination certificate (if applicable);
Admission
letter issued by applicant’s host university in Slovakia. In this
document, the university commits itself to accept the scholarship holder
for a study stay (exact period of stay must be stated in the document).
Admission letter must be issued on headed paper of the respective
university, it must be signed by the person who issued the document, and
it must contain position and contact details of the person who issued the
document. Admission letter must be issued for the same period as the
period stated by the applicant in his/her online application and it cannot
be older than 3 months on the day of the application deadline.

Required documents that must be
attached to online application for a study and/or research/artistic
stay in case of international PhD students (eligible applicants
under the category B):

Curriculum
vitae;
Motivation
letter;
Detailed
study and/or research/artistic programme (it is necessary to state the
date of the beginning of the stay, duration of the stay and a detailed
time plan of the stay);
Recommendation
letter issued by applicant’s dissertation supervisor (the document must be
issued on headed paper of the respective university/research organisation,
it must be signed by the person who issued the document, and it must
contain position and contact details of the person who issued the
document); recommendation letter cannot be older than 3 months on the day
of the application deadline;
Confirmation
issued by the applicant’s home university/research organisation confirming
that the applicant is a regular PhD student of the respective
university/research organisation – the confirmation must contain
information on the expected date of the completion of applicant’s PhD studies;
confirmation cannot be older than 3 months on the day of the application
deadline;
Scan
of applicant’s master’s diploma, diploma supplement and state examination
certificate (if applicable);
List
of publications/artistic activities in required form;
Admission/invitation
letter issued by applicant’s host university/research organisation in
Slovakia. In this document, the university/research organisation commits
itself to accept the scholarship holder for a study and/or
research/artistic stay (exact period of stay must be stated in the
document). Admission/invitation letter must be issued on headed
paper of the respective university/research organisation, it must be
signed by the person who issued the document, and it must contain position
and contact details of the person who issued the document. In case of PhD
students, the admission/invitation letter should not be just a formal
admission for a scholarship stay, but it should reflect a certain level of
host institution’s interest in applicant’s study and/or research/artistic
stay in the framework of the NSP. Admission/invitation letter must be
issued for the same period as the period stated by the applicant in
his/her online application and it cannot be older than 3 months on the day
of the application deadline.

Required documents that must be
attached to online application for a teaching and/or research/artistic
stay in case of international university
teachers/researchers/artists (eligible applicants under the category C):

Curriculum
vitae;
Detailed
teaching and/or research/artistic programme (it is necessary to state the
date of the beginning of the stay, duration of the stay and a detailed
time plan of the stay);
Scan
of applicant’s diploma of the highest academic degree achieved;
List
of publications/artistic activities in required form;
Invitation
letter issued by applicant’s host university/research organisation3 in
Slovakia. In this document, the university/research organisation commits
itself to accept the scholarship holder for a teaching and/or research/artistic
stay (exact period of stay must be stated in the document).
Invitation letter must be issued on headed paper of the respective
university/research organisation, it must be signed by the person who
issued the document, and it must contain position and contact details of
the person who issued the document. In case of university
teachers/researchers/artists, the invitation letter should not be just a
formal admission for a scholarship stay, but it should reflect a certain
level of host institution’s interest in applicant’s teaching and/or
research/artistic stay in the framework of the NSP. Invitation letter must
be issued for the same period as the period stated by the applicant in
his/her online application and it cannot be older than 3 months on the day
of the application deadline.