Government of the Slovak Republic National Scholarship Programme for Foreign Applicants

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.

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 shall cover
scholarship holders’ living costs (accommodation, board, etc.) during their
study/research/teaching/artistic stay at higher education institutions,
research or non-governmental organisations in Slovakia. Regarding the accommodation
and administrative duties related to the entry to the territory of the Slovak
Republic, scholarship holders can contact their host institution or they can
arrange these issues themselves. In case of applicants from abroad, the NSP
does not cover travel costs related to arrival and departure from Slovakia.
Changes of the monthly scholarship amount are in force since the call for
applications with the application deadline!

University
student (2nd level of higher education): 350 €
PhD
student: 580 €
University
teacher/researcher/artist without PhD degree (or its equivalent) and less
than 4 years of experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist: 580
€
University
teacher/researcher/artist: with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and less
than 10 years of experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist: 850
€; with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and more than 10 years of
experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist: 1 000 €

Scholarship
can be taken in the Slovak Republic

Eligibility: The following individuals are
eligible applicants for a scholarship in the framework of the NSP:

Students,
who are university students abroad and will be participating on a study
stay in Slovakia within their 2nd level of higher education (or
will be participating on a study stay in Slovakia at least during the 7th
semester of their higher education, i.e. in case that they are students of
a joined study programme – joined 1st and 2nd level
of higher education), and who are accepted by a public, private or state
university in the Slovak Republic to an academic mobility1 to
study in the Slovak Republic;
PhD
students, whose higher education or research preparation takes place
abroad, and who are accepted by a public, private or state university or
research organisation eligible to carry out a PhD study programme2
(e.g. Slovak Academy of Sciences) in the Slovak Republic to an academic
mobility1 to study/conduct research in the Slovak Republic;
Foreign
university teachers, researchers or artists, who are invited by an organisation
with a valid certificate of competence to carry out research and
development seated in the Slovak Republic, and which is not a business
organisation3 to a teaching/research/artistic stay in the
Slovak Republic.

Nationality: Citizens of the
following countries are eligible to apply for a scholarship in the framework of
the NSP:

List of Countries:
a) Member States of the European Union; b) other signatories to the Bologna
Process (listed are only countries outside the EU) – Albania, Andorra, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Island, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein,
Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Monte Negro, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia
(including Kosovo), Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City; c) Belarus,
Uzbekistan; d) Canada, Mexico, USA, countries of Latin and Central America; d)
Australia, China (including Taiwan), Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan,
Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Scholarship
supports study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of foreign students, PhD
students, university teachers, researchers and artists at universities and
research organizations in Slovakia.

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: Scholarship applications
are submitted online. Original hard copy of the Admission/Invitation
Letter from a Slovak higher education institution or research organisation can
be sent by scholarship applicant’s host institution in Slovakia directly to
SAIA in Bratislava (please, note
that in this case, the scholarship applicant must have at least a scan of the
document, so he/she is able to attach it into the on-line application;
otherwise he/she will not be able to submit the application). For the
submission of the document the same requirements apply as for other documents
submitted as original hard copies. Required documents that must be
attached to the scholarship on-line application for a study/research stay in
Slovakia in case of foreign university students and PhD students (category A
and B):

Curriculum
Vitae;
Cover
letter (motivation letter);
Copy of
a Bachelor/Master diploma, diploma supplement and state examination
certificate (if any);
List of
publications in required form, in case of PhD students;
Admission/Invitation
Letter from a higher education institution or research organisation in
Slovakia – host institution commits to accept the scholarship applicant
for a study/research/teaching stay (the exact period of the stay must be
stated in the document). The Admission/Invitation Letter must be issued on
letter-head paper of the host institution and it must be signed by the
person who issued the document. In case of PhD students, the
Admission/Invitation Letter should not be just a formal invitation, but it
should reflect the interest of the host institution in applicant’s
study/research/teaching stay in the framework of the NSP. Period of the
scholarship stay stated in the Admission/Invitation Letter must match with
the period stated in applicant’s on-line application and on the date of
the application deadline, it must not be older than 3 months.
Required documents that must be attached to the scholarship on-line
application for a research/teaching/artistic stay in Slovakia in case of
foreign university teachers, researchers and artists:
Curriculum
Vitae;
Detailed
teaching and/or research programme (please, state the date of the
beginning of your scholarship stay, period of your stay and a detailed
timetable of your stay);
Copy of
a diploma with the highest academic degree achieved;
List of
publications in required form;
Invitation
Letter from a higher education institution or research organisation in
Slovakia (the exact period of the stay must be stated in the document).
The Invitation Letter must be issued on letter-head paper of the host
institution and it must be signed by the person who issued the document.
In case of university teachers, researchers and artists, the Invitation
Letter should not be just a formal invitation, but it should reflect the
interest of the host institution in applicant’s research/teaching/artistic
stay in the framework of the NSP. Period of the scholarship stay stated in
the Invitation Letter must match with the period stated in applicant’s
on-line application and on the date of the application deadline, it must
not be older than 3 months.