Slovak government offers scholarships to students from designated countries pursuing Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degrees in Slovakia. Scholarship recipients in the Slovak Republic receive discounts from the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport, in addition to stipends, lodging, and other benefits.
Government scholarships span the term of a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD study. However, in extraordinary instances, the Commission of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic may make decisions regarding alterations to this time.
To enroll in a degree program in Slovak, selected students must complete a one-year preparation course in the language. The program will provide assistance throughout the language course, including a monthly stipend and housing.
Benefits
Successful applicants will receive the following benefits
Bachelors and Masters university study:
- Monthly scholarship – 400 €
- One-time stipend upon the commencement of study in the SR – 100€
- A One-time stipend upon the completion of study in the SR – 200€
- Monthly stipend for public university – 80 €
PhD university study:
- Monthly scholarship – 734€
- One-time stipend upon the commencement of study in the SR – 100€
- A One-time stipend upon the completion of study in the SR – 200€
- Monthly stipend for public university – 240 €
Language and preparatory studies for all levels of university study:
- Monthly scholarship – 400 €
- One-time stipend upon the commencement of study in the SR – 100€
- Monthly stipend for public university – 80 €
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicates will need to fulfil the following criteria:
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree studies
- You must have completed and achieved good secondary school grades,
- Applicants must not be more than 26 years of age at the time of application
- Candidates must posses strong grades on the major subjects that are key to the specialty preferred.
- Your high school /Secondary Education must have been completed in the last three (3) years
Post Graduate (Ph.D. degree studies)
- Applicants for the scholarship must be serving in the public sector.
- You must have completed at least two (2) years of continuous public service since your last degree studies.
- Candidates must have graduated with a Bachelor’s degree of at least Upper Second class honors level.
- Ph.D. applicants must have a relevant Master’s Degree,
- You must not have more than 35 years of age at the time of application
Application
Eligible applicants must submit their applications using the online portal. To apply you must follow the following procedure
- You will have to fill in the application according to the instructions.
- Submit all the required attachments. The list of attachments needed are as below.
- Diplomas and Transcripts of the highest level of education attained
- Study results from each year of secondary (high) school if applying for bachelor degree.
- Transcript of records from university if applying for master degree or doctoral (PhD.) degree.
- Applicants who have not finished their studies yet can attach results (transcript of records) from the last year until the 31 August.
- Your birth certificate in Slovak, Czech, English, French or Spanish, or a certified translation into one of these languages is required.
- A photograph measuring 3.5 cm x 4 cm showing the person’s full face
- Candidates applying for bachelor degree must attach two recommendations from secondary (high) school teachers
- If you are applying for master degree or PhD you should attach two recommendations from your university teachers.
- Submit a curriculum vitae and signed motivational letter
- A copy of the pages of a passport (travel document) containing the personal details of the holder.
Deadline: May 30, 2024
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