For scholarship stays at higher education institutions and research organizations in Slovakia the Government of the Slovak Republic Scholarships is very happy to offer National Scholarships Program for international students (PhD students, University teachers, researchers and artists).
The Government of the Slovak Republic Scholarships covers living costs during the stay and travel allowances for all successful candidates.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): The Government of the Slovak Republic
Name of Institution(s): Universities in Slovak Republic
Scholarship Worth: Funded
Number of Scholarships: Several
Study Level: PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists
Nationality: Domestic or International Students
Eligibility Criteria
To become eligible for the Government of the Slovak Republic Scholarships, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
- Applicants who are university students at universities outside Slovakia;
- Applicants who are students of the second level of higher education (master’s students), or are students who at the time of the application deadline have already completed at least 2.5 years of their university studies in the same/similar study programme;
- Applicants who 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 higher education institution in Slovakia for an academic mobility to study in Slovakia.
- Candidates who are not doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent), duration of a scholarship stay (students): 1 – 2 full semesters (i.e., 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or 1 – 3 full trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into trimesters (i.e., 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).
- Candidates who are not doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent) should note that PhD students whose higher education or scientific training takes place outside Slovakia and who are accepted by a public, private or state higher education institution or a research institution in Slovakia eligible to carry out a doctoral study programme (e.g., the Slovak Academy of Sciences) for an academic mobility to study/conduct research/artistic stay in Slovakia.
- Candidates who are not doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent) must note that duration of a scholarship stay (PhD students): 1 – 10 months.
- Candidates who are not doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent) should ensure that 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 company and it has it seat in Slovakia.
- Applicants who are not doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent,), duration of a scholarship stay (university teachers, researchers or artists): 1 – 10 months.
Application Procedures
Interested applicants for the Government of the Slovak Republic Scholarships should please note that scholarship applications are submitted online at www.scholarships.sk. The online application is opened at least 6 weeks prior to the application deadline and applications can be filled in only in case that the online application system has already been opened.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2023