National Scholarships Programme of The Slovak Republic

Slovak. The scholarships programme is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities and research institutions.

Types of scholarships

1. Scholarships for foreign university students to take part in Master study over a period of 1 to 2 semesters (from 5 to 10 months) at Slovak universities.
2. Scholarships for foreign PhD students to take a part of PhD study over a period of 1 to 12 months at Slovak universities or research institutes.
3. Scholarships for foreign university teachers and researchers over a period of 1 to 12 months to carry out teaching or research at Slovak universities, research institutes or nongovernmental organisations on the basis of an invitation.

Citizens from following countries can apply for scholarships

1. European Union member states – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom,
2. other countries participating in the Bologna process (listed are only countries that are not stated in item a) – Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine,
3. Belarus
4. Canada, Central American countries, Latin American countries, Mexico, the United States of America,
5. Australia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Due to the mobility nature of the programme applicants cannot be considered if they have been studying, teaching or researching in Slovakia at the time of submitting their application.

Amount of a monthly scholarship

1. university students 7 000 SKK
2. PhD students 14 000 SKK
3. university teachers:

• lecturers with or without a PhD degree 20 000 SKK
• associated professors 25 000 SKK
• professors 30 000 SKK

4. researchers:

• young researchers (< 4 years of experience) 20 000 SKK
• PhD holders (or > 4 years of experience) 25 000 SKK
• senior researchers (>10 years of experience) 30 000 SKK

Application procedure

Applications must be submitted on-line at www.scholarships.sk and documents marked with asterisk (*)(see the List of required documents that must be attached to the on-line application form) must be sent by post and received by the deadline at SAIA, n. o. The submitted documents must be originals.

Documents must be received by deadline at:

SAIA, n. o.
Námestie slobody 23
812 20 Bratislava 1
Slovak Republic

Deadlines for applications in an academic year 2006/2007:
15 June 2006 – for academic year 2006/2007
15 November 2006 — for summer semester 2006/2007

Selection procedure of applicants from abroad

The selection committee, appointed by the Minister of Education of the SR, carries out the selection of scholarship holders.

SAIA, n. o. will send the e-mail notification of granting or refusing a scholarships to all applicants within six weeks after the application deadline.

List of required documents that must be attached to the on-line application form by foreign students and PhD students applying for a study/research stay:

• structured Curriculum Vitae,
• motivation letter,
• detailed study programme in case of students (incl. date of arrival and period of stay),
• detailed research programme in case of PhD students (incl. date of arrival, period of stay and detailed programme time schedule),
• two recommendation letters provided by applicant’s university teachers in case of students, one recommendation letter provided by applicant’s supervisor in case of PhD Students,
• confirmation letter from a sending university certifying that applicant is a full-time student enrolled in min. 6^th semester, in case of a PhD student a confirmation certifying enrolment in a PhD study (*),
• certified copy of a Bachelor’s diploma or Master’s diploma and a certificate of a state exam (if any),
• admission or invitation letter from a host university or research institute in Slovakia proclaiming commitment that applicant will be enrolled in a study or research programme (incl. period of stay)(*).

List of required documents that must be attached to the on-line application form by foreign university teachers and researchers:

• structured Curriculum Vitae,
• detailed teaching and/or research programme (including date of arrival, period of stay and detailed programme time schedule),
• invitation letter from a host university or research institute in Slovakia (incl. period of stay)(*).

Contact:

SAIA, n. o., Námestie slobody 23, 812 20 Bratislava 1, Slovak Republic
Adela Polá?ková, Programme Co-ordinator
Tel.: +421 2 544 11 426 (436)
Fax: +421 2 544 11 429
E-mail: adela.polackova@saia.sk

(*)The documents must be sent by post and received by the deadline at SAIA, n. o. The submitted documents must be originals.

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