Slovak Government Student and Teacher Exchange

Deadline: 15 May 2011
Open to: Foreign university students, PhD students, university teachers,researchers or artists
Scholarship: university student 280 EUR, PhD student 470 EUR, university teacher/researcher or artist 670 EUR/850 EUR/1000 EUR

The National Scholarship Programme for the support of Mobility approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic is offereng scholarships for foreign students. The Programme is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities and research organization.

Eligibility

The following individuals can apply for a scholarship under the NSP:

A) university students whose second level of higher education is taking place at a foreign university and who are invited by a public, private or state university in the Slovak republic to an academic mobility for a purpose of study in the Slovak republic

• scholarship period 1 to 2 semesters;

B) PhD students whose higher education or research preparation is taking place at a foreign university or institution and who are invited by a public, private or state university or external education organization in the Slovak republic to an academic mobility for a purpose of study in the Slovak republic

• scholarship period 1 to 12 months;

C) university teachers from foreign universities who are invited by a public, private or state university in the Slovak republic to a lecture or research / artistic stay in the Slovak republic

• scholarship period 1 to 12 months;

D) researchers or artists who are invited by a public, private or state university, external education organization or non-government organization in the Slovak republic to a lecture / research / artistic stay in the Slovak republic

• scholarship period 1 to 12 months.

Citizens from following countries can apply for scholarship:

a)  European Union member states;
b)  other countries participating in the Bologna process (listed are only countries that are not EU member states ) – Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, the Russian Federation, Serbia (including Kosovo), Switzerland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine;
c)  Belarus, Kazakhstan;
d) Canada, Central American countries, Latin American countries, Mexico, the United States of America;
e) Australia, China (including Taiwan), Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam.

Scholarship

The scholarship is designated to cover living costs (accommodation, boarding, etc.) of a study, research and teaching stay of foreign applicants at Slovak universities, research and non-government organizations. The applicants can ask their host institution to assist them to arrange their accommodation and necessary documents regarding the stay in Slovakia, or they have to arrange it by themselves. The Scholarship Programme DOES NOT cover the travel costs to and from Slovakia.

Amount of a monthly scholarship

a) university student 280 EUR

b) PhD student 470 EUR

c) university teacher / researcher or artist:

Young university teacher / researcher or artist (= without PhD degree (or its equivalent) with less than 4 years of experience as a university teacher, researcher or artist) 670 EUR

Experienced university teacher / researcher or  artist:
• with PhD degree (or its equivalent) or more than 4 years of experience as a university teacher, researcher or artist 850 EUR
•with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and at the same time with more than 10 years of experience as a university teacher, researcher or artist 1000 EUR

Application

Applications deadline:

• 15 May 2011 until 16:00 CET – for winter and/or summer semester for the academic year 2011/2012
• 31 October 2011 until 16:00 CET – for summer semester of the academic year 2011/2012.

If a deadline falls on Saturday or Sunday, the on-line application has to be submitted within the given deadline. The originals of the documents need to be received by SAIA, n.o., latest the next working day after the deadline, by 12:00 am CET.

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 (category of eligible applicants A and B):

• structured Curriculum Vitae
• motivation letter
• detailed study programme in case of students (including date of arrival and period of stay),
• detailed research programme in case of PhD students (including 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. 6th 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 organization in Slovakia proclaiming commitment that applicant will be enrolled in a study or research programme (incl. exact period of stay). The admission or invitation letter must be printed on official letterhead paper of the host institution, including a signature of the person in charge and a stamp.

(*)List of required documents that must be attached to the on-line application form by foreign university teachers and researchers or artists (category of eligible applicants C and D):
• 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 organization in Slovakia (incl. period of stay). The invitation letter must be printed on official letterhead paper of the host institution, including a signature of person in charge and a stamp. (*)

(*) The documents marked with asterisk (originals) must be sent by post and received at SAIA, n. o. latest by the given deadline.

Address

SAIA, n. o.
Námestie slobody 23
812 20 Bratislava 1, Slovak Republic
Administrator of the programme for foreign applicants – Margita Hupková (margita.hupkova@saia.sk)

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