Deadline: 30 April 2012 latest by 16:00 CET (4 pm)
Open to: Students, PhD. students, University teachers, Researchers and Artists
Scholarship: The amount of the monthly scholarship varies from 280 euro to 1000 euro
Description
Establishment of the National Scholarship Programme for the Support of Mobility of Students, PhD Students, University Teachers and Researchers was approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic in 2005. The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.
The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic is intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universities and Slovak research organizations.
The scholarships of the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic are also intended for students and PhD students of the Slovak universities to cover living costs of their study at a second level of higher education, or of their study or research stay during their PhD study, at a foreign University or at a foreign research organization. Students, full-time PhD students, university teachers and researchers from the Slovak Academy of Sciences who have permanent residence in the Slovak Republic can apply for a travel grant for their study or research stay abroad.
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
- University student – 280 Euro
- PhD student – 470 Euro
- University teacher / researcher or artist:
a) 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 Euro
b) 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 Euro
- 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 Euro
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:
- European Union member states;
- 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;
- Belarus, Kazakhstan;
- Canada, Central American countries, Latin American countries, Mexico, the United States of America;
- Australia, China (including Taiwan), Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam.
The Scholarship Programme does not support:
- foreign students and PhD students intending to enrol or accepted for entire Master or PhD studies in Slovakia, specifically those who are already studying in Slovakia and would like to cover a part of their costs from the National Scholarship Programme;
- foreign university teachers and researches who are already teaching or researching at Slovak universities and research organizations;
- citizens of the Slovak Republic studying, teaching or researching at foreign universities or research organizations;
- foreign applicants accepted for other scholarship programmes in Slovakia (for example Visegrad Fund, Erasmus, CEEPUS, bilateral agreements, etc.).
Individuals with permanent residence in the Slovak republic can not apply for the part of the NSP which is aimed at applicants from abroad.
Application
Applications for scholarships are submitted on-line on www.scholarships.sk. The on-line application system opens latest 6 weeks before the deadline. The application form is accessible only after the on-line application system has been opened.
In order to submit the on-line application, it is necessary to fill in the on-line application form (in Slovak, English, French, Spanish or Russian version), attach all required documents in requested format and press the “submit” button. Original documents marked with asterisk (*) must be send by post and received by deadline at SAIA, n. o., at the following address:
SAIA, n.o., Námestie slobody 23 812 20 Bratislava 1 SlovakiaThe original of the admission or invitation letter from the Slovak university or research organization can be send by the host institution in Slovakia directly to SAIA, n.o..
Foreign applicants who need to apply for entrance visa to Slovakia or for temporary residence permit are recommended to take into account the necessary visa/residence processing period when planning the starting date of their scholarship stay. Information about visa conditions is provided by Slovak Embassies.
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.
Applications deadline: 30 April 2012 by 16:00 CET (4 pm)
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.