INTRODUCTION
This scholarship programme is designed for international students who plan to pursue higher education in Slovakia in the academic year 2023/2024. Applicants may choose from any public or private higher education institution, as well as any full-time study programme.
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ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- citizenship of a country other than Slovakia, which must be confirmed by an acceptable form of identification (generally a passport; those from countries within the European Union, EEA and Switzerland can use a national ID card). Dual citizenship than includes Slovak and another citizenship is allowed,
- no permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia since January 1st 2018 until the date of submitting the scholarship application (demonstrated by the applicant’s solemn declaration, template will be available for download during the application process), with the exception of temporary residence for attending a Slovak language or study preparation course (which must be confirmed by the applicant’s university), or with the exception of temporary residence for participating in an activity or programme under the Erasmus+ programme or the European Solidarity Corps programme (which must be confirmed by a Certificate of Participation),
- no prior study at a high school or higher education institution in Slovakia, except for academic mobilities. Studies outside of Slovakia are not a contradicting factor for applying for this scholarship,
- completed secondary education (may be completed in the academic year 2022/2023),
- admission to a Slovak higher education institution for a bachelor’s degree programme or joint bachelor’s and master’s deegre study programme,, with studies taking place within the Slovak Republic (at the time of applying for this scholarship an application to a Slovak higher education institution will suffice),
- enrolment into the first year of a bachelor’s degree programme or in a joint bachelor’s and master’s degree study programme starting in the autumn of 2023,
- full time, in-person study programme,
- no specific language requirements for the programme of study,
- no upper age limit, applicants under the age of 18 will need a signed approval from their legal guardian.
The fulfilment of the conditions will be demonstrated by the applicant’s solemn declarations (templates will be available for download) or by meeting the conditions for starting studies at a university, which fact will be confirmed by the university.
SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
Up to 300 applicants will be awarded the scholarship. Applicants will be categorized into five groups based on their geographical location. The five categories are:
- Europe
- USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
- South America
- Central America and Africa
- Asia
- Full country list for each category may be found at this link.
Each category will have 30 available slots, totaling to 150 slots for all five categories combined. This approach will ensure a more diverse group of successful applicants. The remaining 150 slots will be filled without regard to category. The selection criteria are outlined in a section below.
- The scholarship programme grants up to €12,000 to the top 300 successful applicants.
- The scholarship is paid out monthly over the first three academic years of the bachelor’s degree programme or joint bachelor’s and master’s degree study programme in Slovakia, with a payment of €400 per month.
- Scholarship recipients accepted into this scholarship scheme will have their tuition fees waived
HOW TO APPLY?
At this time, applicants may fill out the registration form found at the bottom of this page.
Filling out this form is not a binding application to the scholarship programme.
We will use the email address provided to notify applicants about the next steps in the application process. Thanks to everyone for the expressed interest in our scholarship programme.