[Slovak Republic] PhD Scholarship for Foreign Students at Slovak universities

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 under the terms of MINERVA programme.
The National scholarship programme of the Slovak republic is also intended to support mobility of foreign students, PhD. students, university teachers and researchers to stay at Slovak universitiesand research institutions.

Types of scholarships:

  • Scholarships for foreign university students to take part of Master (graduate) study in a period of 1 to 2 semesters (from 5 to 10 months) at the Slovak universities
  • Scholarships for foreign PhD. students to take part of full time PhD. study in a period of 1 to 12[CM3] months at the Slovak universities or research institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.
  • Scholarships for foreign university teachers and researchers in a period of 1 to 12[CM4] months to carry out teaching or research stays at the Slovak university, research institutes of the Slovak Academy of Sciences or nongovernmental organisations on the basis of an invitation.

Citizens from following countries can apply for scholarships:

  • European Union member states – Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom;
  • Other countries participating in the Bologna process (named are only countries that aren’t stated in item a) – Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Norway, Romania, the Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine;
  • Belarus;
  • Central American countries, Latin American countries, Mexico, the United States of America and Canada;
  • Australia, China, Egypt, India, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, Taiwan.

Amount of a monthly scholarship:

  • university students : 7 000,- Sk
  • PhD. students : 14 000,- Sk
  • university teachers, researchers:
    lecturers with or without a PhD. degree : 20 000,- Sk
    associated professors : 25 000,- Sk
    professors : 30 000,- Sk


Application form
Application form is available in a print and electronic version. Print version will be at applicants’ disposal at Slovak diplomatic missions (embasies) abroad, electronic version is accessible at the Ministry of Education of the SR website http://www.minedu.sk and Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA, n.o.) website http://www.saia.sk

Applications deadlines:
15 November 2006 – for summer semester 2006/2007
15 May 2007 – for academic year 2007/2008
15 November 2007 – for summer semester 2007/2008
Applications must be delivered to Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA, n. o.) by the date of the deadline, including.

Contact:
SAIA, n. o.
Námestie slobody 23
812 20 Bratislava 1
Slovak Republic
Telephone: +421 2 544 11 426, 436
Fax: +421 2 544 11 429
E-mail: saia@saia.sk
http://www.saia.sk
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Category: Graduate-Master, Postgraduate-PhD

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