Slovakia Government National Scholarship Programme 2024-2025

Slovakia Government National Scholarship Programme

Study in Europe is one of the most desired destination for international students. Government of the Slovak Republic is inviting applicants to apply for National Scholarship Programme of the Slovakia Government For International Students 2024-2025. This scholarships is funded by by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and by the European Union. Students from any country in world can apply without any restrictions. Applicants have to get letter of acceptance or confirmation of studies from an Slovak institute.

National Scholarship Programme(NSP) is available for Masters, PhD students, Researchers, University Teachers and Artists. Scholarship Program is funded in collaboration with European Union’s economic recovery package to support the EU member states. Eligible applicants from all around the world can apply for this scholarship. Applicants have to meet requirements set the organizer to apply for this scholarship.

There is no application fee to apply for Slovak Government Scholarship. Students can study in any of the higher education institution or research organization is Slovak Republic. Country is located in central Europe and has population more than 5 million. Cost of living is cheaper than other developed European countries.

Details

Eligibility Criteria

Following are the eligibility and requirements for the Slovakia Government National Scholarship Programme,

A) students who:

• are university students at universities outside Slovakia;
• are students of the second level of higher education (master’s students), or are students who at the time of application deadline have already completed at least 2.5 years of their university studies in the same study programme;
• will be on a study stay in Slovakia during their higher education outside Slovakia and who will be accepted by a public, private or state university in Slovakia for an academic mobility¹ to study in Slovakia.

All 3 conditions must be met. This category does not apply to doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent).

• Duration of a scholarship stay (students): 1 – 2 full semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or full 1 – 3 trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).

B) PhD students whose higher education or scientific training takes place outside Slovakia and who are accepted by a public, private or state university or a research institution in Slovakia eligible to carry out a doctoral study programme² (e.g. the Slovak Academy of Sciences) for an academic mobility¹ to study/conduct research/artistic stay in Slovakia.

• Duration of a scholarship stay (PhD students): 1 – 10 months.

C) international university teachers, researchers and artists who are invited to a teaching/research/artistic stay in Slovakia by an institution with a valid certificate of eligibility to carry out research and development, which is not a business company³ and it has its seat in Slovakia.

• Duration of a scholarship stay (university teachers, researchers or artists): 1 – 10 months. 

Applications are open in Qatar for Hamad Bin Khalifa University Scholarship For International Students

Host Universities

Following host institutes are available for international students to study under National Scholarship Programme(NSP),

Public Higher Education Institutes

• Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica 
• Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava  
• Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava 
• Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín 
• Catholic University in Ružomberok 
• Comenius University in Bratislava 
• Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
• J. Selye University in Komárno 
• Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica 
• Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice 
• Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra 
• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava 
• Technical University in Zvolen 
• Technical University of Košice 
• Trnava University in Trnava
• University of Economics in Bratislava 
• University of Prešov in Prešov 
• University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 
• University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 
• University of Žilina in Žilina

State Higher Education Institutions

• Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava 
• Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik in Liptovský Mikuláš 
• Slovak Medical University in Bratislava 
• Collegium Humanum – Warsaw Management University

Scholarship Duration

Durations is given below for Slovakia Government National Scholarship Programme for international students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists,

• Duration of a scholarship stay (students): 1 – 2 full semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or full 1 – 3 trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).
• Duration of a scholarship stay (PhD students): 1 – 10 months.
• Duration of a scholarship stay (university teachers, researchers or artists): 1 – 10 months. 

Scholarship Coverage

• Living costs coverage (food, accommodation, etc.)
• Full tuition fee
• 620 € Monthly stipend for second level university students
• 1025 € Monthly stipend for PhD students
• University teacher/researcher/artist without PhD degree and having less than 4 years of relevant experience, stipend is 1025 €.
• University teacher/researcher/artist with PhD degree having less than 10 years of work experience , stipend is 1370 €
• University teacher/researcher/artist with PhD degree having more than 10 years of work experience , stipend is 1470 €

Applications are also open in Saudi Arabia for Islamic University of Madinah Scholarship For International Students

Travel Grant

• distance up to 350 km – 0 €,
• distance more than 350 km, max. 2,000 km – 250 €,
• distance more than 2,000 km, max. 7,000 km – 500 €,
• distance more than 7,000 km – 1 000 €.

Required Documents

Following documents are needed to apply for Slovakia Government National Scholarship Programme,

• CV
• Motivation Letter
• Two letter of References
• Detailed study programme
• University confirmation that the student is regular
• Copies of transcripts, degrees
• Experience Certificate
• Admission/Invitation letter from Slovakian University
• List of publications/artistic activities (For artists)

Deadline

Last date to apply for Slovak Government’s National Scholarship Programme is April 30, 2024.

How to Apply

Apply online for Slovakia Government National Scholarship Programme by visiting the official link.