Applications are invited for National Scholarship Programme
for summer semester of the academic year 2013/14. The National
Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports
study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of foreign students, PhD
students, university teachers, researchers and artists at universities
and research organisations in Slovakia. The scholarship shall cover
scholarship holders’ living costs (accommodation, board, etc.) during
their study/research/teaching/artistic stay. The application deadline
is 31 October 2013.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are
provided to learn any of the courses offered by the universities and
research organisations in Slovakia.
Course Level: The
National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports
study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of foreign students, PhD
students, university teachers, researchers and artists at universities
and research organisations in Slovakia.
Scholarship Provider: The
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak
Republic
Scholarship can be taken at: Slovak Republic
Eligibility:
The following individuals are eligible applicants for a scholarship
in the framework of the NSP:
A) students, who are university
students abroad and will be participating on a study stay in Slovakia
within their 2nd level of higher education (or will be participating on a
study stay in Slovakia at least during the 7th semester of their higher
education, i.e. in case that they are students of a joined study
programme – joined 1st and 2nd level of higher education), and who are
accepted by a public, private or state university in the Slovak Republic
to an academic mobility to study in the Slovak Republic;
B) PhD
students, whose higher education or research preparation takes place
abroad, and who are accepted by a public, private or state university or
research organisation eligible to carry out a PhD study programme2
(e.g. Slovak Academy of Sciences) in the Slovak Republic to an academic
mobility1 to study/conduct research in the Slovak Republic;
C)
foreign university teachers, researchers or artists, who are invited by
an organisation with a valid certificate of competence to carry out
research and development seated in the Slovak Republic, and which is not
a business organisation3 to a teaching/research/artistic stay in the
Slovak Republic.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Citizens
of the following countries are eligible to apply for a scholarship in
the framework of the NSP: a) Member States of the European Union; b)
other signatories to the Bologna Process (listed are only countries
outside the EU) – Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Georgia, Island, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Republic of
Macedonia, Moldova, Monte Negro, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia
(including Kosovo), Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City; c)
Belarus, Uzbekistan; d) Canada, Mexico, USA, countries of Latin and
Central America; d) Australia, China (including Taiwan), Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Republic of
South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam.
Scholarship 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.
Duration of award(s):
-For
university students: duration of the scholarship stay: 1 – 2
semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or 1 – 3 trimesters, if the
academic year is divided on trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10
months).
-PhD students: duration of the scholarship stay is 1 –12
months.
-Foreign university teachers, researchers or artists:
duration of the scholarship stay is 1–12 months.
What does it
cover? The scholarship shall cover scholarship holders’
living costs (accommodation, board, etc.) during their
study/research/teaching/artistic stay at higher education institutions,
research or non-governmental organisations in Slovakia. Changes of the
monthly scholarship amount are in force since the call for applications
with the application deadline!
a) university student (2nd level of
higher education): 350 €
b) PhD student: 580 €
c) university
teacher/researcher/artist without PhD degree (or its equivalent) and
less than 4 years of experience as a university
teacher/researcher/artist: 580 €
d) university
teacher/researcher/artist: with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and less
than 10 years of experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist:
850 €; with PhD degree (or its equivalent) and more than 10 years of
experience as a university teacher/researcher/artist: 1 000 €
Selection
Criteria: Selection Committee decides who will be awarded a
scholarship in the framework of the NSP. The Committee is appointed by
the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak
Republic. Decisions of the Committee are based on the documents attached
to applicants’ on-line application. It focuses on:
-reasons why the
applicant decided to spend a part of his/her studies or his/her
research/teaching/artistic stay at the respective host institution;
-detailed programme of applicant’s study/research/teaching/artistic stay
and use of the acquired results in his/her future studies or
research/teaching/artistic activities;
-applicant’s professional and
personal qualities;
-study or research achievements;
-attitude
of the host institution towards the applicant in Admission/Invitation
Letter;
-overall quality of the submitted application.
Notification: SAIA
is obliged to announce the results within 8 weeks after the application
deadline. Every scholarship holder will receive by post from SAIA a
Letter of Award (confirmation on being awarded a scholarship in the
framework of the NSP) and other documents with information on and
requirements for the settlement of scholarship payment.
How to
Apply: The mode of applying is online. After submitting the
application on-line, it is necessary to deliver original hard copies of
your Invitation Letter (and Confirmation on Studies – in case of
university students and PhD students) to SAIA, Bratislava within 5
working days since the application deadline.
Scholarship
Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 October
2013.
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