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

a) university student - 280 EUR

b) PhD student - 470 EUR

c) university teacher / researcher or artist:

• 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 EUR

• 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 EUR

• 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 EUR

Note: Time spent as a PhD student is seen as a professional experience. If the applicant, as stated under letter D under Eligible Applicants, is at the same time a PhD student (student of terciary university education) the amount of his/her monthly scholarship award will be as a PhD student. Approved foreign applicants from outside the EU countries whose approved study stay is minimum three months long and who, for the purpose of obtaining a temporary stay permit in the Slovak republic, are obliged to submit to the foreing police department a document confirming that they do not suffer from any disease threatening public health will be under the NSP reimbursed the costs of medical examination and the costs of issuing such document. The costs will be reimbursed based on submitted original proof of payment issued by relevant medical centre to the maximum amount of 250 € per scholarship holder.

Application

Applications for scholarships are submitted on-line. 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 │ Slovakia

The 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.

Source: http://www.scholarships.sk