The Government of the Slovak Republic approved the establishment of the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic for the support of mobility of students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists in 2005. The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSP) is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be International students
- Applicants must have good academic records
- Applicants must be 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;
Eligible Countries:Â International
Type:Â Masters, PhD, Research, Short Course
Number of Awards:Â Not specified
Value of Award: The scholarship is intended to cover international scholarship holders’ living costs, i.e. the costs related to staying in Slovakia (food, accommodation, etc.), during their study, research/artistic or teaching stay at universities and in research organisations in Slovakia. The scholarship holder can ask for assistance concerning accommodation and formalities related to entering and staying in the territory of the Slovak Republic either his/her host institution, or he/she can handle all the necessities him-/herself.
Duration of Award:Â When planning your scholarship stay, the following applies:
- beginning of the scholarship stay:
o   Students: the earliest date of the beginning of the stay is 1 September 2023; the latest date of the beginning of the stay is 1 April 2024
o   PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists: the earliest date of the beginning of the stay is 1 September 2023; the latest date of the beginning of the stay is 31 August 2024
- completion of the scholarship stay:
o  Students: the latest date of the completion of the stay is 31 August 2024
o Ph.D. students, university teachers, researchers, and artists:Â the latest date of the completion of the stay is 30 November 2024
Method of Application:
- Application for students: 1 or 2 semesters – incoming to Slovakia
- Application for PhD students: 1 – 10 months – incoming to Slovakia
- Application for university teachers, researchers and artists: 1 – 10 months – incoming to Slovakia
Application Deadline:Â 30th April 2023 by 16:00 CET (4 pm)
